Employers are doubling down on efforts to improve employee wellbeing, but the approach is becoming more nuanced. Mental health, physical health and financial wellness remain key priorities, but integration and targeted engagement are taking center stage. 

In this episode of "Podnosis," Fierce Healthcare Senior Writer Paige Minemyer speaks with Jim Winkler, chief strategy officer at the Business Group on Health, about the findings from the organization’s survey on employer wellbeing strategies and how companies are adapting their programs for greater impact.

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Employers set to put more pressure on well-being vendors to improve outcomes, survey finds
2025 outlook: Employers face yet another year of healthcare cost increases
Employers are bracing for healthcare costs to spike in 2025. Here's why
Employers' enthusiasm for virtual care is on the decline: Business Group

This episode is sponsored by Optum Rx. 

Employers are doubling down on efforts to improve employee wellbeing, but the approach is becoming more nuanced. Mental health, physical health and financial wellness remain key priorities, but integration and targeted engagement are taking center stage.&nbsp;
In this episode of "Podnosis," Fierce Healthcare Senior Writer Paige Minemyer speaks with Jim Winkler, chief strategy officer at the Business Group on Health, about the findings from the organization&rsquo;s survey on employer wellbeing strategies and how companies are adapting their programs for greater impact.
To learn more about this topic:&nbsp;
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<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/employers-set-put-more-pressure-wellbeing-vendors-improve-outcomes-survey-finds">Employers set to put more pressure on well-being vendors to improve outcomes, survey finds</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/2025-outlook-employers-face-yet-another-year-healthcare-cost-increases">2025 outlook: Employers face yet another year of healthcare cost increases</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/employers-are-bracing-healthcare-costs-spike-2025-heres-why">Employers are bracing for healthcare costs to spike in 2025. Here's why</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/employers-enthusiasm-virtual-care-decline-business-group">Employers' enthusiasm for virtual care is on the decline: Business Group</a></li>
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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

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