The Edelheit Experience

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Wellness is a crucial aspect of everyone’s life and, in turn, a key indicator of their performance and productivity in other parts of their lives. However, many organizations still see the workforce and the health of a workforce as mutually exclusive factors, offering generic wellness programs that do not effectively capture the health needs of their workforce.  

 In this episode of the Edelheit Experience, Dr. Richard Safeer talks ...

There has never been a more urgent time to rethink wellness than now. There is a strong need in the workplace for a healthier and more supportive corporate culture now more than ever. Employees are tired of the clinical approach to wellness and their organization s rolling out wellbeing initiatives that do not touch their needs or solve their problems.  

Joining us in this episode of the Edelheit Experience are Natalie and Rebecca J...

In this episode of the Edelheit Experience, Tom Vertich, one of the leading experts in the Benefits space, discusses innovative approaches to employee benefits and optimizing healthcare initiatives for your employees. Tom, who is the Director of Total Rewards at Team Car Care, discusses point solutions he is initiating in the organization, and how effective communication of these benefits can drive engagement and positive healthcar...

Many employees say the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have been the most stressful time of their careers, and this statement is not far-fetched. Job losses, pay cuts, fear of getting fired, and the general anxiety that comes with the word “COVID-19” has cast intense mental health stress upon nearly all of us. These events have renewed the conversation around building resilience in organizations and helping employees achiev...

Financial stress is at an all-time high. With the rising cost of everything and the economic downswing induced by the coronavirus pandemic, employees are scrambling for all the money they can get to keep body and soul together.  

For many employees, the last two-and-a-half years have been the most stressful time in their careers. However, this disruption has only revealed the inadequacies of the workplace wellness architec...

Employees across the country have taken more control of their lives, making sharp changes to their health habits and lifestyles in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Admittedly, people are now more self-aware and have realized how their daily health choices influence their quality of life. This paradigm shift has also changed how these workers view work and the workplace.  

While many business leaders were caught unawares by this...

More and more Americans are faced with the twain challenge of rising healthcare costs and the increasing burden of chronic diseases. With about 6 in 10 adults in the United States suffering from a chronic illness, including diabetes and heart disease, there is a clear need to rethink approaches to tackling this burden and optimizing healthcare outcomes.  

Jessica Lea, Pharm.D., EMBA, BCPP, Founder and CEO of Tria Health, i...

Learn the secret 6+2 “Healthy Choice Program” that Cleveland Clinic developed and launched for their employees that transformed employee health and well-being, resulting in over $1 billion saved for the organization and over $300 million in employee pockets. In one of the most inspiring stories we have ever done, discover how a top-down leadership approach and big incentives entirely transformed the DNA of the organization and empl...

Lee Lewis is Chief Strategy Officer at the Health Transformation Alliance (HTA), a coalition of 60 large, household name employers. The HTA is responsible for around 5 million employees, spends close to $30 billion dollars on healthcare annually, and is entirely owned by its employers. Lee was previously a consultant at Gallagher and ran a large employer practice and innovation lab.   

Lee is a nationally-renowned healthcare expert ...

Mitch Martens is the Senior Wellness Manager for Population Health at Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH). He has a background in psychotherapy and prides himself in the ethos of NAH, encapsulated by their motto, "Improving health, healing people."  

 In this episode, Mitch discusses his affinity for mentorship, the difference between wellness and well-being, and his passion for inclusive and collaborative well-being. He she...

Laura Putnam is a founder and the CEO of Motion Infusion. A former high school teacher, competitive gymnast, dancer, and public policy worker, Laura brings her sensibility as an educator to corporate wellness and well-being.  

In this episode, Laura explains the concept of wellness privilege and how the perfect storm of the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests have awakened organizations to social issues and well-being. S...

Dr.John Abramson is a physician who is a clinical faculty member at Harvard Medical School. His areas of expertise include public health policy, and he has a special interest in the pharmaceutical industry in America. He has authored two books on this subject, with his most recent title, 'Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It,' published in 2022. He is also an expert in national lit...

Bruce Daisley is a best-selling author whose books "The Joy of Work" and "Eat Sleep, Work Repeat" have received critical acclaim. Daisley has worked for some of the most successful tech companies globally, such as Google and Twitter, and has developed a fascination with workplace culture on his journey as an executive.  

This episode of the Edelheit Experience features a deep dive into the connection between cult...

Kate Brown is head of Mercer's Center for Health Innovation and is an expert in managing and improving employee population health through corporate wellness initiatives. Brown also holds a master's degree in kinesiology and a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation.  

In this episode, Brown discusses the latest trends and disruptive innovations in the employer-sponsored healthcare space. These include the ...

Veetahl Eilat-Raichel is the CEO and co-founder of Sorbet, a financial and human resources technology company. Sorbet is a startup disrupting paid time off (PTO) by offering employees and employers ways to maximize their efficiency around unused PTO. Eilat-Raichel has worked at multinational banks in Switzerland, Israel, and the United States and was most recently the Chief Marketing Officer at Isracard, the largest credit card and...

Heather Saunders is the Director of Infection Control at the Johns Hopkins Office of Population Health. Her background is in nursing and epidemiology, and she holds a Master of Public Health degree. When Saunders isn't performing research at Johns Hopkins and informing our leading decision-makers, she runs her business which assists entities in controlling infectious diseases.  

This episode contains expert insights into how bu...

Terri Dill is an expert in pharmaceutical and Pharmacy Benefit Manager contracts. She is the Principal at Skylight Arcs, a consulting company which focuses solely on employer groups’ PBM contracts.

Despite a good amount of market consolidation taking place in today’s PBM space, competition continues to thrive as many smaller and mid-size options have sprung up for employers to choose from. Nevertheless, there is a confusing array of...

Greg Nussbickel is a top-rated elder law and estate planning attorney who has served Southwest Florida for two decades.

His law firm, The Nussbickel, is dedicated to helping seniors with legal issues surrounding health and personal care planning. The firm’s legal team creates strategies for its clients which might include Medicaid planning, veterans benefits, special needs planning, and more.

Listen in as Greg off...