While Canada is facing the health implications of an aging population, younger people are a significant concern as well. “For the first time, three out of five Canadians will have a chronic disease profile by age 20,” Eileen Dooley, chief executive officer of HealthPartners Canada, told participants at the Healthy Outcomes conference in June. “We […]
Medavie Blue Cross is adding heart health and smoking-cessation services to its extended health benefit designed to help manage chronic disease. The health benefit already offers lung health and diabetes services, including ongoing education, treatment planning, motivation and support, intervention services, symptom management and medication adherence and compliance. Read: Staples Canada’s $750 incentive to quit […]
At just 32 per cent, plan sponsors continue to underestimate the presence of chronic conditions among their employees, according to the 2017 Sanofi Canada health-care survey. In fact, more than half (57 per cent) of plan members surveyed reported being diagnosed with at least one chronic disease or condition. That number increases to 72 per […]
With more older workers staying in the labour market, the challenge of accommodating chronic diseases will only grow, a researcher told Benefits Canada’s Chronic Disease at Work conference on Thursday in Toronto. In 1997, there were 1.8 million Canadian workers aged 50 to 64 and 86,500 workers aged 65 and older, Peter Smith, a senior scientist […]