Winter Illness Prevention
As the Texas weather is finally starting to cool down, cold and flu season is starting to ramp up. To avoid illness and extra trips to the doctor and pharmacy, make sure to use these tips! Stay safe out there, y'all!
Health-Related Productivity Costs
While the cost of offering employee benefits is easy to quantify, there are other costs that we don't see directly in the books. Health issues are a leading cause of productivity costs. So as an administrator or employer, what can you do to combat that loss of productivity? The answer is wellness! Promoting wellness within [...]
Employee Handbook Common Mistakes
An employee handbook, when thorough, is a great tool to define every part of the relationship between an employee and the organization. It clearly defines the scope of operation and the dos and don'ts of how one is to spend their time while on the job. However, if a handbook does not adequately explain the [...]
Workplace Wellness
Employee education, health, and overall wellness is always at the top of our priority list. Employees that are engaged with their health are more likely to make healthy decisions leading to potentially lower health costs and claims. Why should your business include wellness in the workplace? Easy! Better health, higher self-esteem, and as mentioned earlier, [...]
Pets and Our Health
I don't know about you, but in our house our pets are simply part of the family. Not only are pets family and some of our best friends, they also can help us with our overall health! Check out our latest TBA reblog from our partners at Freshbenies and learn how your pet is [...]
Make Your Resolution Count!
Are you having trouble with your New Year Resolution already? Our resolutions always seem to be goals that we can't seem to achieve without extra motivation. Maybe we need to take the time to reevaluate and redefine our goals. Making smaller more manageable goals is a good start! Check out our latest re-blog from [...]
Holiday Stress
The holiday season is a season for giving, seeing family and friends, and a time for reflection. The holidays can also be an extremely stressful time. We want everyone to enjoy their holiday season. If you find this time of year to be stressful, here are some ideas to help navigate you through the [...]
Thanksgiving Favorites!
Texas Benefit Alliance employees are excited for the Thanksgiving Holiday! Here are our favorite things about the upcoming holiday this week! Jennifer loves having all of her family around and can't wait to eat the smoked turkey and pecan pie! Analiza is looking forward to that post turkey nap and loves the vegetables on [...]
Telehealth Can Help Keep Employees Out of the ER and Drive Claims Down
Non-emergency ER visits are too common. They not only burn a hole in the pockets of your employees, but also hurts your claims. How can your employees stay away from those high, claim driving ER visits? Telehealth is a great tool to keep non-emergencies out of the ER. Examples of illnesses that can be [...]
Flu Season
Flu Season is going to be here before you know it! There is a lot of information about the flu out there. Some of that information is reliable, and some of it is conjecture. Here is a quick set of Flu Facts so you are informed! Make sure that you and yours do what [...]