Fierce Healthcare May 14, 2020
Paige Minemyer

Humana has put a focus on its employee well-being initiatives for years—and that work is offering lessons for responding to COVID-19, executives said.

Tim State, senior vice president of associate health and well-being at Humana, told FierceHealthcare that the unique challenges posed by the pandemic underscore the need for taking a holistic approach to wellness and including physical and mental health, a sense of belonging, purpose and security.

“Everything we’re going through as a nation and the world it really impacts all four dimensions of the way we at Humana think about well-being,” State said.

The insurer released a report on employee well-being in 2019 on Wednesday, which found that nearly half (44.6%) of its teams reported improvements in wellness...

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