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Are we truly doing enough to support the nurses who care for us? National Nurses Week, celebrated in May, serves as a crucial reminder of the invaluable contributions nurses make daily. However, the reality is that many nurses are overworked, burned out, and facing challenging workplace conditions year-round.

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States and creates an enormous burden for people, communities, and healthcare providers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an American dies every 33 seconds from cardiovascular disease. And between 2019 and 2020, heart disease cost the U.S. about $252.2 billion in health care services, medicines, and lost productivity.

Managed care organizations (MCOs) often face significant challenges in encouraging members to complete preventative health screenings. Ensuring compliance with critical screenings—such as breast cancer checks, hearing tests, and dental visits—not only improves patient outcomes but also directly impacts program success and HEDIS Star ratings. 

As we step into 2025, workplace wellness continues to evolve to battle the record lows of employee wellbeing. Gallup studies show that 45% of employees reported they were struggling in 2024, an all-time high since the start of Gallup's 15-year life evaluation study.

White collar or desk-based jobs may seem low-risk for workplace injuries and many employee wellness initiatives focus on getting employees out of their desk chairs. However, because most desk-based workers spend upwards of six hours a day in a chair, improper posture due to poor workspaces was actually cited as the number one workplace injury in 2020 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.