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… it’s a predictor of premature death. Social connection, or lack thereof, is now considered a social determinant of health. While we all continue to better understand the connection between mental and physical health, it’s important to be mindful of the fact that physical health conditions can be strongly influenced by mental, behavioral, and lifestyle issues like loneliness. Furthermore, loneliness may be on the rise. NPR covered the topic again in January 2020 after Cigna released an updated survey, finding a nearly 13% rise in loneliness since 2018. More and more evidence is showing that the bonds you have

… the digestive and nervous system and a significant reduction in claims related to other medical conditions. As I pointed out last week, it is unclear whether these claims will bounce back or never be incurred, and it also unclear whether medical conditions will worsen. Viewpoints from Craig Hasday But the rise in mental health issues is a problem that employers should be aware of. Notably, anxiety claims increased by 6%, and adjustment disorders (e.g. suicidal thoughts or behaviors, feeling sad, hopeless, stressed out and overwhelmed) increased by 5%. The incidence of screening and history of mental health and substance …

… are key for helping recovering addicts remain on track, even more so with the uncertainty of COVID-19 and the stress it has caused so many. Unless a major shift happens on the carrier end, we can expect to see the overdose death toll rise. As if the body count and strain on our healthcare system from coronavirus aren’t already enough to handle. See results from our In It Together COVID-19 pulse surveys by visiting epicbrokers.com/insights/preparing-for-the-new-normal