WASHINGTON DC, USA -- PAYMENT/DELIVERY SYSTEM REFORM UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- FEBRUARY 19, 2017: The February issue of Health Affairs contains a collection of papers about the complex work/health relationship, which ultimately affects insurance usage and price as well as future trends within the health care industry. Work conditions can influence employees' physical and mental health, and worker productivity can change by the demands employees face after returning home from their profession.

Some of the articles you may be most interested in include:

• Employers' Roles In Promoting Worker Health
  By Robert K. McLellan
  
  
• Tracking The Changing Landscape Of Corporate Wellness Companies
  By Jean Abraham & Katie M. White
  
  
• Safety & Job Demands Affect Productivity
  By Kimberly Jinnett et al.
  
  
• Temporarily Disabled Workers Account For Large Share Of Health & Disability Payments
  By Brian Gifford
  
  
• Social, Psychological, And Physical Aspects Of The Work Environment Could Contribute To Hypertension Prevalence
  By David H. Rehkopf et al.
  
  
• Accommodating Employees With Breast Cancer
  By Victoria Blinder et al.

The Health Affairs Work/Health Relationship is an issue you will refer to frequently in your line of work. You can purchase your own copy of this issue for only $29.95 or download individual articles for only $15 each. If you'd like to subscribe to Health Affairs, you have a choice of several subscription plans, starting as low as only $12 a month.

ABOUT HEALTH AFFAIRS:

Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Published monthly by Project HOPE, the journal is available in print and online. Additional and late-breaking content is found at http://www.healthaffairs.org in addition to Health Affairs Today and Health Affairs Sunday Update.