[Podcast] The Stretch: Workforce health and benefits – expanded

“The Stretch: Workforce health and benefits – expanded” is a cutting-edge podcast series hosted by Aon that explores the latest breakthroughs and emerging ideas in workplace health and benefits. Join us as we stretch the boundaries of what’s possible in this space by uncovering revolutionary approaches, interviewing thought leaders and spotlighting organizations that are setting new standards.

This podcast series seeks to highlight innovative thinking when it comes to health and benefits. In this conversational setting, podcast host Kevin Fyock will engage guests in a digestible discussion about forward-thinking approaches to the topic at hand to inspire listeners — benefits leaders, HR professionals and other interested parties — to challenge the status quo and investigate new and innovative approaches to workplace health and benefits.

Check out the podcast episodes below.

  1. Ep. 3
    The Health Plan of Tomorrow
  2. Ep. 2
    How Generative AI Is Making Benefits More Accessible and Empowering
  3. Ep. 1
    Beyond Reproductive Health: Employee Benefits for Women

Ep. 3

The Health Plan of Tomorrow

It is common to associate the term ‘virtual care’ with what was originally branded as ‘telehealth’ — a decades old alternative to in-person urgent care for simple issues — a minor sinus infection or a case of pink eye. In this episode, we’ll explore how, in reality, virtual care has evolved and expanded to a point where we’d say, over the next decade, it will be a foundational element to how care is delivered and how health plans and health plan designs will modernize. It will become increasingly clear that the future of care is hybrid. We’re joined in this discussion by Matt Cook, CCO of Firefly Health.

Ep. 2

How Generative AI Is Making Benefits More Accessible and Empowering

Artificial intelligence is a topic on many employers’ and HR leaders’ minds. Most are thinking about the technology in terms of how they can use it to improve talent acquisition or shore up learning and development. What’s less discussed is how some of the newest forms of AI — generative AI, in particular — can be used to improve employee benefits. In this episode, we’ll explore how the technology is poised to make benefits more useful, more accessible and more empowering. We’re joined in this discussion by Dr. Ben Nguyen, Lead Product Manager at Transcarent.

Ben Nguyen Headshot

Ep. 1

Beyond Reproductive Health: Employee Benefits for Women

Workplace benefits regarding women’s health have typically centered around reproductive health. These benefits are highly valuable and extremely meaningful to women who are building their families. But women’s health encompasses much more. In this episode, we will redefine women’s health to consider an approach to benefits that includes the entire spectrum of women’s well-being. We’re joined by Shelly Lanning, co-founder and president of Visana Health.

Shelly Lanning Headshot