Medical Family Therapy in Employee Assistance Programs

Abstract

Companies and industries influence a considerable number of policy changes in the United States, especially when it comes to healthcare. Their influence is grounded in the large number of employees hired and concomitant budget lines that are directed toward employees’ healthcare coverage. Businesses often pay partial or full health insurance on behalf of both the employee and his/her family. Healthcare costs for individuals, families, and employers continue to rise on a yearly basis; these have a “pocketbook impact” on both ordinary families and U.S. businesses alike (National Conference of State Legislators [NCSL], 2017).