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Among families with employer-sponsored healthcare plans, those coping with chronic illness pay more out of their pockets than those without chronic illness, primarily because of higher prescription&...
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A nurse advice line is an inexpensive way to get a clinical decision support tool that helps improve health outcomes into the member’s hands. This solution targets frequent users of avoidable,...
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A recent study found 58 percent of employers state financial “illness” plays a role in employee absenteeism. The MetLife 9th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends also found 78 p...
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Retail prescription drug spending in the US grew 1.2 percent to $259.1 billion in 2010, a substantial slowdown from 2009's 5.1 percent increase and the lowest rate of rise in 51 years, say new g...
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High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) continue to grow in popularity among U.S. employers with the number of these plans nearly tripling from 2008 to 2011. The idea behind HDHPs is accountability: em...
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A recent study sponsored by WellSteps illustrates how to cut health costs by making wellness work more effectively. The study suggests that "awareness and education" are only abo...
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Full-time workers in the U.S. who are overweight or obese and have other chronic health conditions miss an estimated 450 million additional days of work each year compared with healthy workers -- re...
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While some industry research firms have forecast a slowdown in the electronic health records market after 2013, a new report from Toronto-based Millennium Research Group predicts the EHR softwa...
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A new Commonwealth Fund international survey finds that medical homes in the U.S. and abroad are showing positive results improving health outcomes. The report identified patients as having a medica...
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More than half of all employers said they will continue to offer employer-sponsored health benefits after health reform is fully enacted according to the results of a survey of benefits decisions ma...
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