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Can Social Media Produce Wellness Results?
… employee well-being and reduce health care costs . But the resulting behavior ..... company saved $9.27 in employee health care costs for every $1 spent on the program ..... eventually help the hospital cut health care costs . The social media wellness …
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Starting a Social Wellness Program
Social wellness tools won't do much if you don't establish objectives and a time frame for meeting them, says Jennifer Benz, a San Francisco-based employee wellness communications consultant.
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Accountable Care Organizations: A New Cure for Spiraling Health Care Costs ?
… saw a bleak future for the city's and county's health care costs . With 105,000 covered lives, the system's expenses ..... taking off as employers seek to control the rising health care costs . Hoo says that interested employers should first …
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California Workers' Comp Claims Show Sharp Increase in Medical Costs
The Workers' Compensation Research Institute said California's medical costs per workers' comp claim increased 8 percent per year from 2005 to 2009.
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Pharmacy Benefit Managers Cite Employees' Unhealthy Behavior as Biggest Challenge: Study
… leading drivers behind rising health care costs .And as costs continue to increase ..... addressing behavior is to reducing health care costs ," said Tim Wentworth, a senior ..... especially at a time when rising health care costs , waste from medication nonadherence …
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Wellness Isn't Such a Foreign Concept to American Express Employees Overseas
… already is paying off, says Dr. Wayne Burton, the company's chief medical officer. "For 2011, the absences and health care costs have been trending down month by month," he says, although company officials declined to provide specific data …
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Data Bank Focus: How Have Health Care Costs Changed?
In just seven years, the cost for employee health care benefits per hour worked has increased by 26 percent. At 8.4 percent of total compensation, it is the most costly benefit for employers after pay.
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Employers Embrace Consumer-Driven Health Plans, Other Tactics, to Contain Health Care Costs
… management and a move to less-expensive, high-deductible plans are among the ways employers are trying to control health care costs , according to New York-based benefits firm Mercer. Initial findings from Mercer's National Survey of Employer …
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Insurer Goes After Surgery Centers for Out-of-Network Charges
… referrals to out-of-network specialists. The issue is front and center for many employers seeking to suppress health care costs . Some large companies are prodding employees to shop around to find quality providers that offer the lowest rates …
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Castlight Shines a Light on Health Care Costs
… knew these prices upfront, it could help rein in health care costs for companies and for employees who are being held ..... studies show that some Castlight clients have seen health care costs drop by up to 9 percent as a result of sharing cost …
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Auto Enrollment in Place? Good, but Without Auto Increase, Disaster Lies in Wait
… employers between $10,000 and $50,000 per worker annually, Davidson says. The increase comes from higher health care costs and salaries for older, more experienced employees compared to younger workers doing the same jobs, she says …
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Health Insurers to Return $1.3B to Policyholders Under Health Reform Rules: Kaiser
The refunds are the result of provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that took effect in 2011 which limit medical loss ratios, the amount of premium dollars health insurers can reserve for profit and administrative costs.
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Benefitfocus Launches Online Health Insurance Exchange
Called HR InTouch Marketplace, the online private exchange mimics a retail site where employees can go online and add their chosen plans to a shopping cart.
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Essential Health Benefit Packages Under Health Care Reform Have Employers Wary
Large and small employers have banded together to form the Essential Health Benefits Coalition to voice concerns in Washington and statehouses around the country on the issue.
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Study: Couple Retiring in 2012 Needs $240K to Cover Medical Expenses
Of the $240,000 needed to cover a retired couple's health care expenses, Fidelity estimates 32 percent will go toward paying Medicare Part B and Part D premiums; 45 percent will be consumed by expenses not covered by Medicare; and 23 percent will be spent on out-of-pocket prescription drug ...
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Employers on Non-Calendar Fiscal Years Seek FSA Mandate Relief
Under a provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2013, the maximum annual contribution employees can make to their FSAs is $2,500.
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Survey Notes Health Care Costs More Than Double Since 2002
Health care costs for the average American family have ..... Index released May 11. In 2002, health care costs for the average American family of ..... 362; followed by New York, where health care costs averaged $22,785; and Chicago …
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States Tackle Transparency in Health Care Costs
More than two dozen states have enacted health care price transparency legislation over the past 10 years.
