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Companies beat back rising health care costs Depending on which index you use, health care costs in this country are rising 16 to 24 percent a year. Health insurance has [...]

In today's world, there remains at least one business management responsibility that strikes fear into the hearts of those who bear it employee health benefits. Many managers feel frustrated by [...]

When choosing health plans, businesses that pay attention to patient outcomes will save money, Becky Cherney of the Central Florida Health Care Coalition said during a recent panel discussion. 'He [...]

Successful corporate wellness programs designed around health screenings, employee feedback With cardiovascular disease long established as the top killer nationwide and in every Wisconsin county, and the cost of direct [...]

Among the trickiest tasks a company faces is the balancing act of creating an enjoyable work environment for employees, while ensuring high productivity and curtailing abuse of company sick leave [...]

Highmark Inc., a Pennsylvania-based health insurance firm will be launching workplace medical clinics that are operated by Take Care Health Systems. Aside from helping in boosting employee productivity, the clinics are part of an effort to reduce health care costs through emphasis on wellness and productivity. However, making the clinics as replacement for primary medical care is discouraged.

Hallmark Cards Inc. launched a campaign in 2004 to educate its employees about the diagnosis and treatment of depression in an effort to tackle depression at the workplace. The campaigns are part of a multiyear Community Initiative on Depression organized by the Mid-America Coalition on Health Care designed to remove the stigma of depression, one of the most prevalent health problems.

The control of health and wealth costs is an important priority for the companies, hence newer mechanisms such as employer-fund-health reimbursement accounts and health spending accounts, which can be funded by both employers and employees, are designed to give greater ownership of health and medical expenses to the individual. The consumer-driven plans can save money and various advantages and disadvantages of it are discussed.

Weight loss programs for employees in Roseville, Rocklin and Yolo County, CA, are discussed.

An employer once asked me how a health promotion program could be developed for his employees. 'Could we do it one day next month?' he asked. I explained to him [...]

CIGNA Employee Benefits Cos. is gearing up to dig into a niche that has been held by Phoenix-based Occupational Medical Centers for nearly 30 years. Using its managed-care philosophy, CIGNA [...]

Health care providers are re-examining their traditional means of conducting business as a new client comes calling at their offices. Whole businesses, rather than individual employees, are increasingly the main [...]

But the jury's still out on the effectiveness of prevention plans When Bev-O-Matic Corp. found its workers' compensation costs getting out of hand last year, mostly because of a high [...]

Repetitive motion injuries, air quality are concerns Repetitive motion injuries and poor workplace air quality conditions have become major occupational safety concerns for literally thousands of workers and their employers [...]

DIGITAL TO CUT HEALTH COSTS WITH NEW HMO Digital Equipment Corp. has unveiled a new strategy to prod its employees toward managed health care. Rather than limiting health plans - [...]

A health-care scheme that saves the company's money Venture capitalists have upped their bet on Health Incentives Inc. A Lynnwood company that markets its service as a way for employers [...]

Prescription drugs imported from Canada by Springfield, Massachusetts, for its employees and pensioners saved the company 70% in cost. Springfield was the first company to go public with its program and their savings show why the U.S. Congress is being pressurized to make it easy to import medicines.

The health care costs have risen dramatically and is an area of concern by many companies. Strategies to cut health care costs such as educating and informing employees about health care plans, and shifting costs from employerEs hands to employee by raising deductibles and co-payments are discussed.

Employers can administer effective health programs through careful planning and consultation with qualified health professionals and employees. A sound health promotion program must contain long-term benefits which address important points such as appropriate nutrition, physical fitness, and a healthful conduct of life. Examples include hypertension tests, anti-smoking campaigns, driving safety programs, immunization drives, and substance abuse programs.

The opinions on health care reform today vary to such extent that it is difficult to know which avenues to choose when making financial decisions relating to the health of [...]

The recently enacted health-care reform legislation repealed the core provisions of the Health Services Act of 1993. While most have focused on what was eliminated, it is important to recognize [...]

After 19 years in medical practice, Don Bishop no longer could ignore an inner voice. That voice told the Plano osteopath that a better way existed to treat chronic diseases [...]