A new report from the National Business Coalition on Health suggests that health plans are increasingly adopting specialized programs to help diabetes patients manage their condition.
In a recent survey, which included 130 HMOs and PPOs across the U.S., researchers found that about 85 percent of health plans offer no-cost health promotion and wellness programs, and that 56 percent offer free biometric testing.
Two-thirds of respondents offered comparative disease-management tools, while 72 percent provided access to practitioner and/or hospital comparison tools on diabetes management.
To get more information from the report:
- read this Modern Healthcare article [1] (reg. req.)
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Study: Medicare disease management pilot failed [2]
Chronic disease becomes major political issue [3]
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Links:
[1] http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20090211/REG/302119968
[2] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/study-medicare-disease-management-pilot-failed/2009-02-11
[3] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/spotlight-chronic-disease-becomes-major-political-issue/2007-07-30
[4] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/mn-officials-focus-on-chronic-disease-care/2008-02-20