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Study: Health plans adopting diabetes-control programs
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... Read more...
URAC changes health plan, health network standards
Accrediting agency URAC has changed its standards and measures for health plans and health networks, moves designed to increase patients' participation in their care. Under the new rules, health... Read more...
PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts major health system changes in 2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has released a report on what it considers the top nine issues facing the healthcare industry in 2009. While many important issues are in play, among the biggest it... Read more...
AL charges state employees fees for health problems
The Alabama State Employees' Insurance Board has announced that it will go forward with a plan requiring state employees who are obese or have other health problems to make progress on those issues... Read more...
Obesity costs US employers $45 billion a year
According to an article in the New York Times, research published by the Conference Board and RTI International found that obesity costs U.S. employers an estimated $45 billion annually, but few... Read more...
