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Smoking cessation: What’s in and what’s out


August 18, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Employee education, Healthcare costs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Wellness

Has your organization started a formal smoking cessation program? Even if it’s not in the budget, you can adopt some of the newer employee education techniques used in successful plans.

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Choosing with their hearts, not their heads


August 18, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Company culture, Employee education, HIPAA, Healthcare costs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Open enrollment

Can you trust your employees to become savvy to both the cost and quality of their care?

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Employee benefit cost-shares: Latest benchmarks


August 14, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Healthcare costs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

How much money is too much to ask employees to contribute toward their own coverage?

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Saving on cholesterol-lowering meds


August 14, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Healthcare costs, Latest News & Views

Many firms are still missing an opportunity to trim some pharmacy plan expenses.

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Who’s getting a free ride on your healthcare dime?


August 13, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Company culture, Healthcare costs, Special Report

There’s a good chance that your company is paying to insure people who shouldn’t even be on your health plan.

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Employers pay the price for employee medication errors


August 11, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Absenteeism, Disability, Employee education, Healthcare costs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

If you’ve ever tried to read a doctor’s handwriting, it comes as no shock that 1.5 million U.S. patients per year receive the wrong type, dose and/or time of medication.

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Out of pocket health costs: Where the money goes


August 1, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Healthcare costs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Where should employees concentrate their FSA contributions?

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Smoking bans get mixed review


July 29, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Company culture, Healthcare costs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Wellness

At the end of the day, is it worthwhile to ban smoking on the premises at your company?

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Quitters win at any age


July 25, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Employee education, Healthcare costs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Wellness

Quitting smoking at any age can improve a person’s health. And believe it or not, older employees often fair better with smoking cessation than younger workers.

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Does value-based healthcare save money?


July 24, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Healthcare costs, Latest News & Views

It seemed like only yesterday high deductibles were the solution du jour for rising health costs.

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