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IndustryWeek September 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	A Healthy Approach to Going Lean Corporate wellness programs encourage employees to manage their health.
HRO Today September 2008 Korn & Van Noy	Encouraging Healthy Living By adding an incentive element to their wellness programs, employers raise participation among workers.
IndustryWeek September 22, 2010	Pain Relief Health care cost increases may be inevitable, but strategies to promote a healthier workforce can eliminate some of the hurt.
Managed Care February 2008 Lola Butcher	Wellness Programs: No Longer Just an Add-On In the face of stiff competition from a growing category of dedicated wellness companies, major health plans are launching sophisticated, ambitious programs to slake employers' thirst for these products
IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 Adrienne Selko	Employers Offering Financial Rewards for Healthy Behavior Almost half of companies interviewed offer financial incentives to help workers improve health.
Inc. April 2006 Dee Gill	Get Healthy...Or Else Employers are getting a lot more serious about their wellness programs. But can you tell employees they're not allowed to smoke -- even at home?
Managed Care February 2008 John Carroll	What's the ROI on Wellness? A few major corporations, sometimes with the assistance of a traditional health plan, have made significant efforts to improve employee lifestyles.
CFO February 22, 2005 Ilan Mochari	Belt-tightening Can coaxing employees to live healthy lives help keep the bottom line in shape?
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IndustryWeek February 1, 2009 Jonathan Katz	Healthier Choices Companies' annual benefits checkups reveal cost-cutting opportunities exist there.
HRO Today September 2008 Jay Whitehead	HRO's Performance Enhancer Faced with lagging adoption rates for money-saving employee-participation programs such as wellness solutions, smart HR leaders are using a performance-enhancer of their own.
Job Journal December 16, 2007 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros: Obesity's Heavy Burden Eying bottom line, employers start to tally costs of overweight workers.
Managed Care February 2008 Frank Diamond	You Will Live Healthily! Employers want to do everything within the law to make workers change their lifestyles, and they expect health plans to help
Job Journal January 13, 2008 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros: Wellness Benefits Bottom Line Employers are finally acting like healthy workers are good for business.
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Managed Care April 2006 Lola Butcher	Financial Incentives Increasingly Promote Healthy Lifestyles Fifty bucks to fill out a questionnaire, a discount on a membership at the gym -- these are some ways to get health plans are getting members to make a commitment to a healthy lifestyle.
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Managed Care November 2006 Lola Butcher	Manipulating Deductibles To Foster Healthful Behavior Increasing employee deductible levels to encourage workers to be better health care consumers has become old hat. But how about this: tying an employee's deductible level to health status?
Managed Care December 2003 MargaretAnn Cross	'What Can You Do To Help Control Costs?' Employers are beginning to tap into the groundswell of employee interest in reducing premiums.
Nursing Management October 2011 Edna Cadmus	Your role in redesigning healthcare We need to rethink how we provide care and to understand the interconnectedness and the structure of healthcare by looking at it as a whole vs. the sum of its parts. As leaders we need to view the evidence as we rethink healthcare together.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2011 Aimee Duffy	Investing in Healthy Companies Doesn't Mean What It Used To Companies need to go the extra mile to shape up an unfit workforce.
HRO Today September 2008 Andy Teng	More Bang for the Buck: Outsourcing Recognition Boosts Employee Engagement Programs As organizations seek to do more with less, the power of rewards can keep the workforce engaged in times of wage stagnation.
Entrepreneur November 2008 Karen E. Spaeder	All Well and Good A healthy workplace means keeping your employees' minds and bodies happy.
CIO May 15, 2002 Eric Berkman	Help Employees Help Themselves Employee assistance programs and wellness programs can be useful tools in helping your workforce stay on track during uncertain and anxious times...
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Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2006	Sales and Marketing: Where the Buck Stops Pharma's ultimate customer is the employer - the guy who pays the health plan's bill. Here's what he wants to know about drugs.
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Nursing Management April 2011 Deborah E. Trautman	Healthcare Reform: 1 Year Later A year after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law, the nation remains divided.
Job Journal July 24, 2005 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros: Ailing Healthcare Coverage As healthcare costs increase, a survey by Yankelovich finds more workers rate healthcare coverage as their preferred employee benefit.
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Managed Care June 2004 MargaretAnn Cross	CDC Begins To Provide Resources for Workplace Wellness Programs As employers become more comfortable with the idea that prevention pays, health plans may find their scope of services widening.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	Obesity Program Trims Budgets Obesity programs can see a short-term ROI of $1.17 per dollar spent.
Financial Planning July 1, 2010 Jeanne Lee	The Sky Is Not Falling Small business clients have been hard-hit by increased healthcare expenditures over the past 10 years, so it's not surprising that the healthcare reform bill has many of them anxious and confused.
Entrepreneur January 2007 Karen E. Spaeder	2007 Shape-Up Take it from these experts - healthy choices benefit both your body and your bottom line.
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