Posts Tagged ‘ wellness ’

The Center for Health Value Innovation Publishes Wellness Results

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Nayer-Berger-Mahoney have done it again:  findings from a survey conducted with Center  for Health Value Innovation Board members showed that the Wellness levers of value-based design (VBD or value-based benefit design) reduce cost trends up to 50%; the authors published …

Mayo Shares New Tools, Evidence

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Mayo, a member of the Center’s Board of Advisors, has asked us to share some new tools and evidence with you. Here’s the info on some of their new programs and evidence.  Mayo White Paper update 0709 If you …

Making Workers Get Their Checkups

Monday, July 20th, 2009

The Wall Street Journal reports on the activities of AmeriGas Propane, which got tough with its 6,000 employees. Many of the workers were aging, and 44 percent were smokers. Health costs, predictably, were rising and the health of the workers …

Adopt Healthy Habits, Earn Rewards

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Today’s New York Times reports that Congress is considering expanding the ways in which employers and insurers can reward people for adopting habits such as quitting smoking, eating a healthy diet and exercising. The idea enjoys bipartisan support:

Two Democratic

Blue Shield of California Quietly Explores Value-Based Designs

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

HealthLeaders InterStudy publishes a journal, California Health Plan Analysis, which regularly reviews trends in the nation’s largest state. Value-based innovations took a leading role in the spring 2009 issue:

So far, VBID has been pioneered by the largest companies that