General Wellness – Page 13

incentaHEALTH customer experiences reduction in health care costs

On June 30, 2009, incentaHEALTH and Hercules Industries were awarded the 2009 Promising Practices award from the Colorado chapter of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease. The award—presented by Colorado Lt. Governor Barbara O'Brien—is designed to recognize innovation in workplace wellness programs. Highlighted during the event was a 19% reduction in health care expenses experienced by [...]

A CEO’s perspective on reducing health care costs

On June 12, the CEO of Safeway (Steven Burd) wrote an insightful piece for the Wall Street Journal titled "How Safeway is Cutting Health-Care Costs." After an analysis of their health care costs in 2005, Mr. Burd found that 70% of the health care costs that Safeway is facing are driven by behavior-related items. In particular, [...]

A fresh look

Welcome to the corporate blog from incentaHEALTH. Called "incentaHEALTH Insights", our blog dives into the questions of the day related to health care and wellness. We are at a tipping point where the unchecked increase in health care spending is capturing the attention of everyone, from business executives, to policy makers, to individuals looking to gain [...]

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