January 1, 2013
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Issue Brief
As the largest purchaser of health care in America, employers are paying a high price for poor-quality care. About 55 percent of Americans get health insurance through employers, and employers pay for nearly three-quarters of premiums. Improving the quality of health care could improve health while saving money.
January 1, 2013
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Issue Brief
As the largest purchaser of health care in America, employers are paying a high price for poor-quality care. About 55 percent of Americans get health insurance through employers, and employers pay for nearly three-quarters of premiums. Improving the quality of health care could improve health while saving money.
December 4, 2012
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Issue Brief
This Health Affairs/RWJF health policy brief explains trends in workplace wellness, details how the Affordable Care Act will change these programs in 2014 and highlights issues to watch.
January 9, 2013
As the largest purchaser of health care in America, employers are paying a high price for poor-quality care. Improving the quality of health care could improve health while saving money.
January 1, 2003
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Program Result
In 2000, the Employee Benefit Research Institute organized a policy forum on the economic impact of the uninsured on society.
August 1, 2012
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Issue Brief
Increasingly, employers are complementing health insurance benefits by offering wellness programs that help improve employee health and productivity, lower health care costs, and boost the bottom line.
November 1, 2005
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Program Result
In January 2005, the National Business Group on Health, Washington, produced and released the second Employer's Guide to Health Improvement and Preventive Services.
January 1, 2001
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Program Result
Starting in September 1991, researchers at the Pittsburgh Research Institute, Pittsburgh, compared the health care costs and use for employees at small firms and individual health plan subscribers with employees at large firms.
June 27, 2011
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Program Result
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health examined the practices and services related to intimate partner violence offered by employee assistance programs and the experiences of women using these services.
September 1, 2000
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Journal Article
Higher Market Penetration by Managed Care Leads to Lower Employer Health Plan Costs.