Sunday, May 11, 2008

The One Percent Strategy: Lessons Learned From Best Performers


Executive Summary
Despite a two percentage-point drop from 2006 to 2007, health care costs are increasing at twice the rate of inflation. Thus, more employers are turning to consumer-oriented health care models to help them control costs and improve employee health and productivity. These companies are getting results by combining consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) with a broad range of programs designed to more actively engage employees and provide them with the services, tools and information needed to make more informed health care decisions.

The 13th Annual National Business Group on Health/Watson Wyatt study details current trends and best practices in employer-sponsored health care benefit programs.

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