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The Next Generation of Automatic 401(k) Plans

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In 2009, 40% of companies used automatic enrollment, up from 30.5% only two years before. One of the hottest new trends in 401(k)s, automatic enrollment not only increases participation rates of new hires, but can also be applied to enroll existing employees who are not in the plan.

Promoting Pysical Activity: A Key Employee Health Management Strategy

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Promoting employees health is an investment not only in human capital but in preserving the bottom line. This white paper examines the opportunities employers have to spotlight and reward employees who take personal responsibility for making intelligent health choices. It looks at workplace motivators for implementing successful wellness programs, examines the benefits to both employers and employees, and spotlights the Virgin HealthMiles Pay-for-Prevention™ approach.

Insurance Alone Doesn't Make For A Healthier America:

The Role Of Personal Responsibility In Health Reform

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This white paper examines how employers are taking a more proactive approach in encouraging personal responsibility on the part of employees to improve their health. It highlights the benefits of the Pay-for-Prevention approach, spotlights real-life organizations that are seeing tangible benefits from these rewards-based programs, and outlines ways companies can fund these programs at a net-zero impact to their budgets.

Next Generation Care Management: Total Health Support

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Total Health Support is an innovative and holistic approach designed to confront the challenges of unhealthy lifestyles driving both a rising prevalence of chronic disease and spiraling direct and indirect medical costs. Total Health Support addresses those behavioral risk factors linked to chronic illness to create and sustain improved general health across a person’s lifespan. Studies have shown, when individuals are well informed and personally motivated to change health related behaviors and supported with the right self care and decision making support tools, they make wiser decisions, are healthier, productivity goes up and healthcare costs are reduced.

This paper focuses on:

  1. The challenges and opportunities with health and healthcare in the United States today.
  2. The evolution of Disease Management
  3. An emerging focus on the path to healthier living - Total Health Support
  4. The right solutions for the right population - prioritized and delivered one person at a time (mass-personalization)

Managing Wellness Programs in a Downturn Economy

Brought to you by the Culture of Health Institute

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Today's economy challenges employers trying to manage health care costs and deliver valuable benefits to employees.
Download this white paper to discover how the economy impacts employee health and the 8 best practices you can use to maximize your wellness programs in this and any economy.

In this white paper, you'll learn how to optimize your wellness program so both you and your employees will benefit:

  • Discover best practices that can help you manage your wellness programs throughout any economic cycle
  • Find out how the economy impacts consumer behavior and health care trends
  • Understand how to effectively and efficiently engage employees to improve productivity and lower health care costs

Healthcare Data Security Requirements Just Got Tougher – Is Your Organization Ready?

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This whitepaper focuses on best practices for the data security aspects of HITECH, including encryption, which is less expensive now thanks to “in the cloud” service offerings. With fines that can total $1.5 million annually - and the risk of embarrassing public disclosures of data losses – it’s time for all healthcare organizations and their business partners to prepare. While a Web search will offer a great deal of general information about HITECH, it is more difficult to find current, reliable and actionable information about its data security and encryption requirements – an extremely important part of the regulations.

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