MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'employer health'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:43:45 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3115206&cid=t_231991_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fholiday-blog-contest-winner-my-ms-health-care-team%2F The first of our Holiday guest bloggers is Kenneth from White Plains, New York, USA.  Kenneth takes on the subject of “My MS Health Care Team.” We had loads of wonderful submissions, and I thank you all so much for them!  Kenneth’s blog speaks to the tender balance between trust in one’s medical providers and a healthy amount of questioning and doubt. By the way, if you’re wondering…Caryn has fallen for Ireland hard and fast, just like me! My MS Health Care Team by Kenneth Bandler My longstanding principled approach toward the medical profession has been simple. The patient is the customer. If not satisfied with your doctor, then find another. Certainly, you don’t want to ponder in the middle of the night doubts about the veracity of what the doctor had said so definiti... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3115206 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:40:40 +0100 3115206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2572979&cid=t_231991_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fs16Tfl54Uo8%2F Wellness is definitely the buzz word for the next few years, especially as more and more companies are encouraging their employees to get healthy. To capitalize on that trend, Walgreens plans to open several thousand work-site clinics. Walgreens already has several in-store health clinics, and they are taking that concept to the workplace. Currently the chain has “373 employer-sponsored workplace clinics” and will even slow down their retail expansions in order to focus on building more employer clinics. Image: sxc.hu. Share and Enjoy: Post from: Blisstree Walgreens To Open Work-Site Health Clinics (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2572979 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:57:07 +0100 2572979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348871&cid=t_231991_114_f&fid=35410&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fletstalkhealthcare%2F%7E3%2FVnvu9ekgtao%2F About a year ago, I wrote a post about the premiums paid by small and large businesses in Massachusetts.  I stated that - ON AVERAGE - small businesses who bought health insurance from Harvard Pilgrim paid 10 percent less than large businesses.  I did the analysis - and the blog -because I knew that many of my friends and colleagues in the small business community seemed to be having a much tougher time paying for health insurance than the folks I knew at larger businesses.  I was concerned that small businesses were over-paying for services, and subsidizing larger businesses.  That did not appear to be the case - at least for our customers. As I listen to the discussion taking place around small business health insurance costs in MA for 2009, I’ve heard similar concerns ... HPHC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348871 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:56:23 +0100 2348871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1389178&cid=t_231991_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2F274764758%2F My colleague Dr. Dave Rearick asked me to review his recent book, Good Health is Good Business.  I’m pleased to recommend it enthusiastically. While the book is targeted at small to medium size employers, the lessons go far beyond this audience. By the end of the 3rd chapter, Dr. Rearick had convinced me of two conclusions that I’d describe as indisputable, but uncomfortable: The only way employers are going to control their health care costs is to influence the health of their workforce. You (the employer) need to take charge What’s uncomfortable here?  (more…) Share This Related posts (and # of comments) Yet Another Dark Cloud in the Stormy Skies of Medicare DM (0) Whew! Revolution Health Has Figured Out That I’m Not Pregnant. (2) What Will Micro... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1389178 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:17:32 +0100 1389178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1347414&cid=t_231991_114_f&fid=35410&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.letstalkhealthcare.org%2Femployer%2Fsmall-large-business-health-insurance-costs%2F It’s not news that small employers have a harder time getting and holding onto health insurance coverage than larger employers. But in many cases, the rationale for this problem is predicated on the idea that small employers — because of their size — pay far more for health insurance than larger groups do. I wondered about this, and asked our finance people to separate average claims expenses for smaller employers (those with less than 50 employees) from the claims expenses for those employers with more than 50 employees. I also asked them to do the same thing with health insurance premiums. I expected to discover that small business, on average, had higher medical costs on a per member basis, and therefore, paid higher premiums. I figured small businesses would have less “... HPHC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1347414 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:33:15 +0100 1347414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1001024&cid=t_231991_114_f&fid=35410&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fletstalkhealthcare%2F%7E3%2F178814331%2F Dr. Ron Leopold, a VP at MetLife and my fellow panelist at the New England Human Resource Association’s recent convention, also tee’d up a Wall Street Journal poll that had people buzzing. Apparently, the Journal had surveyed several thousand employees in 2003 and asked them if it would be fair to require people who live unhealthy lives to pay more for their health insurance than people who lived healthy lives. By a 46-37% margin, people said, “no” — that it would be unfair to ask people who lived unhealthy lives to pay more for health insurance. The WSJ went back and conducted the same poll in 2006, and this time, by a 53-32% margin, people said “yes” — it would be fair to charge more to people who lived unhealthy lives. Shared risk is the bedrock o... HPHC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1001024 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:36:31 +0100 1001024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=991858&cid=t_231991_114_f&fid=35410&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fletstalkhealthcare%2F%7E3%2F177354299%2F About a week ago, I spoke on a panel at the annual convention of the New England Human Resource Association with a fellow by the name of Ron Leopold. Ron’s an MD who currently serves as a Vice President at MetLife. He gave a very interesting presentation, and included some fascinating national employer and employee survey data. I thought two of his findings were worth mentioning here — and I may be back with more over time. First, most employees (60%) believe they’re paying for a greater share of their health insurance costs. No surprise there. My guess on that is they probably are. The more interesting finding was the employee’s view about how much the employer was paying to fund employer-supported health insurance premiums. 55% of employees surveyed believe their empl... HPHC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=991858 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:17:26 +0100 991858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=944585&cid=t_231991_114_f&fid=35410&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fletstalkhealthcare%2F%7E3%2F168598413%2F Many people have asked me if the recent agreement between General Motors and the UAW to establish a union-run, independent health benefits trust is a prelude to a major change in health insurance operations and finance in this country. I say no. The auto manufacturers and the auto unions have a particular set of problems that are profoundly more difficult than the problems faced by most of private industry. First, the auto makers pay for the health care costs of more retirees than they have active employees. This is kind of unusual. Second, the benefit plans offered to both the active employees and the retirees are much richer (and therefore more expensive) than the plans you’d find in most other industries. Third, there’s a tremendous difference in plan design and funding obli... HPHC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=944585 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:53:43 +0100 944585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=832579&cid=t_231991_114_f&fid=35410&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fletstalkhealthcare%2F%7E3%2F150203688%2F For the past few years, there’s been an ongoing discussion about whether or not small businesses get the short end of the stick when it comes to how much they pay for health insurance.  The line goes something like this - “Big businesses bargain hard - because they’re big - and get great deals, while small businesses - because they’re small, get a crummy deal - and pay way more for health insurance than big businesses.” Like all good stories, there’s an element of truth to it, but as is often the case, the whole truth rests someplace else.  I do not believe that small businesses - at least in Massachusetts - are penalized by the market.  I’ll offer up five points to make my case. Point #1 - Most large businesses self-insure.  That means they o... HPHC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=832579 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:40:24 +0100 832579