From
Employee Benefit News:
To help employers improve the health of children, adolescents, and
women of childbearing age, as well as potentially reduce health care
costs, the National Business Group on Health recently unveiled a comprehensive publication for employers.
It offers a maternal and child health plan benefit model, includes
case studies from Marriott International and AOL and lists best
practices and suggestions for cost structure and plan design. It was
developed by an advisory board of business leaders and representatives
from leading medical associations.
As an employer, if you improve the health of child-bearing women,
children and adolescents, you will see lower overall health care costs,
increased productivity, improved retention and less turnover than
employers that do not offer similar programs, says Helen Darling,
president of NBGH.
About $1 of every $5 spent on health care by large employers is used for maternal and child health care, the report estimates.
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Posted on Monday, November 12, 2007
by Brad Neese
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