Tag Archives: Dee Edington

Solving the States’ Medicaid Crisis – Prevention, A Novel Concept Worth Exploring

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Fred Goldstein

For the past few years the impact of Medicaid costs on State budgets has become a central focus of Legislators and Governors. Here is some background information from the Kaiser Family Foundation Report: Hoping for Economic Recovery, Preparing for Health … Continue reading →

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Selecting a Company for Your Prevention Program – Outcomes from The Prevention Plan (Column 6)

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Fred Goldstein

In the last post, I discussed some of the outcomes one should look for when selecting a prevention program for your employees.  Drs. Ron Loeppke, Dee Edington and Sami Beg recently published a study titled Impact of The Prevention Plan … Continue reading →

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Selecting a Company for Your Prevention Program – Looking for Outcomes (Column 5)

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Fred Goldstein

Ultimately any company looking to invest in the health and well being of their employees through a prevention program will want to know if the program achieved worthwhile results. There are many different ways companies in this field report their … Continue reading →

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Selecting a Company for your Prevention Program – Zero Trends: Health as a Serious Economic Strategy (Column 4)

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Fred Goldstein

This series has been discussing what a company should look for when selecting a program to improve the health and productivity of their employees. We have explored wellness, preventive medicine, and the accreditation.  This column will briefly discuss some of … Continue reading →

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Selecting a Company for Your Wellness Program – Has the Nomenclature Led us Astray? (Column 1)

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Fred Goldstein

Introduction Wellness has become one of the hottest health care topics for employers. Companies are looking to what appears to be a logical solution–keeping employees healthy–as a way to reduce the unsustainable cost increases related to health care benefits. So … Continue reading →

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