Lowering employee health care costs through the healthy lifestyle incentive program

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-232

  Merrill, Ray M ^a   Hyatt, Beverly ^b   Aldana, Steven G ^c   Kinnersley, Dan ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Valley Health   (United States)

^c WellSteps   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; prevention; return on investment; worksite health promotion

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COST CONTROL; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UTAH; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79955051354     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181f54128     Document Type: Article

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