Managing manifest diseases, but not health risks, saved pepsico money over seven years

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 124-131

  Caloyeras, John P ^a   Liu, Hangsheng ^a   Exum, Ellen ^b   Broderick, Megan ^b   Mattke, Soeren ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b PEPSICO INC   (United States)

^c RAND Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RISK REDUCTION; WORKPLACE; ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ADMISSION; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84891797038     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0625     Document Type: Article

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