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Abacus Employer Health Solutions
Companies Save Average of $5,000 Per Diabetic Employee by Using Abacus Incentive-Based Health Management Program
October 31st, 2008
Initial financial data released by Abacus Employer Health Solutions (Abacus) found U.S. companies can save an average of over $5,000 per year on medical claims for each diabetic health plan member who participates in Abacus' new incentive-based health management program. The financial results are available at http://www.abacushealth.com/aboutus/news.aspx. "Chronic conditions drive the majority of health plan costs for employers," said Ed Aberger, Ph.D., executive vice president of Abacus. "Many companies already provide employees with wellness and disease management programs, but they often fail due to lack of participation. Now, we have clear data which shows that...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-10-31)
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