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Hewitt Study Shows Companies Plan to Invest More in the Health of Their Employees

Published in Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week, May 5th, 2007

While escalating health care costs continue to be a concern for employers, the majority of large employers in the U.S. are looking beyond cost shifting and plan to invest more in the health and welfare of their employees, according to Hewitt Associates, a global human resources services company.

Hewitt's survey of approximately 450 major U.S. employers covering more than 8 million employees revealed that almost two-thirds (63 percent) plan to take more aggressive, multiyear steps to help employees improve their health by increasing education efforts, implementing condition management programs, and using data analysis and other cutting-edge programs to improve health and...

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Source: Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week (2007-05-05)

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