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A recent white paper by the Health Action Council (HAC) and UnitedHealthcare finds companies that implement deliberate strategies around their employees’ most common chronic health conditions may improve overall employee health and achieve cost-savings over the long-term.
The findings are based on a study of five chronic health conditions – hypertension, diabetes, back disorders, mental health and substance use, and asthma – across more than 280,000 HAC members insured with UnitedHealthcare. Many of us will suffer at least one of these conditions during our lifetime, with a real impact on health care costs. The study also revealed a number of important disparities in care, which can be improved through a combination of lifestyle modifications and targeted wellness programs.
Care Disparities Revealed
Tips for Tackling Health Care Disparities in Your Workforce
To address care disparities and ensure all employees have access to proper care, we recommend employers consider their population’s demographic and geographic profile and then create simple, targeted wellness programs to address the most prevalent common conditions.
Here are several suggestions:
You can reach and help those who may be at greatest risk of these common conditions and yet least likely to take action on their own. To learn more, please read our white paper in full: Finding the uncommon: revealing disparities in care and prescribing for common conditions.
Health Action Council is a not-for-profit organization representing large employers to enhance human and economic health through thought-leadership, innovative services and collaboration. UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying the health care experience.
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