Although many employers believe rising health care premiums are due to increasing fees paid to care providers, that is simply not true. Over the past decade, claims expenses have grown almost entirely due to the ever-increasing rate at which employees are using health care services (i.e., more services per year per employee), due in large part to more chronic illness, which often results from obesity and lack of exercise.
 
When we consider that 86% of health care spending in the United States is for people with one or more chronic illnesses, it’s clear that companies must do whatever they can to keep employees healthy and to reduce and better treat the chronically ill. If employers really want to lower insurance premiums, workplace wellness must play a central role

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On Tuesday, March 21, an Executive Healthcare Forum is scheduled to take place in North San Diego County to discuss the launch of a pioneering healthcare insurance service offering direct contracting of services between physicians and San Diego County employers. The self-funded healthcare model will be offered to employers throughout San Diego County with as few as 100 employees. More details will follow in the coming weeks regarding this forum.

This healthcare insurance service was designed from the outset to enable physicians to provide proactive care for patients while giving employers previously unavailable data on their overall healthcare expenditures, all in an effort to improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs for employers and their employees.

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On Thursday, May 18, an influential audience of Human Resource, Risk, Safety and Workers’ Compensation Professionals representing employers of San Diego County will join together for ELEVATE 2017!   

Presented by WorkPartners Occupational Health Specialists, this workers’ compensation & leadership conference will be held at the beautiful Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa overlooking the Pacific coastline.

Save the date!  Additional details will be released soon.