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	<title>Wellness Program Blog &#187; Health Care</title>
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		<title>Motorola: Company Wellness  Case Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What began more than a decade ago as a pilot program in two locations, has now developed into a global initiative for Motorola. The company&#8217;s Company Wellness is run by the Global Rewards group consisting of more than 50 workers and funded by an annual grant. Programs are consistently assessed on their ability to deliver [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quantifying the Issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obesity
Obesity, one of the fastest increasing epidemics in America, is the most prevalent health risk among workers. Obese people are at a greater risk for several chronic diseases such as congestive heart failure, type 2 diabetes, stroke and hypertension.
Facts:
• The prevalence of overweight and obesity has doubled since 1980.
• Two-thirds (66.3 percent) of the population [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Company Wellness Programs are the Solution to the Health Care Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Increasing Health Care costs show no signs of slowing in the near future. Hewitt projects Health Care costs will jump another 9.9 percent in 2006, amounting to more than $11,000 per family (of which the company will absorb more than 60 percent of costs).  Greater than nine of 10 members of management see increasing Health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Engaging Workers in Company Wellness Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following cost, poor employee program engagement and inadequate talks and support are listed as the greatest challenges for employers administering any health benefi t program.22
By law, employers are required to explain any benefits or explicit conditions of employment to all workers – this is called “due process,” and it usually takes the form of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Company Wellness  Solution</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A more modern and systemic solution may involve employers starting Company Wellness Programs, which allow employers to be proactive in preventing disease and promoting healthier lifestyles for workers. When implemented effectively, this approach can drive to decreased direct costs from claims, a reduction in Health Care premiums and increased employee productivity.
Yet while Company Wellness Programs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Wellness: Bottom Line Strategies For Effective Health Care Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is apparent to virtually every American (especially those of us in business) that medical care costs are skyrocketing out of control. No one doubts that either the market will solve the concern OR the government will impose one on us. Managed care has failed from either a cost containment or quality of care perspective. [...]]]></description>
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