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PDF:\u00a0Vitality_Recommendations2014_Report<\/a><\/p>\n PDF:\u00a0InvestingInPrevention_Slides<\/a><\/p>\n Presentation:\u00a0https:\/\/goto.webcasts.com\/viewer\/event.jsp?ei=1034543 (email: blackfriar@gmail.com)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From Forbes: http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/brucejapsen\/2014\/06\/18\/how-corporate-america-could-save-300-billion-by-measuring-health-like-financial-performance\/<\/p>\n Bruce Japsen<\/a>, Contributor<\/span><\/p>\n I write about health care and policies from the president’s hometown<\/p>\n The U.S. could save more than $300 billion annually if employers adopted strategies that promoted\u00a0health<\/a>, prevention of chronic disease and measured progress of \u201cworking-age\u201d individuals like they did their financial performance,\u00a0according to a new report.<\/a><\/p>\n The analysis, developed by some well-known public\u00a0health advocates brought together and funded by\u00a0The Vitality Institute<\/a>, said employers could save $217 billion to $303 billion annually, or 5 to 7 percent of total U.S. annual health spending by 2023, by adopting strategies to help Americans head off \u201cnon-communicable\u201d diseases like cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and respiratory issues as well as mental health.<\/p>\n To improve,\u00a0the report\u2019s authors\u00a0<\/a>say companies should be reporting health metrics like BMI and other employee health statuses just like they regularly report earnings and how an increasing number of companies report sustainability. Corporations should be required to integrate health metrics into their annual reporting by 2025, the Vitality Institute said. A link to the entire report and its recommendations is\u00a0here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cCompanies should consider the health of their employees as one of their greatest assets,\u201d said Derek Yach, executive director of the\u00a0Vitality Institute,\u00a0<\/a>a New York-based organization funded by South Africa\u2019s largest health insurance company,\u00a0Discovery Limited.<\/a><\/p>\n Those involved in the report say its recommendations come at a time the Affordable Care Act and employers emphasize wellness as a way to improve quality and reduce costs.<\/p>\n \u201cHealthy workers are more productive, resulting in improved financial performance,\u201d Yach said.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re calling on corporations to take accountability and start reporting health metrics in their financial and sustainability reports.<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0We believe this will positively impact the health of both employees and the corporate bottom line.\u201d<\/p>\n The Institute brought together a commission\u00a0linked here<\/a>\u00a0that includes some executives from the health care industry and others who work in academia and business. Commissioners came from\u00a0Microsoft<\/a>\u00a0(MSFT); \u00a0the\u00a0Robert Wood Johnson Foundation<\/a>; drug and medical device giant\u00a0Johnson & Johnson<\/a>\u00a0(JNJ); health insurer\u00a0Humana<\/a>\u00a0(HUM); and the U.S. Department of Health and Humana Services.<\/p>\n The Vitality Institute said up to 80 percent of non-communicable diseases can be prevented through existing \u201cevidence-based methods\u201d and its report encourages the nation\u2019s policymakers and legislative leaders to increase federal spending on prevention science at least 10 percent by 2017.<\/p>\n \u201cPreventable chronic diseases such as lung cancer, diabetes and heart disease are\u00a0forcing large\u00a0numbers of people to exit the workforce prematurely due to their own poor health or to care for sick relatives,\u201d said\u00a0William Rosenzweig<\/a>, chair of the\u00a0Vitality Institute Commission\u00a0<\/a>and an\u00a0executive at Physic Ventures<\/a>, which invests in health and sustainability projects. \u201cYet private employers spend less than\u00a0two percent of their total health budgets on prevention.\u00a0 This trend will stifle America\u2019s economic growth for decades to come unless health is embraced as a core value in society.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Vitality absolutely smash it across the board… Investment Leadership Market Creation Developing Health Metrics Everything…! Must get on to these guys….. PDF:\u00a0Vitality_Recommendations2014_Report PDF:\u00a0InvestingInPrevention_Slides Presentation:\u00a0https:\/\/goto.webcasts.com\/viewer\/event.jsp?ei=1034543 (email: blackfriar@gmail.com) From Forbes: http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/brucejapsen\/2014\/06\/18\/how-corporate-america-could-save-300-billion-by-measuring-health-like-financial-performance\/ Bruce Japsen, Contributor I write about health care and policies from the president’s hometown 6\/18\/2014 @ 11:00AM\u00a0|2,724 views How Corporate America Could Save $300 Billion … Continue reading The Vitality Institute: Investing In Prevention – A National Imperetive<\/span> How Corporate America Could Save $300 Billion By Measuring Health Like Financial Performance<\/h1>\n<\/hgroup>\n<\/div>\n
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