| VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 8 | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 | http://www.rmpllc.biz |
As a subscriber to RMP Advisor, you've probably read our 10 Steps to Fixing Your Company's Healthcare. I encourage you to pull it out or download it again and re-read the 10 Steps. Why? Because the short-term impact of healthcare reform for most employers will be an increase in their costs. But you don't have to be like most employers.This month's feature, we focus on Step #5 in: "5 Steps to Reducing Your Pharmacy Costs." For many employers, prescription drug costs are a potential for substantial savings. By finding ways to control your organization's healthcare costs now, you'll create recurring dividends and realize even greater savings over the long term.
| David Edman Managing Partner Risk Management Partners LLC |
Just a Few Days Left to Register — 2010 Healthcare Purchasing Symposium
On September 14, 2010, Bridges to Excellence and Hildebrandt Baker Robbins will join us in sponsoring a symposium for large healthcare purchasers (250 employees or more) called "Closing the Efficiency Gap." Employers and other healthcare purchasers who seek greater "value" — better results at lower costs — will benefit from attending. It will be an exciting and informative session at the Pyramid Club in Philadelphia (1735 Market Street) beginning at 8 a.m. Advance registration is required.
Do you know someone who would be interested in attending this seminar?
5 Steps to Reducing Your Pharmacy Costs
Pharmacy costs are like healthcare costs — they're often out of control. And the biggest obstacle to controlling pharmacy costs and enhancing value is a fundamental resistance to change. It takes time to allay fear and overcome the barriers to change. But when you do, you'll find that you can rein in costs without reducing coverage, increasing co-pays, and charging employees more for their insurance. Read more.What's the Latest in Health Reform?  Here are some recent articles we found on the Internet to help keep you up-to-date on the health reform issue: |
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Small Businesses Skip the Health-Care Tax Credit |
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More than 3M Seniors May Have to Switch Drug Plans |
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — August 2010 |
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Medicare Gets Lifeline from Health Care Reform |
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Two New Studies: Health Reform Benefits Small Business |
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Public Sours on Health Care Reform as Midterms Loom |
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| Pain Awareness. As we age, we become aware of various aches and pain messages our body signals to our brains. If the pain is new and sharp, you should get medical attention immediately – especially if the pain seems life threatening. Other pains are ones we seem to just tolerate as they're due to old injuries or reasons that we understand. But if you don't know the cause and need to take pain-relief medicine for more than 3 days, be sure to check out your situation with a healthcare practitioner. | ||
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