Bureau of Census and Statistics said that 76% of employees drove their cars alone to and from work and spent an average of $93 per month on commuting (Hirschman). Back injuries are among the most common complaints among employees and which have accounted for a large number of rising medical costs and workers' compensation claims (Bell 1991)
Moreover, mental health costs could rise due to early intervention but overall medical costs would generally decrease, proponents said (Hyland). Commuting benefits have helped reduce employees' commuting expenses and, in turn, cut employers' cost (Hirschman 2004)
Many other companies have been taking more aggressive and creative steps towards the treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of back injuries among their employees (Bell). In addressing the problems posed by rising health care costs, many other companies have been replacing conventional pension plans with less costly alternatives, such as a class-based pension plan (Papalla 2005)
And they were not workable if the owners or key employees were younger than most of the employees (Papalla). The analytical findings of a recent study of 358 local governments revealed that municipal governments provided part-time employees with benefits, which were significantly lower that those for full-time employees (Roberts 2003)
Municipal governments provided more benefits coverage for part-timers and this was viewed as desirable in enhancing these employees' equity, attain the municipal governments' public policy objectives, and cultivate better human resource outcomes (Robers). One more approach to reducing health benefits costs could be by separating mental health care from other benefits (Shoor 1993)
Reducing Health Care Costs full-scale health care benefits crisis appeared to loom as employers were reported to spend $300 billion annually on the health insurance of employees, their dependents and retirees (Weatherly 2004)
¶ … Hypertension II Cost of Hypertension The economics of health care depends on a progressive decision process that allocates scarce resources, in a manner that achieves the best overall outcomes (Alcocer & Cueto, 2008, p
population that does not have its blood pressure under control (reviewed by Trogdon, Allaire, Egan, Lackland, & Masters, 2011). The Higher the Risk, the Bigger the Benefit A recent study in Greece examined the cost-effectiveness of treating adults based on their smoking status (Athanasakis, Souliotis, Tountas, Kyriopoulos & Hatzakis, 2011)
This cost-effectiveness calculation is complicated by conditions or diseases that contribute to the morbidity and mortality of other conditions. For example, hypertension is often recognized as a direct-contributing factor to diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and cerebrovascular disease and aggressive hypertension treatment can't always be assumed to be cost-effective (Author, 2012)
S. dollar per capita annually in England and Wales (Barton, Andronis, Briggs, McPherson & Capewell, 2011)
With it currently accounting for 3 and 10% ($60 billion to $600 billion) of the total health care costs every year. (Amadeo 2010) This is problematic, because the underlying amounts of fraud are contributing to the problems that are occurring in health care
As they were implemented with the best of intentions; but have failed to address the issues that many health care providers are currently facing. (Conover 2004) Lifestyle Factors The lifestyle of an individual will play an important role in determining health care costs
People still pay substantial amounts of their health care out of pocket. This has led to medical costs being the number one cause of personal bankruptcy in the United States (Khazan, 2014)
Health Care Cost for Average Families Is Increasing Health care costs are increasing at their lowest rate in 20 years, according to recent studies (AON, 2015), but at 4.1%, these costs are still increasing faster than the rate of inflation (Patton, 2015)