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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
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Health and Welfare Plan Management for Midsize Employers Conference
September 13-16
Las Vegas, NV
Learn more
2011 Wisconsin SHRM State Conference
October 12-14
Madison, WI
Learn more
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National CooperativeRx is a not-for-profit coalition founded and owned by plan sponsors to achieve higher value prescription benefits through volume purchasing, clinical solutions, actionable data and unparalleled customer service. For your sales and marketing needs, please contact us at 866-679-9479, extension 223
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Are you attending the Health and Welfare conference
in Las Vegas next week?
If so, we hope you have time to attend our workshop:
Evidence-Based Plan Design
Wed. Sept. 14, 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
We'll also have a table outside the lecture hall, so please feel free to stop by and say hello.
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Health.com. Keeping your weight within a healthy range is the most effective way to reduce your chances of developing diabetes, but there are four other ways to also reduce your risk. Meeting just one of the criteria reduces your odds of developing diabetes by 31% for men and 39% for women. What's your BMI?
The other four criteria are: being a nonsmoker or not having smoked for 10 years, getting 20 minutes of exercise at least 3 days a week, following a healthy diet and using alcohol in moderation, if at all. (MacMillan, 9/5) Full story
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CNN. Harvard research suggests that a woman's overall health is better later in life if she has 1-2 drinks per day. Her odds, when compared with non-drinkers, increase by 28% if she has 1-2 drinks per day and by 19% if she averages between 1/3 and 1 full drink per day. Even having just one or two drinks per week increased a woman's odds of good health by 11%. (Harding, 9/7) Full story
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New York Times. With the patent soon expiring, the drug company Pfizer wants to turn its cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor into an over-the-counter drug. Geriatrician Dr. Ken Covinsky explains in this article why he is against the idea, stating that it takes blood tests and monitoring to determine if someone should go on a statin, and leaving that up to individuals to decide on their own will put many people at risk. (8/31) Full story
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HealthDay. A new RAND Corp. study found that cities with fewer health plans to choose from experienced an average of 12% lower hospital costs, due to the health plans having more power to negotiate pricing. They determined that if there is enough competition to keep health plans honest, fewer health insurance plans (with larger member-groups) can be a good thing. (9/8) Full story
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HealthDay. The percentage of US adults using illegal drugs has risen to 8.9% of the population, with the most often used illegal drug being marijuana. Prescription painkiller abuse is also on the rise, with most abusers getting the drugs from friends or relatives. The good news is that methamphetamine and cocaine use are both on the decline, along with teenage drinking and tobacco use. (Reinberg, 9/8) Full story
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Kaiser Health News. Are you interested to see where the GOP presidential hopefuls stand on issues regarding health care? Although all the featured GOP candidates pledged to do away with the federal health care law, they vary greatly on other aspects of health reform. Click into the link for details. (8/26) Full story
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HealthDay. The average American household saw their income increase by 30% from 1999 to 2009, but spending on health care increased so quickly that it largely wiped out these gains. According the the RAND Corp., "health care costs have risen faster than the cost of other goods and services in the United States over the past decade, leaving many Americans financially worse off." (9/8) Full story
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