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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
National CooperativeRx Annual Member Meeting April 24, 2013
Madison, WI
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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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Spring Annual Meetings
National CooperativeRx just held its Annual Meeting in Anchorage, in partnership with the Health Care Cost Management Coalition of Alaska. It was a great success with strong turnout, and some really positive feedback regarding this year's speakers. Now that we've wrapped up the meeting in Anchorage, we begin to look forward to our Annual Meeting in Madison. This year's speakers are Dr. Michael O'Donnell, Ms. Laura Putnam, and Ms. Trisha Torrey. Our theme of the year is Navigating Health Care Consumerism, and we hope as many of our members as possible are able to attend. For any interested members, the event in Madison will offer continuing education credits for Insurance and HR professionals with each of our 3 main presentations. The Madison Annual Meeting takes place April 24th at the Monona Terrace.
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HealthDay. 79M Americans have prediabetes, yet only 11% of them are aware of it. Prediabetes is determined when a person has higher-than-normal blood sugar levels. 30% of prediabetics will develop type 2 diabetes within a decade, but many could slow or prevent the disease with exercise and a healthy diet. (Reinberg, 3/21) Full Story
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Time. The American Heart Association has stated that the same recommendations that could prevent heart disease could also prevent cancer. Following 6 of their 7 tips is proven to decrease a person's risk of cancer by 51%. Their recommendations are: be physically active, keep a healthy weight, eat a healthy diet, maintain healthy cholesterol levels, keep blood pressure down, regulate blood sugar levels, and quit smoking. (Sifferlin, 3/19) Full Story
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Reuters. AstraZeneca will cut 2,300 jobs in an effort to turn the drug company around. Along with cutting sales and administrative jobs, the company will invest in scientific research to fill it's dwindling drug pipeline. (Hirschler, 3/21) Full Story
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HealthDay. The US government has given up its fight to get tobacco companies to put graphic warning labels on cigarette containers. An appeals court upheld a prior ruling that the labeling requirement infringed on First Amendment free speech protections, and the next step would have been to petition the US Supreme Court. (Reinberg, 3/20) Full Story
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The Huffington Post. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is celebrating its third year. This article reviews some of the successes of the ACA in the past 3 years, and some pieces of the law that will be implemented in the future. (Levi, 3/20) Full Story
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Bloomberg. People who are on Medicare and using discount drug plans may not be saving taxpayers any money by using those plans. Pharmacists have said that preferred pharmacies may cost the US more money because their prices can be higher than prices found at other pharmacies. (Wayne, 3/20) Full Story
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