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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
59th U.S. Annual Employee Benefits Conference
October 20-23, 2013
Las Vegas, NV
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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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IFEBP Conference
Are you attending the 59th Annual IFEBP Conference in Las Vegas this coming week? The conference provides a well-rounded program offering ideas for dealing with difficult situations, innovative approaches for seemingly impossible dilemmas and a strong grounding for meeting your fiduciary obligations.
National CooperativeRx will be there, so if you see us be sure to stop and say hi!
For more information on the conference, click here.
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HealthDay. Remaining unchanged for the past decade, the obesity rate for Americans is still 1/3 of all adults. A person is considered overweight with a BMI over 25, and obese with a BMI over 30. (Thompson, 10/17) Full Story
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Reuters. Are Epi-pen needles too short? They may be, if the person in need of them is obese. Because Epi-pens work best when injected into muscle, the needle may not be long enough in some cases to effectively get through the layer of fat. This means the medicine will take longer to reach the blood stream and potentially lead to an unnecessary death. A longer needle is being developed. (Doyle, 10/17) Full Story
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Time. Already known to increase the risk of respiratory and heart disease, air pollution has now been linked to cancer. The World Health Organization stated that when it comes to cancer, it now considers air pollution to be even more dangerous than smoking. (Dockterman, 10/17) Full Story
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USA Today. "U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius admitted Wednesday that the troubled launch of the federal government's new health insurance exchange hasn't gone as planned." Technicians are still fixing the glitches. States running their own exchanges have faced fewer problems, most likely due to their smaller systems and therefore being able to react more quickly to issues. (Pallarito, 10/17) Full Story
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Bloomberg. A new California law is imposing stricter laws on certain chemicals in goods. For example, Johnson & Johnson will have to remove formaldehyde from their baby shampoo if they want to continue selling it in the state. Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen, and Johnson & Johnson has already been selling formaldehyde-free baby shampoo in Europe. (Coleman-Lochner, 10/17) Full Story
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