Anthem in Dayton, Ohio, Offers Employers Ideas to Cut Healthcare Costs

By Kevin Lamb, Dayton Daily News, Ohio

Jun. 16–Employers can learn about the health-promotion elements of Anthem 360-degree Health at a free June 25 seminar from the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. The disease-management component has saved company $280 for every $100 spent, by reducing medical expenses and improving productivity for people with asthma, diabetes, heart disease and other chronic conditions.

Other elements of 360-degree Health include health coaching, preventive-care reminders and a 24/7 NurseLine for answering health questions. Chamber president and CEO Phil Parker called the package “a great tool for employers to lower health costs and maintain a more productive work force.”

Anthem representatives will answer questions and provide health screenings at the June 25 seminar from 8 to 11 a.m. at Sinclair Community College. To register, call the chamber at 226-1444 e-mail anthem360@dacc.org or go online to www.dacc.org.

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