Latest National Business Coalition on Health Stories

DALLAS, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kraft Foods Group, Inc. was honored with the 2013 Healthy Workforce Productivity Award by the Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) and the National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) at the annual IBI/NBCH Health & Productivity Forum. The annual award recognizes leadership in the area of health and productivity and honors an employer that has worked with its employees to develop, implement, and measure an innovative health and...

Developed in collaboration with Consumer Reports, new resource helps promote good health care choices, offers employee resources for informed conversations with their doctors WASHINGTON and SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To make it easier for employers to educate their employees about the importance of talking with their physicians about their medical care, the National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) and Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH)...

February 25-27 conference features Sabre Holdings CEO Sam Gilliland, Walmart, Capital One and Greyhound SAN FRANCISCO and WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New strategies and solutions to better manage health and productivity will be offered to employers and benefits suppliers at the upcoming forum hosted by the Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) and the National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH). The 2013 IBI/NBCH Health & Productivity Forum will be held...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To help health care purchasers assess and manage the quality and efficiency of America's health plans, the non-profit National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) released the 2012 eValue8(TM) top performing plans, key findings, and 2013 RFI. A critical element of a purchasers' value-based purchasing strategy, eValue8 is an annual health care accountability and quality improvement assessment process used by employers and coalitions to gather...

Awards recognize efforts to improve health and health care WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The State of Tennessee was presented with the Employer Excellence in Value-Based Purchasing Award and the Puget Sound Health Alliance received the Value-Based Purchasing Membership Award today at the National Business Coalition on Health's (NBCH) annual conference. The recipients were recognized for their leadership and efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of the...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 400 health care leaders and stakeholders will convene in Washington to focus on improving health and transforming health care at the National Business Coalition on Health's (NBCH) 17(th) Annual Conference. NBCH is a non-profit, membership organization of purchaser-led business and health coalitions, representing over 7,000 employers and 25 million employees and their dependents across the U.S. The conference will be held in...

NBCH, CDC and NSC research finds need for additional tools and resources to help employers improve health of employers and community WASHINGTON, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While many U.S. employers are addressing obesity in the workplace, there is still much progress to be made as well as a need for tools and resources, especially among small and mid-size organizations, according to a survey more than 500 employers conducted by the National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH),...

CHICAGO and WASHINGTON, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In spite of employer fears, the financial impact of the provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have not been as significant as anticipated for most businesses and fewer U.S. employers responded that they plan to drop coverage due to the law's mandate than was reported in 2010. These are some of the key findings from a new 2012 employer survey conducted by the Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH) and co-sponsored by the...

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Saint Luke's Health System was honored with the 2012 Healthy Workforce Productivity Award by the Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) and the National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) at their annual Health & Productivity Forum. The award recognizes leadership in the area of health and productivity and honors an employer that has worked with its employees to develop, implement and measure an innovative health and...

Plans recognized for efforts to improve health and well being of members and communities WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH), a non-profit organization of purchaser-led business and health coalitions, honored Aetna and Cigna with the 2011 eValue8(TM) Innovations Awards at its annual conference. Sponsored by Novo Nordisk Inc., the awards recognize the innovative work of plans to develop programs that address critical health...