Created Health & Wellness Task Force chaired by EVP & CFO to develop recommendations and a path forward
that addresses more preventative approaches to health
care with a view towards rewarding healthy behavior.
Joined the regional effort sponsored by the Pittsburgh
Regional Health Initiative to adopt and promote the
four “cornerstones” of value-driven health care:
a. Health Information Technology
b. Reporting on Quality
c. Reporting on Prices
d. Incentives for Quality and Value
Began a comprehensive evaluation of current health
care offering to employee base and how those choices
compare to the
objectives outlined in the four cornerstones above.
Allocated resources within the company’s three year Strategic Plan to invest in the suggested
recommendations from the Health & Wellness Task Force.
Although it’s racing to roll out
consumer-friendly aspects of the health care law before November’s midterm
elections, the Obama administration has just missed
the deadlines to set up task
forces on breast cancer and health care in Alaska.
The Senate approved emergency war funding and disaster
relief Thursday but a larger bill, packed with jobless
aid, business tax breaks
and other economic incentives, stalled in the House
amid rising deficit
concerns. more...
