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PROFNET EXPERT ALERTS: Healthcare Reform 
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Sean Forbes , president of Virgin HealthMiles , a provider of technology-based employee health programs: “The new Republican-led Congress has voted to …

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A growing number of health insurance plans give “wellness incentives” to members who exercise regularly, eat healthy, participate in stop-smoking classes… (more…)

Happy New Year, everyone!

Many people take the start of the new year to refocus their energy and concentrate on their health.  It’s important to look at yourself and see what needs improvement, but why not take the same approach with your organisation? This year, make a corporate resolution to focus on the health and wellbeing of your employees to help stem your costs.  It may at first seem like too big a task. But health care costs have been steadily rising, and if we don’t do something now, our employees’ health will continue to decline while our costs will continue to climb. (more…)

Join us Thursday, January 27th, 2011 at 2pm EST for the webinar How to Finance your Employee Health and Wellness Program.

Prevention is the best strategy for companies to combat rising healthcare costs. But these skyrocketing costs make it difficult for many companies to afford employee health programs. What’s the solution to this catch-22? With smart plan design and the effective use of incentives strategies you can now finance employee health programs in an essentially budget-neutral manner. During this interactive webinar, Sean Forbes, President of Virgin HealthMiles, will discuss funding strategies and answer your questions. (more…)