Papale M A, Lawless G D
Veritus Services Inc. , Pittsburgh, PA.
Empl Benefits J. 1993 Sep;18(3):19-21.
As the Lifestyle Advantage study continues, HPS expects to follow the utilization trends for a consistent group of participants and nonparticipants, maintaining full confidentiality. Several key issues will be addressed in the process: As the participation rate increases, will the claims payment gap between participants and nonparticipants be reduced? Can a company hope to see a return on an investment in a health promotion program? If so, over what period of time? Finding answers to these questions will contribute to the larger issues of long-term health care cost containment and health care reform.
随着“生活方式优势”研究的持续进行，健康促进服务（HPS）期望追踪一组固定参与者和非参与者的使用趋势，同时严格保密。在此过程中将解决几个关键问题：随着参与率的提高，参与者和非参与者之间的理赔支付差距会缩小吗？公司能否期望看到健康促进计划的投资回报？如果可以，在多长时间内？找到这些问题的答案将有助于解决长期医疗成本控制和医疗改革等更大的问题。
