From the DETROIT FREE PRESS:
Employers looking for ideas to cope with rising health care costs might want to take a look at Oakland County, Mich.
Four years ago, the county government gambled on a new idea — spending $400,000 a year to promote better health for its employees. After several years of double-digit increases in health insurance costs, the county’s cost declined nearly 12% over 2008 and 2009….
The cost is well worth it, says Human Resources Director Nancy Scarlet — for the county’s bottom line and for the health of its workers…
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How easy it could be. All public employees must be non-smokers and not obese. All people receiving Medicare and/or SS must submit to random drug testing. Those two initiatives alone could save millions.