Research Reports

Studies indicate that premiums for employer-sponsored health coverage are rising at a rate of 7% to 8% a year—according to a survey recently conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET).

With the new edition of this best-selling IOMA Research Report, you can take a unique look at the problem of out-of-control health care costs—and get the tools to effectively control them.

Everyone at every level of an organization—from the CEO, CFO, HR executives, and benefits managers down to the most recently hired front-line employees—is affected by runaway health care costs.

Finding ways to manage rising health care costs is crucial to the health of the organization's employees and also its bottom line.

Based on an in-depth IOMA survey of 320 HR and benefits professionals from companies of all sizes, as well as case studies and expert commentary, this must-have report provides you with a look at what is working now and what is on the horizon for your employee health plans.

This 300+ page report covers:

• Health care cost increases: causes and trends
• Factors and processes that affect health cost control
• Shifting a greater share of health care costs to employees
• Managing vendor relationships
• Managing prescription drug costs
• Preventing chronic diseases
• Instituting wellness programs
• Adopting consumer-driven health care

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Click here to review this report's Table of Contents and Introduction.