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Growing
Fast: Neighborhood Health Centers
When Marie Joseph's nephew had an ear infection, she didn't take him to the doctor. Instead, like a growing number of medical consumers, she took him to a
neighborhood health center for fast and affordable care.
Whether called RediClinics, MinuteClinics or other names, the
cost and convenience of the centers are why they are catching
on fast nationwide and showing up everywhere from CVS
pharmacies to Wal-Marts.
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Kiosks
Dispense Free Generic Drugs
Aetna and Blue Cross are among the insurers paying to install the drug kiosks in medical
offices in hopes of increasing
generic drug use and reducing
health-care costs.
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Alcohol
Awareness at Work
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Do
you know how to manage the risks of
employees with alcohol problems and
know where legal protection begins
and ends?
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My
View: The Missing Middle in the
Health-Care Insurance Debate
The Canadians are moving toward our
private health care system while the
United States seems to be moving
toward their public approach.
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Real
People, Real Answers Success Story
Viola
Perch was overwhelmed by the
dizzying array of options for
Medicare Part D coverage
that is,
until she turned to The Benefit
Advocates and got the help she
needed to select the plan that best
fit her needs and lifestyle.
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Fewer
Workers Taking Health Insurance
The Kaiser Family Foundation found
that employees of companies required
to pay more than half of the cost of
health insurance are much more
likely to opt out of coverage.
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Drink
to Shrink
Many
mistake thirst for hunger when what
their bodies really crave is water.
A University of California study
found that this common mistake has
significant implications for weight
loss.
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An online publication of The
Benefit Advocates, 514 S. Stratford Road, Suite 301
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103-1823, 1-800-344-5677.
Linda Carter, Editor, May 2006
Contact us at info@benefitadvocates.net
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