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TRUE OR FALSE: 1) Medical cost management is the job
of the employee and patient? True or False
False, in order to manage costs patients, providers and plan
sponsors must
work together.
2) No more than fifty percent of employer health care costs are preventable?
True or False
False, actually 70% of health care costs are preventable if
employees and
patients could modify their lifestyles. For Hershey Entertainment &
Resorts Company, this equates to approximately $5.6M annually.
3) Quality medical care is hard to measure, and exists more as a perception
of the patient's experience.
True or False
True, although from a corporate and employee perspective, it would be
useful to have a metric that is readily available and understandable to
the patients - who are the consumers.
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