Month: January 2009

A CEO’s perspective on reducing health care costs

On June 12, the CEO of Safeway (Steven Burd) wrote an insightful piece for the Wall Street Journal titled "How Safeway is Cutting Health-Care Costs."  After an analysis of their health care costs in 2005, Mr. Burd found that 70% of the health care costs that Safeway is facing are driven by behavior-related items.  In particular, [...]
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A fresh look

Welcome to the corporate blog from incentaHEALTH.  Called "incentaHEALTH Insights", our blog dives into the questions of the day related to health care and wellness.  We are at a tipping point where the unchecked increase in health care spending is capturing the attention of everyone, from business executives, to policy makers, to individuals looking to gain [...]
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