How The Affordable Care Act Affects Workplace Wellness

As health care reform continues to be explored, it’s interesting to evaluate how it affects the workplace. Workplace wellness programs have become more of a trend due to the Affordable Care Act. The workplace wellness provisions have sparked research into the effectiveness of programs as well as added concern of shifts in health care costs due to the state of employee health.

“In a 2013 report, “Workplace Wellness Programs Study,” sponsored by HHS and conducted by Rand Corporation, researchers found that uptake remains limited, with fewer than half of employees undergoing clinical screenings or completing a health risk assessment. However, the report found “meaningful improvements” in exercise rates, smoking and weight control, though not in cholesterol levels.”

In addition, many employers expressed the reduction of medical costs due to wellness programs. The goal in creating and implementing these programs are to improve the health of employees and to control healthcare spending. By creating wellness programs and encouraging employees to participate in those programs, these facts can continue to improve.

Are you incorporating a new or improved wellness program in your workplace? There’s no better time than now to re-evaluate your wellness programs!

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Be Crystal Clear When It Comes to Your Policy

Imagine heading to take your semi-yearly cholesterol check and as you go to pay, you are quickly told that your plan only covers a test once every two years. When you are used to your tests being covered twice a year, that’s not a fun situation to be in, which is why it’s so important to make sure you are crystal clear on what the Affordable Care Act covers in your plan when it comes to lab testing.

Preventative Care Services are available at no additional cost to you through the ACA, but some details about that can become a little fuzzy and confusing. Based on your particular insurance policy, some lab testing services may no longer be covered or covered the way they may have been in the past. It’s necessary to double check with your provider so that there aren’t any surprises!

When the time comes and you need a lab test, keep in mind that we are your affordable solution to Take Control of Your Health® and keep your premium costs as low as possible. We WILL help you in the long run when it comes to your health and your wallet.

What’s Up With Health Care Reform?

ANY LAB TEST NOW®’s Health Care Reform & You Education Site

Are you frustrated with keeping up to date with health care reform? Prepare to be educated in the simplest way. We are dedicated to keeping you in the loop on everything you need to know about the latest changes in health reform, so we’ve created our micro site with you in mind.

With ANY LAB TEST NOW® it will be easier to help you Take Control of Your Health® and manage your health care budget. Lab testing is a big part of medical costs and we’re here to help you proactively handle your health by providing direct access to lab testing services. To do so, we have partnered with AmeriDoc Telemedicine Services. This will help you get a lab test, call the doctor on your schedule, receive a consultation with a certified physician over the phone, be able to upload your test results into your personal medical profile and pick up your prescription within hours, helping you save time and money. Learn more details at AmeriDoc.

Chocked full of useful information including articles, visual information, tools and additional resources compiled by industry experts and leaders, ANY LAB TEST NOW®’s Health Care Reform & You Education Site will make your life a whole lot easier.

 Check it out and let us know what you think or if you have any questions.

See How We Can Make Your Life Easy When It Comes to the Affordable Care Act

We’re getting excited for Thanksgiving, which is making us extra thankful! We are thankful for you and for our ability to help guide you through the Affordable Care Act. ANY LAB TEST NOW® is now acting as your right hand man when it comes to affordable healthcare. Want to know why? Because we make your life a whole lot easier by making the lab testing process simple, convenient and extremely affordable.

Be prepared because as the new year starts, so does the new health care reform. This means that you will be responsible for managing more of your health care budget. Lab testing can take up a large part of that budget… which is where we come in.

Tests have to be done in order to properly diagnose, so it’s inevitable, but it doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg anymore. ANY LAB TEST NOW is where you can afford your testing. Check out more details and how we can help you here. We shared what we are thankful for, now let’s hear it from you! What are you most thankful for this season?