Health Care Cost Containment Report |
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ADMINISTRATION OF UTILIZATION AVERAGE RATINGS BASIC PLAN CO-PAY companies compensation costs COMPENSATION PLAN comprehensive major medical Concurrent Review control healthcare costs control workers CORNELL UNIVERSITY COST CONTROL MECHANISMS COST OF WORKERS Cost Per Employee COST SAVINGS COVERAGE RESTRICT dental EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAM employees represented factors Figure 19 Figure 20 Firms reported GROWTH IN WORKERS health benefit issues health plans HEALTHCARE COST CONTROL HOSPITAL BILL REVIEW impact on medical increase in workers managed care medical plan costs MEDICAL PROTECTION moderate impact number of claims number of employees NUMBER OF WORKERS Occupational Injuries Outcome percentage PRE-CERTIFICATION presented in Figure prevalent medical plan Program components reported in Figure reported increases responsible for rising retiree medical plans rising costs RISING HEALTHCARE COSTS Second Surgical Opinion SIIA firms SIIA member firms SIIA survey Sources of Growth Steps Taken SUBSTANCE ABUSE SURGICAL CLAIMS SURVEY PARTICIPANTS TPA firms UNION COMPOSITION Utilization Review Programs WORKFORCE