The City of Lynn improves the health of their Employees and reduces costs for the City During a period when most municipalities are shifting healthcare costs onto employees, the City of Lynn has reduced out-of-pocket costs for members and realized significant budget savings by using Abacus’ behavior-based approach to support...
Surge in diabetes related complications leads to dramatic rise in hospitalizations
In an article published this week in the Journal American Medical Association Network (JAMA Network) by Edward W. Gregg, PhD1,2; Israel Hora, PhD1; Stephen R. Benoit, MD1 risks of lower extremity amputation, kidney failure, and cardiovascular events along with hospital admissions among patients diagnosed with diabetes are on the rise as compared to the 10 previous years. In...
Scholle IPN improves the health of their Employees and reduces costs for the Company
Scholle IPN employees and family members living with diabetes receive a tremendous benefit through the Abacus Health Solutions (Abacus) Diabetes Care Rewards Program. The program provides a private and confidential support service that helps members with diabetes more effectively manage their condition. The results are better health and lower costs...
Children’s of Alabama Saves Money for the Hospital and Employees by Enriching Benefits
Children’s of Alabama employees and family members living with diabetes receive a tremendous benefit through the Good Health Gateway® Diabetes Care Rewards Program. The program provides a private and confidential support service which helps Children’s health plan members with diabetes to more effectively manage their condition. The results are better...
Abacus Health Solutions Helps EMC Support Employees with Chronic Conditions
Abacus Health Solutions (Abacus) announced today that EMC is leveraging the Abacus Good Health Gateway® platform to support EMC employees with diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure). The Good Health Gateway platform, which includes technology and behavioral economics, supports users of the platform in better managing their health.The platform engages,...