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To: westpacific who wrote (2728)	10/21/1998 7:28:00 PM
From: westpacific	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3725

Look at this article: Stated as the first cardiovascular risk reduction program implemented on a national scale. Managed care is waking up to the prevention model as a way to reduce costs and get better patient satifaction. This is required as the boomers age. Here is part of the article dated 09/29/98 MINNEAPOLIS (September 29, 1998)- – United HealthCare Corporation (NYSE:UNH), a leading diversified health care organization, with Cardiac Solutions, is launching a nationwide program for members to effectively reduce the risks and effects of cardiac disease – the number one killer of Americans. United HealthCare's Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program is a personalized, targeted, disease management program for United HealthCare members with cardiac disease. Its purpose is to prevent the progression of cardiac disease and the resulting hospitalizations. Results of a pilot project in North Carolina were so outstanding after just 12 months that United HealthCare will be implementing the program in all health plans. It's the first time a cardiovascular risk reduction program has been implemented on a national scale. The findings of the pilot indicate that the Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program's combination of personalized, protocol-based care has resulted in better health, improved lifestyle habits and a higher quality of life for members suffering from coronary artery or ischemic heart disease. At the same time, members have benefited from improved compliance with best clinical practices, reducing subsequent hospital admissions and emergency room visits. Specifically, United HealthCare of North Carolina, Inc., compared 12 month's of data on 143 people in a control group that received "traditional" care with a year of data on 148 people enrolled in the program. Seventy-two percent of both groups were male and the average age in the groups was 54. The enrollee group had 73 percent fewer emergency room admissions and 40 percent fewer hospital admissions. Compliance with drug therapies was virtually 100 percent. And total medical costs for participants (including program costs) were 21% lower.