January 09, 2025

Exploring Innovation in Preventive Care

A fresh look at updated screening guidelines and evolving testing methods to assist employers in evaluating ways to improve their members’ screening compliance and reduce hidden cost barriers to accessing preventive care.

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Employers play a significant role in promoting preventive care and improving the health of their employees. Preventive care is one of the best ways to reduce health care costs and improve the health and productivity of the population. By 2030, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 aims to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by one third through prevention and treatment and promoting mental health and well-being. A global minimum preventive care strategy can help to meet that objective.

Employers can invest in better preventive care programs in multiple ways outlined throughout this document. Doing so can limit cost increases over the long term and help employees navigate the health care system more effectively. Employers should also turn to their vendor partners and hold them accountable for promoting and monitoring compliance with preventive services and assisting with communication and engagement efforts. Improving preventive screenings and adoption of innovation in preventive care needs to be a multi-stakeholder, sustained effort. With a proactive approach, employers and their partners can make a significant impact on the health and well-being of their employees while also reducing costs.

External Resources

• USPSTF A and B Services List
• NHS Prevention Programme
• NIH National Cancer Institute- Breast Density FAQs

Business Group on Health-Related Content

• Supreme Court 2024 New Term Update
• Departments Issue Proposed Rule on ACA Preventive Services Coverage
• USPSTF and HRSA Issue Updated ACA Preventive Services Guidelines
• Impactful Interventions: The Role of Employers in Addressing Prediabetes and Diabetes Prevention
• Addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Four Key Areas for Employer Action
• Designing Incentives and Lifestyle Spending Accounts For a Modern Workforce
• Optimizing Your HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategies: Despite Much Progress, More Work Remains

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Resource Plan Design & Administration Preventive Services Primary Care