Date:11/13/2008

ing health and wellness as a core value of the organization will be the number one way to improve health care quality and reduce costs in the future.

Three-fourths of employers, 75%, use disease management programs to improve health care quality.

Retiree health benefits are still most commonly found with public employee plans and multiemployer benefit plans, 85% and 76% respectively.

Health Care Cost Control: Industry Approaches and Attitudes (Item #6535E) is published by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. It is 57 pages and costs $100 (I.F. Members $67). The publication is available as an e-book only. To order visit www.ifebp.org/books.asp?6535E or contact the Foundation Bookstore at bookstore @ ifebp.org or (888) 334-3327, option 4.

The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans is a nonprofit organization, dedicated to being a leading objective and independent global source of employee benefits, compensation, and financial literacy education and information.

This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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