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Future 50 List of 2010

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) has awarded Midland Health to the Future 50 List of 2010. Midland was selected for this prestigious award from several locally headquartered, privately owned, non franchise organizations based on its strong revenues, profits and employment growth.

Midland Health is located in Butler, WI (one block west of Milwaukee) and increased employment by nearly 20% in 2009. They anticipate an additional 25% revenue growth in 2010.

Focus on Ideas and Certifications

Jo Steinberg, President of Midland Health, credits much of the company's growth to innovative ideas within the organization and increased demand in the corporate wellness and flu shot industry in Milwaukee and nationally.
Midland is a 100% woman owned, and certified DBE business and has taken advantage of contracts on local and national levels. These opportunities have led to unlimited growth. Since 2002 more than 100 organizations have partnered with Midland Health for their onsite wellness services, drug testing, and flu shot needs.

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Tags: MMAC, Future 50, Midland Health

Timeline of Major Provisions in the Democrats' Health Care Package (PDF)

Sunday, May 09, 2010

Click here for a timeline of the events to follow the Health Care Package.

Tags: Health Care Package, Healthcare Timeline, Events

How will President Obama's health care policies affect the health and wellness industry?

Sunday, May 09, 2010

President Obama and Vice President Biden stated the program would:

  • Require insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions so all Americans regardless of their health status or history can get comprehensive benefits at fair and stable premiums.
  • Create a new Small Business Health Tax Credit to help small businesses provide affordable health insurance to their employees.
  • Lower costs for business by covering a portion of the catastrophic health costs they pay in return for lower premiums for employees.
  • Prevent insurers from overcharging doctors for their malpractice insurance and invest in proven strategies to reduce preventable medical errors.
  • Make employer contributions more fair by requiring large employers that do not offer coverage or make a meaningful contribution to the cost of quality health coverage for their employees to contribute a percentage of payroll toward the costs of their employees' health care.
  • Establish a National Health Insurance Exchange with a range of private insurance options as well as a new public health plan based on benefits available to members of Congress that will allow individuals and small businesses to buy affordable health coverage.
  • Ensure everyone who needs it will recieve a tax credit for their premiums.

President Obama and Vice President Biden also plan to promote health and wellness.

Source: www.mbsconnect.com

Tags: Obama, Insurance Companies, Health Care Reform

Health Reform Gives Wellness Programs A Boost

Sunday, May 09, 2010

Here's a trend that seems to be emerging after the passage of healthcare reform: Companies saying they'll be cranking up their wellness programs as part of their cost-cutting initiatives.

The new law does offer opportunities to boost the number of companies that offer wellness programs, as well as the number of employees who participate in those programs. The bill also aims to make it easier for companies to track the effects of a wellness program and improve the program's long-term results.

Programs that don't depend on 'health status' factors

Employers that wish to implement a wellness program that doesn't depend on specific "health status" factors of employees - (i.e., overall wellness, fitness and any underlying diseases or injuries), must make the program available to all "similarly situated" individuals.

Under the current healthcare reform bill, here's a breakdown of what wellness programs can and can't offer:

  • Can reimburse all - or part of - a fitness center's membership cost
  • Can provide a diagnostic testing program that offer rewards for participation in the program - but not for results
  • Can encourage preventative care of a specific health condition
  • Can reimburse employees the costs of a smoking-cessation program - regardless of the results of the program, and
  • Can reward employees for attendance at periodic health-education seminars.

Programs that depend on 'health status' factors

Employers that wish to start wellness programs that depend on specific health factors must meet the following requirements under the reform bill:

  • Reward for wellness programs can't exceed 30% of the premium cost of employee-only coverage if the employee is the only individual who is eligible to participate in the program (20% under current HIPAA regs)
  • When wellness programs are available to dependents, reward cannot exceed 30% of the premium cost of the dependent's coverage (20% under current HIPAA regs)
  • Administrative agencies can reward wellness program participants up to 50% of the premium cost of coverage if they determine the increase is appropriate
  • All wellness programs must have a "reasonable" chance of improving participating individuals' health or preventing disease (programs cannot be "overly burdensome," used as a way to discriminate against employees based on health status factors or be "highly suspect" in terms of the method chosen to promote health and prevent disease)
  • Must give participants the chance to qualify for the reward at least once per year
  • Must offer a reasonable alternative standard to the wellness program if the program is "unreasonably difficult" because of an employee's medical condition or because the program is "medically inadvisable."

Source: hrmorning.com

Tags: Healthcare Reform, Wellness Programs, Cost-Cutting, Obama

Corporate Wellness & Healthcare Reform: A New Frontier (Whitepaper) Now Available.

Sunday, May 09, 2010

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Tags: Whitepaper, Midland Health, PDF, Healthcare Reform, Corporate Wellness, Health Screenings For Employees, Benefits, Lower Costs

Midland Health - On Site · Everywhere

Welcome to Midland Health Testing Services. We are not your average onsite health screening company. We Specialize in Health Risk Assessments (HRA's), wellness program design and implementation, comprehensive health screening services, and health care cost reduction. We are "On Site Everywhere!" specializing in serving companies with multiple locations and from groups of 25 to several thousand people nation wide.

Does your wellness provider insist on giving you
services you don’t really need in place of services
you want?

Midland Health knows wellness is not a “one size
fits all” solution. Every company culture is a little
different. We customize your wellness program to
your needs and your budget. Our comprehensive
Health Risk Appraisals (HRAs) help us identify the
risks and opportunities in your workforce. Then,
we make the recommendations and you make the
choices. Whether your company is located in a big
city or a small town, Midland Health will collaborate
with your HR team for optimal efficiency and program success.

Choose one or all of our comprehensive services:
• Health Risk Appraisals (HRAs)
• On-line appointment scheduling
• On-site biometrics and blood testing
• Venipuncture or finger stick
• Health Coaching
• Disease Management
• Flu Shots

We provide supplemental services for other wellness
providers and specialize in working with companies that have multiple locations. We can even provide programs in multiple languages.

We offer a variety of HRA's to choose from to fit every budget, along with affordable health coaching programs that work!

Looking for a drug screening location around the Milwaukee area? Look no further. At Midland Health we provide pre-employment drug screenings, random drug and alcohol testing as well as paternity(DNA) testing.

DOT (Department of Transportation) screening services are also available through our office located at 12523 W. Hampton Ave, Butler, WI 53007.

 

For more information on any of our services feel free to contact us at (800)898-8211.

Biometric-Based Health Plans (PDF)

Reproduced with permission from the Benefits & Compensation Digest Volume 46 Number 2, pages 1, 13-16, February, 2009, published by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (www.ifebp.org), Brookfield, Wisconsin. All rights reserved.

Statements or opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or positions of the International Foundation, its officers, directors or staff. No further transmission or electronic distribution of this material is permitted.