Public Health Research in Europe and beyond

The 17th Annual National Business Group on Health/Towers Watson Employer Survey on Purchasing Value in Health Care tracks employers’ strategies and practices, and the results of their efforts to provide and manage health benei ts for their workforce. This report identii es the actions of high- performing companies, as well as current trends in the health care benei t programs of U.S. employers with at least 1,000 employees (Figure 1). Respondents were also asked about specii c implications for their health care benei t programs attributed to the PPACA. The survey was completed by 512 employers,...