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Survey Shows Small Business Employee Preferences on Medical Advice

    Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 05/28/2010 - 17:34

    Saving on Medications Tops List

    It’s no doubt that American’s are looking for ways to save on health care costs. CIGNA recently issued the results of a survey of consumers across the country that found that employees at small companies (250 or less employees) are more likely than those employed by larger companies (251 or more employees) to look for ways to save money on prescription drugs.

    The same study found that 60 percent of consumers are willing to spend 30 minutes on a Web site comparing health costs and services if it will save them $100. Yet, only 40 percent say that they have actually compared prices for their prescriptions, even though switching from a brand name drug to a generic drug can save $200 per year on average per prescription.

    Additional survey findings include:
    ·    Employees of smaller companies are more likely than those employed by large employers to ask their doctor (65 percent) and pharmacist (61 percent) for ways to save money.
    ·    Compared to those employed by larger companies, people who work at smaller companies are also more likely to ask their physician for the most cost-effective drug.
    ·    Regardless of the size of their company, men are more likely (43 percent) than women (30 percent) to take what their doctor tells them to without asking questions about generic alternatives. HBM

    CIGNA offers several tools and tips to help people make better and more informed health choices and save on health care. Visit www.cigna.com/learn4yourhealth.
     
    Previously published in the April 2010 issue of HOME BUSINESS® Magazine, an international publication for the growing and dynamic home-based market. Available on newsstands, in bookstores and chain stores, and via subscriptions ($19.00 for 1 year, six issues). Visit www.homebusinessmag.com
     

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