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Aetna Accidentally Invalidates the Wellness Industry's 'Savings' Model
Al Lewis and Vik Khanna Link to more items from this source
[Opinion]
Oct. 28, 2015

"Aetna studied Aetna employees who, by Aetna's own admission, didn't have anything wrong with them, other than being at risk for developing metabolic syndrome, defined as 'a cluster of conditions that increase your risk for heart attack, stroke and diabetes.' In other words ... the subjects' 'diagnosis' was being at risk for being at risk. Not only did they not have diabetes or heart disease, but they didn't even have a syndrome that put them at risk for developing diabetes or heart disease. You and I should be so healthy.... And yet, Aetna reported savings of $1464/participant in the first year."  MORE >>

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