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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Purpose:

To provide an employee wellness program that offers comprehensive preventive care with 100 percent coverage and value-based health purchasing to maximize chronic disease outcomes

Target Population:

GlaxoSmithKline’s 25,000 U.S. employees and their families

Program Goals:

  • To offer prevention programs that keep employees well and recognize health hazards before they become chronic conditions

  • To offer quality health interventions

  • To use innovation in its employees’ health care by using the newest prevention tools and treatments

Years in Operation:

2006 – present

Results:

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Funding:

Funding is provided through GlaxoSmithKline.

Key Partners:

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What Works and Why:

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Structure and Operations:

  • Covers the entire cost of preventive care, including physicals and well-child visits for its 25,000 U.S. employees

  • Pays 100 percent of the cost of medications and counseling that help employees quit smoking

  • Pays $100 cash incentive to any worker who participates in a health assessment questionnaire

  • Offers health fairs at the most populated GSK sites to make it easier for employees to receive health screenings

  • Has fitness centers and clinics at GSK worksites

  • Offers preventive screenings, physical exams and health plan benefits covering medically necessary treatments

  • Offers medication compliance programs

  • Has an initiative to combat cancer through risk-reduction, early diagnosis and access to quality care

  • Conducts a variety of public programs such as  a Diabetes Ten City Challenge and a Center for Value-based Health Management38

Barriers to Success:

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More Information:

http://centervbhm.com/lb/news_files/GSK%20Press%20Release%2008.28.07%20GSK%20Shares%20Results%20of%20Internal%20/Analysis.pdf

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