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Baby boomers unprepared for rising healthcare costs
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Nearly half (48%) of Americans between the ages of 45 and 70 years have no financial plans in place to protect themselves against outliving their assets and the rising cost of health care, should they live longer than they expected, according to a survey released last week by the Society of Actuaries.
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Incentives boost compliance rates, study finds
NORWALK, Conn. — Looking to boost medication compliance rates for patients? Cash incentives and interactive games might be a key.
That’s the finding from HealthPrize Technologies, a Web-based software company that conducted a feasibility study gauging how incentives and games can assist in increasing medication compliance. The company found that average compliance rates for patients given those incentives was 88%.