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Guest blogger Linda K. Riddell reviews the new book Cracking Health Costs (Wiley, 2013). Are you likely to read it? Share your thoughts in the comments. —Andrea Davis, Managing Editor
Tom Emerick and Al Lewis’s book, Cracking Health Costs, takes on a big challenge: To arm employers against the “epidemic of prevention, diagnosis and treatment.” With a quirky mix of irreverence and science, it busts myths about wellness plans and outlines practical, effective steps that employers can take.
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