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Taking Care Health Newsletter

Lifestyle accounts for 87.5 percent of health care claims costs.1 The Taking Care newsletter covers the most current health care topics and provides members with the information they need to make healthy lifestyle decisions every day.


1Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne (IPFW) 2006 Study, United Business Media. “New IPFW Study Finds 87 percent of Health Claims Lifestyle Related — Study Using Benicomp(R) Advantage Reinforces Value of Rewarding Healthy Lifestyle Choices.” http://sev.prnewswire.com/health-care-hospitals/20070104/LATH06204012007-1.html, Accessed March 2008.
One way we address lifestyle is through our award-winning Taking Care newsletter, which provides credible, practical and timely information to help consumers stay healthy and choose appropriate levels of health care when needed. Taking Care features strategies for healthy lifestyles, informative articles on common medical conditions, credible information about the latest medical studies and headlines, and targeted information to drive health and wellness priorities.

Additional Taking Care Newsletters

Healthy Living After 50 – Encourages people in the second half of life to take a proactive role in their health and well-being. It features wide columns and large print on non-glare paper for easier reading.

Your Guide to Better Health – Focuses on self-care and disease management with articles on common themes about living with a physical or emotional condition. This newsletter is designed for Medicaid, blind and disabled members, and is written at a fourth-grade reading level.