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Partnerships between cardiac rehabilitation providers and worksite health programs under the Affordable Care Act may improve referral and participation rates for employees with cardiovascular disease.
Worksite health programs partnered with cardiac rehabilitation providers offer a promising strategy to improve CVD management and prevention among working-age adults under the Affordable Care Act.
Many people affected by cardiovascular disease (CVD) are working age. Employers bear a large percentage of the costs associated with CVD. Employers pay 80 times more in diagnosis and treatment than in prevention, although there is evidence that 50% to 70% of all diseases are associated with preventable health risks. As a result, the worksite is an appealing location to deliver health care.Cardiac rehabilitation has developed a track record of delivering improved outcomes for patients with CVD. Partnerships between cardiac rehabilitation providers and worksite health programs have the potential to improve referral and participation rates of employees with CVD. The current era of health reform in the United States that has been stimulated by the Affordable Care Act provides an ideal opportunity to reconsider worksite health programs as an essential partner in the health care team.
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Pinkstaff et al. (2014) conducted an editorial in Cardiovascular disease. Worksite health programs and cardiac rehabilitation partnerships was evaluated. Partnerships between cardiac rehabilitation providers and worksite health programs under the Affordable Care Act may improve referral and participation rates for employees with cardiovascular disease.
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