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Wellness programs battle rising costs

Health care costs have been on the rise for years. Greedy insurance companies, more expensive medical technology, government involvement or lack thereof the reasons cited by the talking heads seem almost endless.

By Amanda McGrory-Dixon | Updated on November 02, 2011

Health care costs have been on the rise for years. Greedy insurance companies, more expensive medical technology, government involvement or lack thereof—the reasons cited by the talking heads seem almost endless.

Some also point to an aging work force as a source for rising health care costs, but this one work force issue may not necessarily be the whole picture, says Kerry Anne McGeary, professor of health economics at Ball State University. Instead, McGeary believes the many chronic diseases that are affecting the work force are to blame.

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