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My fellow Americans, the state of Asheville is strong

Jason Sandford January 16, 2008

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

That’s what Iowa’s governor says, anyway:

So, in an effort to save the state millions and improve the lives of thousands, we will institute a new state employees’ wellness initiative. After all, wellness and prevention are the key to reducing costs, reducing medical claims filed, and reducing the number of procedures performed, and most importantly, keeping people healthy.
This has already been done in places like Asheville, North Carolina. Over a three year period, the city of Asheville cut their medical claims in half for their employees by encouraging fitness and managing chronic disease. I believe we can, too.

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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A to the P January 16, 2008

That’s one take…the other take is in three years we a have lost health insurance coverage at a lot of jobs….

Can’t file claims if you don’t have insurance.

And since the Restaruant boom and factory bust we have been experiencing…almost all our new job growth is in non insured service sectors.

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zen January 16, 2008

Step one might be losing weight – like Lighten Up 4 Life, eh?

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