Eight health care issues you should watch

PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute issued a press release in which it predicted eight issues that will dominate health industry discussions in 2008. Click here for the report.

Editor’s Note: As we move into primary season, case managers should review these predictions and see where the candidates on both sides of the aisle — and even those in the middle — stand.

60 Summits

The 60 Summits Project is a grassroots approach to transforming North American disability benefits and workers’ compensation systems and the outcomes they produce.

Editor’s Note: If you are involved in workers’ compensation or disability management, this is a movement you may want to investigate. Click here to read more about the initiatives and progress of the 60 Summits Project.

You can also read an article in the October/November 2007 issue of Case in Point titled “Workers’ Compensation Awaits an Overhaul,” written by Richard Scott, senior writer with Dorland Healthcare Information. To develop the article, Richard interviewed Jennifer Christian, the founder of the 60 Summit Projects. To access the article, visit the Case in Point website.

Do you have long-term care insurance?

Read the results from the AHIP Survey — you may be surprised! Check your benefit package so you can see where you stand. Click here to read the surprising results.

Editor’s Note: Case in Point covered issues pertaining to long-term care in its October/November 2007 issue. Click here to access the back issue.

Sleep disorders may lead to type 2 diabetes

Disrupting sleep damages the body’s ability to regulate blood-sugar levels, potentially raising the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Click here to read more.

Editor’s Note: Case in Point covered sleep disorders in its December 2007/January 2008 issue. To read the article, visit Case in Point’s main page; to hear the interview with Dr. Clete Kushida, associate professor at Stanford University, click here to access the Clinical Focus page.