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How much things cost
1 Medicode National Fee Analyzer by Ingenix, 2002.
2 National Institutes of Health, "The Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation Trial," 1997.
3 National Association of Chain Drug Stores, "Industry Statistics," 2001.
4 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, "National Health Expenditures," 2002.

How Much Do We Pay/ How Much Does Our Employer Pay?
5 Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, "Consumer Driven Health Plans," June 2002.
6 The Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust, "Employer Health Benefits Survey," September, 2002.

Eat Responsibly
7 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity," 2001.
8 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity," 2001.
9 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity," 2001.

Practice Safety/Prevention
10 National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, "Economic Impact of U.S. Motor Vehicle Crashes," 2002.
11 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "National Bicycle Safety Network," 1999.

Manage Chronic Diseases
12 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity," 2001.
13 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity," 2001.

Step Up Physical Activity
14 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "National Health Interview Survey," 1997-1998.
15 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "Physical Activity Fundamental to Preventing Disease," 2002.

Save the ER for Emergencies
16 New England Journal of Medicine, "The Costs of Visits to Emergency Departments," 1996.

Request Generic Drugs
17 National Institute for Health Care Management, "Prescription Drug Expenditures in 2001: Another Year of Escalating Costs," May 2002.
18 Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, "National Health Statistics," June 2002.
19 National Association of Chain Drug Stores, "Industry Statistics," 2001.

Develop an Ongoing Relationship with Your Physician
20 New England Journal of Medicine, "The Costs of Visits to Emergency Departments," 1996.
21 Institute of Medicine, "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System," 1999.


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