Prevent and Control America's High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible. Partner With Us to Create a Healthier America: Real Possibilities for America's Insurance and Managed Care Companies
This sheet contains ideas for activities and initiatives that health professionals can undertake to combat high blood pressure in their organizations. A useful tool for those advocating high blood pressure prevention and control initiatives by insurance companies and managed care organizations, and those considering undertaking these types of activities in their organization.
Prevent and Control America's High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible. Partner With Us to Create a Healthier America: Real Possibilities for America's Insurance and Managed Care Companies, NIH Publication Number 04-5255. 2004. Single sheet, 1 side. 8.5" x 11". Full Color.
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Originally published by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH Publication No. 04-5255). U.S. government work, public domain. Reproduced as archived reference, not current guidance.
Prevent and Control America’s High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible
Partner with us to create a healthier America
Real possibilities for America’s insurance and managed care companies
Improve the health of your subscribers and enrollees and reduce the personal and health care costs associated with high blood pressure. Join the National High Blood Pressure Education Program at the National Institutes of Health and 46 other national organizations in the fight to prevent and control high blood pressure.
We have created “Mission Possible” to mobilize all Americans to reduce the more than 1 million heart attacks, strokes, and kidney failure cases caused annually by high blood pressure. With your help, this Mission is Possible.
Support Subscriber
Offer Premium Incentives: Develop programs to reduce claim costs by rewarding lower blood pressures with lower premiums.
Education Programs: Reinforce client relationships through such efforts as helping develop worksite heart health programs.
Help Get the Word Out: Provide tips on high blood pressure prevention and control in monthly premium statements, newsletters, and e-mailings as a value-added service.
Improve HEDIS Scores: Create programs to educate and reward participating physicians on using best blood pressure prevention and control practices.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National High Blood Pressure National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Education Program
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/missionpossible
Archived page, reproduced from a 2006 copy. It is reference material, not current guidance.