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GlaxoSmithKline

Do More, Feel Better, Live Longer

Company Overview
  • Type of industry: Pharmaceutical
  • Number of employees: 25,000 U.S. active

Program Components
  • Health Risk Appraisal (HRA)
  • Preventive screenings, physical exams, and generous health plan benefits covering medi¬cally necessary treatments by quality providers
  • On-site fitness centers and clinics
  • Tobacco-free workplace and nutritious choices in cafeterias
  • Health Enhancement Assistance program
  • Medication compliance programs
  • Health education, interactive toolkits, EAP, and Lifeworks for a healthy life-work balance
  • Initiative to combat cancer through risk reduc¬tion, early diagnosis and access to quality care (www.cancergoldstandard.org)

Program Highlights
  • Comprehensive preventive care program with 100% coverage
  • Value-based health purchasing to maximize chronic disease outcomes

 “GSK health care strategy embodies three principles. The first is prevention—it’s cheaper to keep people well. Second is the use of quality driven interventions to deliver quality outcomes, and third, is innovation to provide new prevention tools and medical treatments.” - Chris Viehbacher, President of US Pharmaceuticals for GlaxoSmithKline
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