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Created in 1995, Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) is a United States national not-for profit organization with more than 700 members providing modeling and measurement tools across benefits programs, research and analysis, and a discussion and education forum.〔Molmen, William P. ("Be Sure You Know What to Wish For: Measuring Health-Related Initiatives in Your CDHC Program" ) CDHC Solutions, September 2007. Retrieved on May 24, 2010〕 IBI is an independent resource for health and productivity research, measurement and benchmarking.〔Parry, Thomas Phd. ("We're Missing the Point in Health Care Reform" ) Health News Digest, December 1, 2009. Retrieved on May 24, 2010〕 The Integrated Benefits Institute is supported by insurers, drug companies and employers.〔Freudenheim, Milt. ("Scant Drug Benefits Called Costly to Employers" ) New York Times, June 27, 2007. Retrieved on May 24, 2010〕 Examples of findings in IBI studies include: * Employers that shift too much of the cost of drugs to workers in their company health plans could wind up losing more than they save, through absenteeism and lost productivity〔Freudenheim, Milt. ("Scant Drug Benefits Called Costly to Employers" ) New York Times, June 27, 2007. Retrieved on May 24, 2010〕 * Employers severely underestimate the prevalence and lost productivity costs of depression〔Bridgeford, Lydell C. ("Study examines lost productivity and depression" ) Employee Benefit News, June 4, 2009. Retrieved on May 24, 2010〕 * The importance of addressing co-morbidities—employees with multiple chronic health conditions drive the largest effects on productivity loss〔Clifton, Joshua. ("Navigating Around the Hidden Health Iceberg and the Silver Tsunami" ) Risk and Insurance, April 20, 2009. Retrieved on May 24, 2009〕 * Companies that effectively manage health-related productivity as a corporate best practice also tend to be more profitable〔Wojcik, Joanne. ("Companies that aid worker health also aid bottom line" ) Business Insurance, February 22, 2010. Retrieved on May 24, 2010〕 ==Role in Health Reform== IBI has taken a public stance on health care reform in a September 2009 ''Employee Benefit Advisor'' article stating: "Obama must squarely address the issue of cost control, rather than just seek to reduce the number of uninsured Americans," says Thomas Parry, president of the Integrated Benefits Institute. “The untapped opportunity in the health care debate is to link better health, health care cost reduction and improved workforce productivity. This strategy not only will deal with a fundamental root cause of health care costs, but will also link health care reform to economic recovery.” IBI’s research was referenced before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, by Richard I. Smith, Senior Vice President of Policy and Research of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). During a hearing on prescription drug prices, Smith cited IBI’s research associating increased productivity among workers with conditions like rheumatoid arthritis as an example of major therapeutic gains achieved by the industry in recent years.〔Smith, Richard I. ("Before the U.S House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health" ) December 8, 2009. Retrieved on May 24, 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Integrated Benefits Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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