The UAW’s retiree trust fund and the carmaker are launching a two-year pilot program in southeastern Michigan open to all workers and retirees in the group. The goal is to "bend the cost curve" of healthcare by treating chronic diseases, which account for 61 percent of health costs, early on. The pilot is modeled after a program at Boeing, which successfully cut costs by 17 percent. (Ref. 130434)
Between 1,200 and 1,500 unionized workers and retirees are expected to join this voluntary program on the recommendation of their doctors as of July 1. Those workers suffer from five chronic diseases – diabetes, asthma, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. They will be assigned a personal care nurses, constantly available on the phone, via email or visits. Each nurse will be limited to as many as 125 cases. They will coordinate patient
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