Appendix A: Glossary “Cadillac Tax�: an excise tax included in the new health care reform law that imposes a 40 percent tax on employer health plan costs exceeding $10,200 for single coverage or $27,500 for family coverage in 201836.
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Culture of Health: this is what must be created in order to have a healthy workplace. It includes having company leaders actively engaged in the effort, collaborating with healthcare providers and vendors whose goals are aligned with the company’s goals, establishing the right kind of incentives for employees and motivating all to improve their health. It involves a process of constantly tweaking the programs to fit the needs of all company employees37. Deliverable: a thing to be provided, especially as a product of a development process38. Disease Management: aims to manage a disease by keeping conditions from worsening39. Most health care has been operating on the level of disease management, treating a disease once it has already affected the body. Disease prevention: growing in popularity, disease prevention seeks to achieve and to maintain a level of health so that there is never an onset of disease40. Such employer sponsored programs