America's Agenda Appoints Dr. Janis DiMonaco to Board of Directors

Dec. 12, 2011 - PRLog -- America’s Agenda: Health Care for All - a non-profit organization that brings together national labor unions, businesses, health care providers and government leaders who share a common commitment for  affordable, high-quality health care -  announces the newest addition to its Board of Directors, Dr. Janis DiMonaco, President and CEO of Health Management Concepts, Inc. (HMC Companies).

America’s Agenda has an unrivaled record of building and supporting comprehensive health care reform campaigns in states across the country. America’s Agenda is working directly with employers, unions, and healthcare provider partners nationwide to re-engineer the way health care is delivered to members of labor and employer health plans. America’s Agenda goals include significantly reducing health costs, while driving continuous improvement in the quality of care.

Dr. DiMonaco is a visionary who recognized and understood the need for healthcare management supporting the total population of an organization and their diverse needs. Her leadership guided HMC to its position as an innovative healthcare management provider that focuses on creating successful, customized solutions for Funds and employers nationally. Dr. DiMonaco has been instrumental in integrating HMC programs with other health care providers resulting in HMC clients having a full-range of seamless best-in-class care management services including wellness and prevention programs, disease management, pharmacy benefit management employee assistance and managed behavioral health care programs.

Doug Dority, President of America’s Agenda: Health Care for All, notes “We are encouraged and excited that HMC, an organization whose work in promoting health is so highly regarded in the labor community, is joining America’s Agenda as a member and partner. HMC will enhance our capability of bringing labor and employer health plans real solutions to meeting the challenges they face." HMC continues to differentiate itself from other Wellness and Disease Management companies because they provide unique, customized programs reaching out to all individuals in an organization.

According to DiMonaco, “Our analytics are helping organizations detect key drivers of their organizations healthcare cost. Once we identify the health conditions that are the most costly and require the most personal attention, we are able to customize our care management and wellness strategies to address the needs of the affected members. The ability to customize our program components and our flexibility in administering to client needs are the cornerstone of our success.”

HMC leads through its delivery of healthcare programs focusing on chronic care education and management, health promotion, and disease prevention. Their approach is key to containing the rising costs of health care through improving and maintaining the health status of workers, retirees and their families. According to Marc Blum, Executive Director of America’s Agenda: Health Care for All “With HMC on the team, America’s Agenda is in a stronger position to help achieve health care delivery transformation among the most innovative employer and union health plans that can become a model for the rest of America.”

For more information or contributions to America’s Agenda: Health Care for All, contact Mark Blum at mblum@americasagenda.org. Contact Laurie Gioielli at HMC to learn more about creating an effective, successful Wellness & Health Management Program for your organization. Laurie Gioielli may be reached via phone at: 1-413-263-6683 or online at: lgioielli@hmcebs.com.

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Health Management Concepts, Inc. (HMC Companies) specializes in administering health care management services for Employers, Taft-Hartley, Public Sector and Joint Labor/Management programs.