Managing Disease

At Stirling Benefits, we are committed to helping people understand how disease may be prevented or treated by changing any or all of the risk factors that contribute to the diseased state.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, acknowledge the leading factors to the causes of death are smoking and tobacco use, alcohol and substance abuse, accidents, diet, lack of physical fitness, emotional and mental health problems and environmental health concerns. Thus, the main causes of disease in our nation are no longer communicable. Instead, chronic disease, lifestyle, and human behavior are now the main contributing factors in the causes of death in the United States and other industrialized nations.

Recent studies point out that 75% of today's healthcare dollars are spent on diseases caused by unhealthy lifestyles. As the cost of healthcare increases, employers are forced to cut benefits or pass increased costs to their employees. This response serves to treat the symptoms, but not the cause of the problem.

New low-cost/high deductible plans are gaining popularity for many employers. The responsibility to control cost is shifting to consumers. The good news... most individuals can improve their health through diet and a little exercise. Changing behavior is not easy but we can help.

Today, we are working with physicians to employ strategies that identify emerging health conditions of the people we serve, performing a vital mission that literally is changing people's lives every single day.