Furthermore, 40 percent of chemicals firms surveyed say their investments are targeted at preventive, control-based risk management with a focus on loss prevention.
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Holtz-Eakin said the plan would also encourage insurers and health care providers to deliver better health and disease management as well as more preventive medicine such as anti-smoking programs, which he said would further reduce costs.