Link exists between a population’s health and a growing economy, higher incomes and lower unemployment

Published March 29, 2017

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association released the second edition of a Moody’s Analytics report that finds a direct link between a population’s health and a growing economy, higher incomes and lower unemployment.

Moody’s Analytics utilized the Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Index – a first-of-its-kind measurement of health for nearly every county in America. The BCBS Health Index identifies the health conditions with the greatest impact on the commercially insured and – paired with an analysis by Moody’s Analytics – how those conditions impact the economic well-being of communities.

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