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Employees are eligible for evidence-based preventive treatment if they are at risk for heart disease and stroke. The foundation of heart attack and stroke prevention for those at high risk is cholesterol management. Insurance will cover for up to 6 visits a year for cholesterol management. If employees reach recommended treatment goals, they may become eligible for premium discount in 2014. 

Cholesterol problem can be simple or complex. Minimum treatment targets for high risk patients are LDL cholesterol less than 100 mg/dl (less than 70 mg/dl for very high risk patients), LDL particle number less than 1,000, non-HDL cholesterol less than 130 mg/dl, HDL cholesterol over 40 mg/dl for men and over 50 mg/dl for women and triglycerides less than 150 mg/dl. Treatment range from non-drug approach to single drug to combination drug therapy. Some treatment goals can been achieved in two months, some may take two years.