Employers who do collect and track waste-related data tend to take a more active approach to managing health care, either internally or through a vendor.

Employers are concerned about waste and inappropriate care in the health care industry, with the total mounting to an estimated $750 billion, but 60 percent of bosses aren't actively managing the problem.

That's according to a survey on employers' perceptions and actions related to waste in the health care system released by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions and Benfield, a part of the Gallagher Human Resources & Compensation Consulting Practice.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.