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• Message from Our CEO
• News From Dean Health Plan
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• The Value of Palliative Care and Advance Directives
• Receive the Care You Need, When You Need It
• Comprehensive Help for Neonatal Intensive Care Patients
• Questions and Answers: Prenatal Care for You and Your Baby
• Fibromyalgia:
  When Pain Takes Over
• Eat Heart-Smart
  When Dining Out
• You Can Eat Right
  While Spending Less
• Stuffed Cabbage Soup
• The No-Excuse
  30-Minute Workout
• Looking for the Most Up-to-Date Provider and Prescription Information?
• Who Do You Call First
  When You Need Care?
• Eat Smart for School Smarts
• Greater Fish Intake May
  Lower Risk for Diabetes
• Turn Off the TV
  to Live Longer

Dear Members,

I’m Lon Sprecher, the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Dean Health Plan (DHP). Leadership recently transitioned to me from former CEO Bob Palmer, who is now the full-time CEO at Madison-based Navitus Health Solutions LLC, a pharmacy benefit management company owned by DHP. While I’m new to the CEO role, I have worked in close partnership with Bob and the Dean leadership team as the president and operating officer since 2006. Providing you with exceptional customer service and quality health care is our focus, and you can rest assured that this commitment will continue throughout my leadership.

On the topic of partnership, I want to talk about our relationship with Dean Clinic and SSM Health Care. Together Dean Clinic, SSM Health Care, and DHP form an integrated system of hospitals, doctors, and health insurance that provides you with a coordinated and superior level of service and care. One way we leverage this partnership is our comprehensive website — deancare.com. What you may not be aware of is the abundant health and wellness information available to you at deancare.com/wellness.

Health Tools, Stress Management & More!

The tabs at the top of the Wellness page — Health Library, Health Tools, Recipes, and Stress Resources — feature valuable health and wellness information. The Health Tools section allows you to calculate your BMI, calculate calorie burn, find your ideal weight, track your child’s growth, and much more. Click on the Stress Management tab to find excellent tools to help manage your stress level by completing simple exercises in the privacy of your own home. The Health Library lists several health issues and articles that can help you along the best path to managing your every day health. And don’t forget to check out the Healthy Recipes section where you can browse a collection of recipes submitted by Dean’s dietitian — complete with nutrition information to keep you on track and eating healthy.

Especially for DHP Members

Click on the Dean Health Plan tab to check out information about the WIN Program, browse a list of DHP Healthy Partners that offer discounts just for being a DHP member, and learn about our Quit For Life^® Program.

I encourage you to take advantage of these complimentary member services. Please feel free to contact me directly at 800-336-3302 or via email at dhp.ceo@deancare.com.

Sincerely,

Lon Sprecher
President & Chief Executive Officer

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