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Employee dietary habits affect productivity

Employers striving for a more productive workforce may want to begin their mission in the cafeteria. Employees with balanced diets have 10 times more energy, compared to workers with poor dietary habits, reports ComPsych Corp. in its 2008 Health & Productivity Index.
Taking off: Expectations for medical tourism continue to soar

Morgan Armstrong had heard a lot of casual talk about medical tourism; however, discussion on the subject had been growing louder over the past six months. So, the president of Plan Benefit Services, a Columbia, South Carolina-based employee benefit advisory firm hosted a meeting with his clients where he shared what he knew on the subject and asked the employers what they thought.
Separating self-funding fact from fiction

Fifty-five percent of the employers in the United States with more than 200 employees partially or completely self-fund their health plans. Yet despite the prevalence of self-insured plans, there is still misinformation about them.

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Benefits CE

Members can find discounted classes through the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans.