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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 11:03 AM Original message |
Does IBM get a better rate for Health Insurance than Joe's Garage? |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. #1, IBM Self Insures |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 11:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I think most large companies do the same thing |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
2. Generally yes, but it depends.... |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
3. I'm not sure, it wasn't very large ... |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
4. Economy of scale. "Buying in bulk" gets you a lower price. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
5. Of course tthey do, they get better rates than the co. I worked |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
6. Manpower is one of the largest employers in the world. |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. Some large employers also have healthier employees |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
9. The real solution is to expand the pool to include 350 million Americans |
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