Some Firms Save Money By Offering Employees Free Surgery

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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 18:  Customers enter a Lowe's home improvement store on November 18, 2015 in South San Francisco, California.  Lowe's reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings with profits of $736 million, or 80 cents per share. compared to $585 million, or 59 cents per share, one year ago. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Lowe’s home improvement company, like a growing number of large companies nationwide, offers its employees an eye-catching benefit: certain major surgeries at prestigious hospitals at no cost to the employee.

Talking To Your Doctor About Out-Of-Pocket Costs Can Save You Money

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterubel/2016/02/17/talking-to-your-doctor-about-out-of-pocket-costs-can-save-you-money/#1158a8cd2953

Talking to Your Doctor About Out-of-Pocket Costs Can Save You Money Figure 2

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: January 2016

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: January 2016

Figure 2: No Single Health Issue Stands Out for Voters

Why employers are really cutting healthcare (it’s not Obamacare’s Cadillac tax)

http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-obamacare-s-cadillac-tax-20150825-column.html