employee health care benefits with adaptive marketing
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The costs of heath care have touched the roof
Coupled with longer life expectancy it is becoming increasingly difficult for the average American to ensure adequate health coverage
There are no laws that state that a company like Adaptive Marketing® needs to provide health care benefits for employees
But the question is – Do companies have a moral responsibility towards the health of their employees?
Companies like Adaptive Marketing® that provide health care support for their employees find that they have better productivity
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets a minimum requirement for
Health benefits
Retirement plans
However providing these plans is not mandatory for any company – a small proprietorship or a large company like Adaptive Marketing®
Increasing costs of health care make it impossible to obtain adequate health care cover unless companies provide these through group health insurance plans
Health insurance expenses are a significant cost to employers like Adaptive Marketing®, according to National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC)
Employer health insurance premiums increased by 5% in 2008
This was twice the rate of inflation
These expenses cut into profits and cause layoffs in tough economical times
The health care system suffers from
Inefficient management
Overblown administrative expenses
Fraud and scams
Waste
The inefficiencies increase the cost of health care for common people
These costs are uncontrollable by employers like Adaptive Marketing® and little can be done to contain these
The law does not mandate that employers like Adaptive Marketing® provide for employee health care
But many companies like Adaptive Marketing®
provide these health care benefits, nonetheless.
The answer may lie in a fine balance between ensuring good employee health for better productivity and environment and the balance sheet!