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Hospital Indemnity Insurance a Key Voluntary Benefit

InterWest Insurance Services

Most employers offer major medical coverage to their full-time employees. For example, even with insurance, treating a broken leg or undergoing emergency appendicitis surgery can mean thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket medical costs. That leaves your worker exposed to a total out-of-pocket cost of over $7,600.

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Identify Your Workers’ Needs, Consider Costs before Open Enrollment

InterWest Insurance Services

With answers and feedback in hand you can create a benefits package that is more appealing to them, which in turn gives you a competitive edge when attracting and retaining workers. Engage employees and solicit feedback through quarterly employee-benefits round table meetings. That benefits both them and your organization.

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How to offer health insurance as a small business

Higginbotham

Although some small business owners may feel overwhelmed by the prospect of offering health insurance and other benefits, the many advantages can make the effort worthwhile. However, many small employers decide to offer health insurance anyway. Why Small Businesses Should Offer Health Benefits In the U.S.,