{"product_id":"9781944648282","title":"The Company That Solved Health Care: How Serigraph Dramatically Reduced Skyrocketing Costs While Providing Better Care, and How Every Company Can Do the Same","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn 2003, Serigraph’s annual health care bill was its third largest expense and growing at a rate of 15% a year. Health care cost escalations were in danger of bankrupting their company. In order to significantly lower costs, company leaders knew they needed to take a radical approach.\u003cp\u003eSerigraph focused its strategies on three areas—consumer responsibility, primary care, and centers of value. In concert with other management methods, these tactics slashed costs while improving the quality of employee care. Instead of double-digit inflation of its health care costs, the company’s average increase dropped to 2.8%, far below the national average. Serigraph’s cost per employee actually dropped!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Company That Solved Health Care\u003c\/i\u003e offers effective, cost-cutting solutions to today’s business leaders. Learn about and apply some of these proven strategies at your company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover how you can:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdopt a consumer-driven plan so employees take ownership of their health care\u003cbr\u003eTake advantage of lean disciplines in your company’s health care plans\u003cbr\u003ePut the emphasis on primary care to keep people well and out of expensive hospitals\u003cbr\u003eFight for transparency in prices\u003cbr\u003eGuide employees though the pricing maze and lead them to centers of value\u003cbr\u003eUse “medical tourism” for your benefit\u003cbr\u003eChampion consumer protection laws to remedy medical overbilling\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BenBella Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033570230512,"sku":"9781944648282","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781944648282_p0.jpg?v=1763794400","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781944648282","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}