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Identify ways to reduce costs for health care benefits. Please identify possible methods that may be useful in cutting costs. Show the necessary steps and explain how you attained that outcome. Relate the answer to a medical service company.

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Prevention, COOPs and other ideas for reducing health care costs are provided.

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If the organization is small, joining in a sort of coop or networking with other groups, like nonprofits, to try to get a reduced rate, with more people, is one way to reduce the cost of benefits.

Also, offering perks to employees who actively participate in prevention will help cut costs. Classes, and ...

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