Health-care costs are a pressing concern at every level in the economy, from individual households up through companies of all sizes on up to state and federal governments. Many companies that want to continue offering or to start offering some level of health insurance to their employees are struggling with a cost spiral that seems out of control.
Your task: Identify and discuss thoroughly five ways companies are reducing the cost of providing health-care insurance for their employees (other than eliminating this benefit entirely). Look beyond your own company for ideas.
Create a preliminary work plan for your informational report. (You can use the sample Work Plan on p. 324 of the text or a similar plan of your choice.) Your work plan should include the following:
Statement of the Problem
Purpose and Scope of Work
Sources and Methods of Data Collection
Preliminary Outline
Note: You do not need to include the Task Assignment and Schedule in your work plan.
