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U.S. Workers Are ‘Giving Away The Store,’ Costing Firms Billions

By Guest PostFebruary 11, 2012Economycable tv, clay voorhees, ethics, florida state university, free good, groundbreaking study, hamburger, illegal practice, insurance, michael brady, michael brusco, michigan state university, ramifications of sweethearting, recreation, retail, service employees, sports, sweethearting, tit for tat

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Nearly 70 percent of the nation’s service employees give away free goods and services – from hamburgers to cable TV – costing companies billions of dollars a year, according to a groundbreaking study.

Clay Voorhees, study co-author and marketing expert at Michigan State University, said one of the best ways to combat this illegal practice – called “sweethearting” – is through better screening of job candidates. (more…)

Use of Out-of-Network Services May Explain Higher Health Care Costs For Women

Women generally have been paying higher health care costs than men for many years, and this trend appears to be continuing or worsening since the major economic downturn began in 2008, according to Susan Busch, associate professor of health policy in the Yale School of Public Health.

Busch believes women’s use of out-of-network services might explain, at least in part, this discrepancy. (more…)

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U.S. Workers Are ‘Giving Away The Store,’ Costing Firms Billions

Use of Out-of-Network Services May Explain Higher Health Care Costs For Women