Keeping employees healthy is one way of keeping them on the job; this in itself is insurance against absenteeism. Absenteeism is not the only cost a company has to deal with, however, there is also the cost of the treatment, negligence on the part of doctors, irresponsibility on the part of pharmacists and extravagance on the part of certain employees.

This article deals with ways to reduce medical costs; it exposes medical rip-offs and billing mistakes that cost a fortune and offers cost saving ideas for slashing medical bills.