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In today’s economy, the cost of health and medical insurance, worker’s compensation, and other benefits for employees continues to rise. Lee County desires to design and implement a customized Employee Health Clinic and Benefits plan that could reduce cost, impact the county’s ability to maintain a healthy workforce and promote our county as a desirable employer with flexible health benefits. A county sponsored health clinic would offer employees an alternative to paying co-payments for routine medical treatment, while helping to reduce the county cost of providing health insurance. Efforts would also be made to utilize data from the current health insurance provider and employee/retiree surveys to identify the chronic conditions, unique to these employees, and offer health educational opportunities and services to meet their needs. In collaboration with CLEW (Committee for Lee Employee Wellness), efforts will be made to increase employee moral and encourage employees to be proactive about their personal health, and the health of their families by offering preventative health care programs.
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