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By Staff, Editorial
Publication: Employee Benefit News
Date: Sunday, April 15 2001

Americans willing to pay for better benefits

Forty-five percent of American workers would favor an enhanced benefits package over a raise and they seem willing to pay for it, a workplace study sponsored by Consortium Health Plans shows.

Nearly two-thirds of American workers have implemented an open-wallet benefits policy indicating a willingness to pay more for additional benefits. The study conducted for Consortium, an alliance of 14 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans, also reveals that more than 80% of respondents designate health insurance as a major facto

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