Benefits Think Tip of the Day: Take the long view; invest in vision benefits

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According to a new study released yesterday from VSP, vision benefits help save employers — ka-ching! — nearly $3 billion in health care costs each year, associated with the treatment of chronic diseases detectable via an eye examination.

Analyzing costs at five major corporations with a total 90,000 employees, VSP finds that early detection of diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol yielded such savings in the first year alone, directly related to health plan, disability and employee termination costs.


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