These Alabama Workers Were Swamped by Medical Debt. Then Their Employer Stepped In. - eviltoast
These Alabama Workers Were Swamped by Medical Debt. Then Their Employer Stepped In. - KFF Health News
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A decades-old manufacturing company opened a clinic and made primary care and prescriptions free for employees and their families.
  • abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us
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    3 months ago

    I had similar thoughts. The employer is offering a health clinic and a pharmacy, and now a summer camp for the kids.

    What next, a grocery store? I might be excessively pessimistic, but I worry this may eventually turn into one of those mining company towns. The company owner is benevolent so the employees are happy for now, but it doesn’t seem like the employees have any real power or say here…