Man walking down a path between mazes While every employer hopes to implement fast, effectivechanges in their benefits plan, the truth is that what's fast israrely effective, and what's effective is rarely fast. (Image:Shutterstock)

Many patients are fed up with the health care industry, and it'snot hard to see why. The fact that costs for the same medicalprocedure can vary so wildly is proof enough that people are beingbetrayed by an industry that should be helping them. Thisunfortunate pattern also exists among benefits advisors, many ofwhom swear they can help your company combat high medical costswithout being able to deliver on the promises they make.

Thankfully, though, business owners can help themselves andothers in the fight against deception in the benefits industrysimply by being aware of how to spot an honest and ethical benefitsadvisor. By asking the right questions and looking for the rightanswers, you can eliminate deceptive advisors from your pool ofoptions and end up with an advisor that will deliver on thepromises they make for your business.

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