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Why GE, Boeing, Lowe’s, and Walmart Are Directly Buying Health Care for Employees

Harvard Business

Participating employers benefit from the quality assurance of the ECEN’s rigorous center selection process and the financial savings from paying competitive, pre-set rates for bundled care negotiated between participating hospitals and HDP. In late 2012 Geisinger initiated ProvenCare Lumbar Spine.

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What a Changing NAFTA Could Mean for Doing Business in Mexico

Harvard Business

The possibility of a contentious renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has led to delayed or canceled investments in what has been one of Latin America’s most economically stable markets. Companies would like to see process improvements and better infrastructure at the border to reduce costs to import.