The Future of Corporate Healthcare Benefits

I am anything but a comp and benefits guy, but I wanted to share this fabulous Fast Company article for those of you who might.

A teaser...

"Staggering off a plane in Bangkok after a full day in the air, Shelton was met at the gate by the hospital's welcoming committee. They took his bags, checked him in for surgery, and drove him to the Bumrungrad Suites. He met his doctor the next morning, a young Thai who spoke excellent English. The ratio of nurses to patients, he noticed, was almost 1:1. Before he left, he had warned me, "If I start to feel too weird about it, I'm free to go," but his colonoscopy started early and went smoothly; he checked out the same afternoon.

Sitting comfortably back in his office in Myrtle Beach, Shelton says he wouldn't hesitate to return. Even for a $60,000 surgery? Sure, he said. What's more, savings on this scale would keep these surgeries available to his neediest employees, those who might have gritted their teeth through the pain rather than pay to go under the knife. In short, he's giving Bumrungrad his stamp of approval. Barring any unforeseen fallout from the city council, Myrtle Beach employees will soon find themselves at the forefront of globalized medicine."