GM Cracking Down On Employee Health Care Abuses

Andrew Stoy — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:30:00 EDT

The Wall Street Journal today reports that General Motors is beginning a comprehensive health care plan audit in an effort to trim waste and fraud among hourly employees. The company spends nearly $5 billion per year on health care, a number that experts say could be cut by as much as 5% simply by removing ineligible dependents from employee plans. Like whom? Divorced spouses, girlfriends and grown children, for example. Employees have until August 20 to voluntarily remove ineligible dependents, so heads-up guys: Just 'cause they live in your trailer doesn't mean they can get their Lamasil on the General's tab. [WSJ, Sub. Req.; Photo Credit: Cleveland Free Clinic]

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GM Cracking Down On Employee Health Care Abuses