Ryobi has contracted with OnSiteSolutions, a new company formed by Major Hospital, that will provide a clinic at the plant that workers and their families may use. Employees who subscribe to Ryobi’s current insurance plan will enjoy the added convenience of free visits to the clinic and some free generic medications.

According to Jeff Williams, director of Human Resources at Ryobi, the goals are to save money for Ryobi on health-care costs and provide better health care for its workers.

“It is a win for everybody,” Williams said. “It helps us control costs and keeps our workers healthier.”

Williams said health-care costs are averaging a 10 to 14 percent jump each year when health-care and prescription costs are averaged, and it is a serious problem for the bottom line of all companies unless employees are constantly asked to pay more.

Ryobi is located on 58 acres at 800 W. Mausoleum Road and has 687 full-time employees. Around 600 of them take the company insurance, which costs employees about $32 per week for the family plan premium but costs Ryobi, which is self-insured, approximately $8,500 per employee each year by the time medications and treatment costs are averaged for the entire workforce.

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