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## The Benefits Blog

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## [The Amazon Effect](https://www.axialbg.com/blog/the-amazon-effect)

 By [Mick Rodgers](https://www.axialbg.com/blog/author/mick-rodgers) on May 4, 2020 1:48:13 PM

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**Is there a place for benefits advisors in Amazon & Co.’s health care model?**

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## [Breaking Through the Status Quo](https://www.axialbg.com/blog/breaking-through-the-status-quo)

 By [Mick Rodgers](https://www.axialbg.com/blog/author/mick-rodgers) on May 4, 2020 1:47:40 PM

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**There is a Movement Happening in Employee Benefits**

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## [2017 Adviser of the Year](https://www.axialbg.com/blog/2017-adviser-of-the-year)

 By [Mick Rodgers](https://www.axialbg.com/blog/author/mick-rodgers) on May 4, 2020 1:46:43 PM

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**A Revolutionary Thinker**

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## [Medical Tourism: A New Wave of Healthcare that’s Lowering Costs](https://www.axialbg.com/blog/medical-tourism)

 By [Mick Rodgers](https://www.axialbg.com/blog/author/mick-rodgers) on Dec 10, 2019 9:00:00 AM

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If someone were to mention “tourism” alone, this conjures up thoughts of sunny beaches, fun, relaxation, blue waters, and sinful indulgence (within reason of course). If the same person were to mention “medical tourism,” a term that refers to a type of travel for treatments that are elective and generally of an acute nature, you may be puzzled as to why someone would consider mixing tourism travel with medical treatments. The simple answer is to reduce costs and seek care that may be of a standard and/or quality that is better than what you may receive in your home country.

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