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Perks & preferences How important are benefits to potential travelers when selecting a travel company? Insurance (health/vision/dental/life/disability) Housing Personal support from travel company Reimbursements/allowances Shift premiums Retirement programs Licensure assistance Bonuses Professional insurance (liability/malpractice) Tax advantage plan Continuing education Consulting services Rental car Awards programs Product and service discounts Employee stock purchase plan Free products and services 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 would-be travelers aged 55 to 59 felt this way when considering staffing organizations. Less than one-third of interested providers between 50 to 54 years of age ranked the programs as “extremely important.” At the time our survey was conducted, the markets were a bit more stable, and a majority (79%) of current and previous travelers stated they preferred 401(k) plans. Still, there was an increase of current and previous travelers opting for IRA savings plans—an average of 19% this year compared with 12% in 2006—with former clinicians more likely to choose this option (24%). Nearly three-fifths of travelers said the traditional corporate pension program is their least preferred savings plan. Reimbursements and allowances As with other financial matters, travelers, like the general public, may be looking to recoup as many of their expenses as possible, increasing the importance of this benefit. The “most preferred” reimbursements and allowances to current and former mobile providers were travel (70%, up 14 points from 2006) and health insurance (54%, up 33% over past figures). Licensure was most preferred by 29%, with continuing education (15%), tuition (9%), and day care (2%) rounding out the field. » Percentages represent respondents ranking each non-compensation-related benefit as “extremely important.” Professionals interested in the mobile lifestyle were more likely than current travelers, on average, to consider retirement programs as crucial to their decision-making process. Twice as many—up to 44 years of age—ranked this benefit as “extremely important,” and two-thirds of Circle Career Card No. 603 30 Healthcare Traveler November 2008 www.healthcaretraveler.com http://www.aureusmedical.com/?src=004-001-001 http://www.aureusmedical.com/?src=004-001-001 http://www.healthcaretraveler.com

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Healthcare Traveler - November 2008 Editor’s Desk Contents In a Flash Paws for Thought Field Notes You Said It Perks and Preferences A Latitude Adjustment Drug Update Clinical Tips Advice of Counsel Cityscape Advertiser’s Index Name It When In. . . It’s in the Bag Contest Rules Big Deals Tax Facts Going the Distance Allied Corner Classifieds Tales from the Road

Healthcare Traveler - November 2008

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