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Companies turn to on-site clinics

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As companies try to rein in rising health care costs, workers in many industries are dealing with on-site health clinics. Large employers including Toyota Motor Co., Pepsi Bottling Group, Credit Suisse and Sprint Nextel have set up or expanded on-site health clinics in recent years.

Workers aren't forced to use these company clinics, but companies provide financial incentives including lower co-pays, deductibles and an ability to see the on-site doctor on company time.

But some workers and their advocates say the centers present a potential conflict. The same doctors taking care of the workers' private, ongoing medical needs may be in charge of treating them for work-related injuries, as is the case at Salisbury, Md.-based Perdue Farms.

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