CBS: Employers Offer Pet Health Insurance
(CBS) Rene Castro's cat, Mitsu, developed a uterine infection last year and needed a hysterectomy that cost $1,700.
The year before, his 6-pound Maltese dog, Princess, dislocated a disc when she fell off the sofa.
The bill for treatment including a CAT scan was $750. So Castro was thrilled when his employer, Lenox Hill Hospital, added pet health insurance to its list of optional benefits.
"Everybody went crazy," said Castro, who supervises the sterilization of instruments in the hospital's operating room. "I think it's great."
Lenox Hill is among a small but growing number of companies offering some form of pet health insurance to their workers.
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The year before, his 6-pound Maltese dog, Princess, dislocated a disc when she fell off the sofa.The bill for treatment including a CAT scan was $750. So Castro was thrilled when his employer, Lenox Hill Hospital, added pet health insurance to its list of optional benefits.
"Everybody went crazy," said Castro, who supervises the sterilization of instruments in the hospital's operating room. "I think it's great."
Lenox Hill is among a small but growing number of companies offering some form of pet health insurance to their workers.
Read more ...
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