Toyota will build a $9 million medical clinic for employees and their families at its new San Antonio truck factory. The clinic will provide primary care including eye care, dental services, pediatrics, laboratory tests and physical therapy. The decision to offer more comprehensive services onsite means the company likely will spend more for primary care and prescription drugs, but the additional costs should be offset by a drop in more expensive hospitalizations and specialty care. Toyota will measure the success of the clinic by monitoring employees' health indicators, such as smoking cessation rates and blood pressure levels, and by tracking expenses. Toyota will not require employees to use the clinic but will charge higher copayments and deductibles for workers who seek care elsewhere.

See full story in Detroit News, Toyota's health cost cure: A clinic at the plant site.