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Archive Home > 2010 > March > 15 > Deschutes paid $136K last year for massages

Deschutes paid $136K last year for massages

The county says the massage benefit for employees aims to reduce costs by keeping health issues in check, but it has no data to support that

By Hillary Borrud / The Bulletin
March 15, 2010

Deschutes County paid more than $136,000 for massages for its employees in 2009.

County officials say the massages are intended to save the public money by preventing employees’ health issues from worsening. But they haven’t explored whether that’s true since the massage benefit started in....

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