Fact Based List:

Elaine Pofeldt: 5 Smart Ways Small Firms Can Slash Health-Care Costs

  1. Negotiate harder - More substantial-sized small firms often have more leverage than they think
  2. Try the SHOP Exchange - A small business can define the amount of money it wants to contribute to premiums
  3. Convert to individual plans - Discontinuing group health insurance can be a hard sell to employees, they may be better off if you do
  4. Explore direct primary care - Primary-care physicians are partnering with employers to deliver affordable preventative and primary care
  5. Investigate health care–sharing ministries - The ACA offers members of a recognized "health care–sharing ministry"exemption from the penalty

Source: CNBC
Source URL: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102306190#.