Originally Posted by lillie

...I do just want to tell you a small startup I used to work for used Trinet for their HR and benefits. (http://www.trinet.com) Same concept - it pooled lots of small businesses together so it could offer good insurance and other benefits.

The best insurance I've had was when I worked for a company that went through TriNet. However, I believe the company has to have a minimum of 5 employees, the employees have to work at least 30 hours to get coverage, & the employer has to pay 80% of the employees insurance premium. There is also a 'per employee' admin charge, which if I recall correctly was about $130 per month per employee. You add all that up & you're looking at a significant chunk of change.

Solving the current health care crisis would go a long way to helping small businesses.