title: Why small business is sick over health costs.
abstract: Overwhelmed by the cost of paying for health coverage, many small employers see their only options as cutting coverage, cutting staff or going out of business--any of which is bad news for communities and hospitals. There are creative alternatives to traditional insurance, and experts advise small businesses to explore those before taking drastic steps.
authors.forename: Dave
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carpenter
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D017049:Employer Health Costs / Q000639:trends*; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D015271:Insurance Pools; D020402:Medical Savings Accounts; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D020415:Personnel Downsizing; D011340:Problem Solving; D014481:United States