Small businesses employ nearly half of American workers. One expense that’s taking a toll on business owners and their employees is health care, and the price is going up. Employers expect health benefit costs to increase nearly 6% per employee in 2025, according to the consulting firm Mercer. One Midwestern company is trying an alternative to traditional health insurance to keep people covered while keeping costs down. Correspondent Dan Lieberman travels to Michigan to see how the new option is working for the staff of TentCraft.
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