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Published March 05, 2012, 01:29 PM

Some small companies working to make health pay

While 99 percent of U.S. companies with 200 or more employees offered health insurance in 2011, just 57 percent of those with fewer than 50 workers offered benefits, according to research from the Kaiser Family Foundation. But in certain industries, health insurance is already essential to attract good employees. That forces entrepreneurs to figure out ways to afford coverage.

By: Jackie Crosby, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

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