Blue Cross offers small businesses option to join lower-cost large group health plans.

BLUE Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Insurance Co.; ACCESSPOINT Corp.; COSTAFF Services LLC; TRION Solutions Inc.

The article reports that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has contracted staffing and professional employer organizations (PEO) AccessPoint, CoStaff Services LLC and Trion Solutions to offer small businesses the option to join its large group health plans at a lower cost. Topics mentioned include the growth of the PEO industry under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, and the human resources services being offered by PEO including payroll and recruiting.