Compared to offers you find direct from insurance companies
or on insurance quote sites. Average savings
increase with the size of your company.
Get exclusive pricing, preferred rates, and a broad range of benefits not available anywhere else.
Business Health Trust (BHT) is Washington State's premier health benefits cooperative. By leveraging the purchasing power of nearly 500 small companies, BHT is able to negotiate with leading insurance providers to bring you:
- Deeper discounts than you can find direct from insurance companies, from online quotes websites.
- Your choice of 12 medical plans.
- Additional discounts on products and services such as dental insurance, legal services, life, long term disability, vision insurance, and business travel insurance that you may not have access to on your own.
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