Consultants have told some large employers they can save money by dropping health insurance in 2014 and funneling employees into insurance exchanges under the new health care law, according to a report by congressional Republicans.

Staff for Republican lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee asked companies represented on President Barack Obama's jobs council for statements and internal presentations made about the law.

Their remarks in a report Thursday show that some employers expect the law to increase their health care costs.

But several who were mentioned in the report told The Wall Street Journal they have no plans to drop their health insurance coverage.

The committee's report said that "while no member of the council indicated that they were considering dropping their coverage at the current time, the temptation to drop coverage or provide a bare minimum level of coverage remains."