Time to Get Real About Small Business Health Care Costs

nat rosasco • October 8, 2019

Rhett Buttle

This post originally appeared on Morning Consult.

While health care is a heated topic in the 2020 election and is sure to remain a focus throughout the campaign, the viewpoint and needs of small business owners and their employees are getting lost in the noise.

New national research from Public Private Strategies of 500 small- and medium-sized businesses sheds light on small business owners’ perspectives on their health care costs. The results are clear: The cost of providing health care to employees is the biggest problem small businesses face, and it’s a major issue for all types of businesses — newer, older, smaller and larger.