Study finds 40% of small business owners are ‘struggling’ with health care costs

Many owners of small and midsize businesses say they are struggling with the cost of health care premiums for their employees, according to a new survey, reports Becker’s Payer Issues. The survey, commissioned by online health insurance marketplace eHealth, found 40% of business owners say they are struggling to afford the cost of providing group insurance coverage to their employees, and 11% say they may have to stop offering coverage entirely in the future.