Small Business Owners Struggle To Keep Up With Health Care Costs For Workers

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/11519

New reports conducted by Small Business Majority looked at what the hurdles are for small business owners throughout the country to secure health insurance for employees. Jesse Russell report.

One of the studies looked at the state of Wisconsin which found that the number one issue for small business owners when it comes to healthcare reform is “controlling costs.”

John Arensmeyer, is founder and chief executive officer of Small Business Majority and he explained some of the studies findings:

: Of those that do offer 70 percent says there is a real challenge and they are struggling to do so. That’s similar to the 72 percent national numbers. What we’re seeing is it is harder and harder for small businesses to offer insurance and that cost and affordability are far and away the single biggest issues for those that don’t offer and fear of those that do of being able to continue to do that.

[jody]

1. Small Business Owners (SBO) are exceptionally vulnerable when workers cannot perform their jobs.

Health care programs that cover SBO will help those business survive and grow.