As healthcare costs rise, small business owners are taking an interest in ‘Medicare for All’: survey

Fierce Healthcare September 11, 2019
Paige Minemyer

As small business owners struggle to address rising healthcare costs, many are open to a swath of ideas to mitigate these expenses—including “Medicare for All,” a new study shows.

Researchers at the Commonwealth Fund conducted a national survey of 500 small employers—defined as those with 500 or fewer employees—and interviewed small business owners and industry experts by phone or through focus groups.

They found that healthcare costs are a top issue for these employers—37% said it was their top concern, beating attracting new customers or rising state and federal taxes.

Two-thirds (69%) of these businesses said the problem is only getting worse, and the smallest businesses tended to feel the strain of healthcare costs the most. Among...

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