Small business employers have a difficult time providing coverage for themselves and their employees due to rising health insurance premiums. As a result, small businesses offering coverage declined from 68% in 2000 to 59% in 2007. At the same time, a larger proportion of the population is heading towards self-employment as contractors, consultants, and independent agents. Thus, small business owners, and the self-employed in particular, will need new options for purchasing affordable health care coverage.
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| Author: | Policy and Advocacy [4] |
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| Published: | July 2012 |
| Type: | Health Brief [5] |
| Language: | English [6] |
| Topic: | Health policy [7] » Data and research [7] Health services [8] » Public health [8] Health policy [9] » Health care access [9] Health policy [10] Health policy [11] » Health care reform [11] Health policy [12] » Health disparities [12] |
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