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How small businesses are keeping pace on health benefits, costs

Small employers are faring better than average when it comes to containing costs within their health insurance plans.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | Updated on August 24, 2017
Small companies are asking employees to should more health care expenses.

Small employers are faring better than average when it comes to containing costs within their health insurance plans, but are also asking employees to shoulder more of the expenses, according to a new United Benefit Advisors’ report, “Small Businesses Keeping Pace with Nationwide Health Trends. 

Based on the most recent UBA Health Plan Survey, the report finds employees across all plan types pay an average of $3,378 toward annual health insurance benefits, with their employer picking up the rest of the total cost of $9,727, according to the survey. Among employers with less than 100 workers, employees pay $3,557, with their employer picking up the balance of $9,474 — only a 5.3 percent difference compared with the overall numbers. 

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.

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