‘It Sucks’: Spiking Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of rising health insurance costs on small businesses, featuring an employer's perspective from Chicago.
An employer in Chicago describes how another year of rising premiums forced her to consider dropping her workers’ insurance. Guest: Rachel Bernier-Green , Founder and CEO, EJ Consortium Learn more and read a full transcript on our website . Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news. Support this type of journalism today, with a gift . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Tradeoffs
Guest: Rachel Bernier-Green
Topics covered
- health insurance
- small businesses
- rising premiums
- employee benefits
- health policy
Keywords
- health insurance costs
- small business insurance
- premium increases
- employee health benefits
- Chicago employer
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: EJ Consortium
Places: Chicago
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