Survey finds small businesses favor health care reform - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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The report with new polling of Wisconsin smallk businesses owners was released on a media callMonday co-sponsored by and . The statewide survey of smalkl business owners conducted by Small Business a national small busines advocacy organization focused on healtycare reform, found that affordability is the primary obstacle to small business owners obtainin g health insurance. Eighty-four percent of smallp businesses not offering healtuh insurance saythey can’t afford to, whilse 70 percent of those who do are strugglingf to provide it.
Smalkl business owners also see the cost of health insurancer as a significant barrier to entrepreneurship and say reforj is important in helping theeconomu recover. “Small business owners aren’t shirking theitr responsibility where health careis concerned,” said John founder and chief executive officer of Smal Business Majority. “They feel a responsibility to provid health care for their employees and are willingy to do their part in fixingy ourbroken system.
” The report found 75 percenty of small business owners support having the option of a private or publix health insurance plan as part of health care They also believe employers, insurers, the government and healthb care providers should share the responsibility for making coverage more “The findings in the Small Business Majoritty poll of Wisconsin small business owners parallel what we have been hearin all over the state,” said Robert program director for Citizen Action of “Skyrocketing health care costs are a tremendousx burden on Wisconsin small businesses, and small business owners strongl support fundamental reform.
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