That is down from 58 percent in 2003. In comparison, roughly 90 percent of employees in firms with 100 or more employees were offered and eligible for health insurance in both 2003 and 2010, according to the report.
Other findings from The Commonwealth Fund’s report included:
• Only 34 percent of employees making $15 per hour or less at small firms were offered and eligible for their employer’s health plan compared with than 70 percent of low-wage workers in larger firms.
• Forty-five percent of employees in small businesses said they had trouble paying medical bills in 2010.
• Two-thirds of small-business employees said they were turned down when they tried to buy their own coverage, found it hard to find coverage they needed and/or found it hard to find affordable coverage.
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