Small-business owners say cost of healthcare is their No. 1 issue

Small businesses continue to struggle with rising healthcare costs, according to the National Small Business Association’s 2018 Politics of Small Business Survey.

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The survey, conducted in May in June among 1,421 small-business owners, found controlling healthcare costs was the most common small-business issue brought to elected officials.

Forty percent of respondents said they contacted elected officials about the issue. That’s higher than the 38 percent who contacted elected officials about a local issue or the 37 percent who contacted elected officials about tax reform.

Read more about the survey here.

 

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