Main Street Freedom Alliance

A new survey found that despite rising healthcare costs, employers - big and small - remain committed to providing coverage to their employees. Congress should make it easier for more small businesses to do so. https://lnkd.in/edpUnD6e #healthcare #insurance #employeebenefits #smallbusiness #smallbiz #employers #employees

There's a proposal to cap the tax-free amount available for healthcare expenditures, including amounts paid by both an employer and an employee, according to the Republican Study Committee's budget proposal. https://lnkd.in/e8cD9QTc #employeebenefits #healthcare #insurance #healthpolicy #healthcosts

For small businesses that provide health insurance benefits, insurance premiums may be a significant portion of their cost of conducting business. Among small employers that don't offer health insurance, 65% cited cost as the most important reason. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eW487frb #healthcare #healthinsurance #healthpolicy #smallbusiness #employeebenefits

Colorado and Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Boards move closer to restricting access to prescription drugs for millions of residents. https://lnkd.in/e8MkGwan #healthcare #prescriptiondrugs #drugprices

This week marks the 50th anniversary of ERISA - the law that allows large, multistate employers to provide uniform benefits to employees no matter where they live or work. Employer-sponsored healthcare has been and continues to be extremely popular, and for good reason. Employees receive robust benefits at low costs, unlike government-run programs. Small businesses deserve the same opportunity to provide quality coverage at low costs. As we celebrate ERISA this month, don't forget to call on Congress to extend the same opportunity for quality coverage to Main Street America. https://lnkd.in/euw-cZBM #ERISA #employeebenefits #ACA #healthcare #insurance #healthcoverage #healthpolicy #Congress #smallbusiness #smallbiz #MainStreet

Small businesses want to offer health benefits to their employees but are constantly fighting against increasing rates and rising healthcare costs. It's a losing game that large employers aren't forced to play. https://lnkd.in/e5rT-_6j #smallbusiness #healthcare #employeebenefits #insurance

Small businesses all over the country are struggling to offer their employees health insurance. This article from an outlet in central Ohio highlights the struggle for local businesses. https://lnkd.in/eGfTTDn3 #Ohio #smallbusiness #employeebenefits #healthcare #healthinsurance

Health insurance costs are rising at the steepest rates in years. Even before the latest increases, healthcare expenses accounted for nearly 12% of payroll expenses for firms with less than $600,000 in revenue. This increase is just another obstacle for small businesses to overcome in their quest to provide health benefits to their employees. https://lnkd.in/ehxCaAhV #healthcare #healthinsurance #employeebenefits #smallbusiness

A JPMorganChase report shows that small businesses are struggling with paying for the cost of health insurance. And with every passing year, it’s getting worse. It’s consuming a larger portion of their expenses relative to larger employers https://lnkd.in/gmyKrUYf #healthinsurance #employeebenefits #healthcare #smallbusiness

Big businesses shouldn’t be the only ones to be able to buy healthcare for their employees. Let’s make it easy for small businesses to offer quality employee benefits by reducing regulation and red tape. http://bit.ly/41kVJdM #smallbusiness #employeebenefits #healthcare #insurance