The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (SBHRA), (S. 1698 and H.R. HRA Legislation 2911) will have a profound positive impact on small businesses struggling to provide affordable health benefits. Contact your Members of Congress today and tell your legislator that this legislation is important to the success of small businesses nationwide.
Soaring health insurance premiums and rising out-of-pocket costs are creating widespread angst as one out of three Americans now views these costs as their single greatest financial burden. For employers competing for top talent, understanding this angst is important given that cost-shifting, the passing of more health care costs onto employees, has been widely adopted as a cost saving tactic. In fact, over the last five years, the percentage of covered employees enrolled in high-deductible health plans has tripled. And given continued healthcare cost inflation, this trend is likely to continue. So if you have or are considering moving to a high deductible or consumer-directed health plan
