According to a survey conducted among small firms in the U.S., 28 percent reported they did not offer health benefits as their firm is too small, while a further 27 percent said that cost of health insurance is too high. This statistic represents the main reasons small firms did not offer health benefits in the U.S. in 2024.
Distribution of the most important reasons small size firms did not offer health benefits to their workers in the U.S. in 2024
Characteristic
Share of responses
Firm is too small
28%
Cost of health insurance is too high
27%
Employees are covered under another plan, including spous's
19%
Most employees are part-time or temporary workers
11%
No interest/Employees do not want it
6%
Employees will get a better deal on health insurance exchanges
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KFF. (October 9, 2024). Distribution of the most important reasons small size firms did not offer health benefits to their workers in the U.S. in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362741/reasons-small-size-firms-did-not-offer-health-benefits-in-the-us/
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KFF. (2024). Distribution of the most important reasons small size firms did not offer health benefits to their workers in the U.S. in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362741/reasons-small-size-firms-did-not-offer-health-benefits-in-the-us/
KFF. "Distribution of The Most Important Reasons Small Size Firms Did Not Offer Health Benefits to Their Workers in The U.S. in 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362741/reasons-small-size-firms-did-not-offer-health-benefits-in-the-us/
KFF, Distribution of the most important reasons small size firms did not offer health benefits to their workers in the U.S. in 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362741/reasons-small-size-firms-did-not-offer-health-benefits-in-the-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Distribution of the most important reasons small size firms did not offer health benefits to their workers in the U.S. in 2024 [Graph], KFF, October 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362741/reasons-small-size-firms-did-not-offer-health-benefits-in-the-us/