More people are eligible for health care insurance through work, but a new study shows many companies say costs are too high to offer it.

Even as overall employer-based coverage increased in the U.S., small companies pulled back.

After payroll, health insurance is the biggest expense for small businesses, and increases in health-care costs tend to hit smaller companies especially hard. For companies with 10 to 199 workers, the ...

Suddenly millions of working Americans can no longer afford “Obamacare” health insurance, as premium subsidies have been removed. But there is one other potential health insurance opportunity that ...

Some small business owners say they are facing their own affordability crisis because of higher tariff, health insurance and energy costs. Shirley Modlin, who owns 3D Design and Manufacturing in ...

Small business owners are stepping into 2026 with a mix of grit and guarded optimism, betting that customer demand will hold up even as costs and labor headaches intensify. Confidence surveys show ...