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Most common reasons for small firms not offering health benefits in the United States in 2025

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Release date

October 2025

Region

United States

Survey time period

January to July, 2025

Number of respondents

1,862 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

non-federal public and private employers with three or more workers.

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Small firms have between three and 199 workers.

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Most common reasons for small firms not offering health benefits in U.S. 2025

Published by Jenny Yang, Nov 10, 2025

In 2025, the most common reason for small firms to not offer health benefits in the United States was that the cost of health insurance is too high, which was chosen by ** percent of respondents. The other two main reasons cited were that the firms are too small, with ** percent of respondents, and that employees are covered under another plan, including spouse's, with ** percent of respondents choosing these respectively.

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