Small group health insurance premiums differ from individual policy premiums. That’s because premiums are set by the total number of employees under the plan. Employers pay a set cost per employee and ...

Series of seed rounds led by Fika Ventures and Oscar Health, with additional partners including Precursor Ventures and Springbank StretchDollar is the only platform that allows small businesses to set ...

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 ...

Many businesses in the United States offer health insurance as a company benefit. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 53% of firms with three or more employees provide coverage for at least ...

Rising healthcare costs have put increasing pressure on small businesses across the United States. For firms with fewer than 50 employees, offering health insurance has become significantly more ...

The recently enacted budget reconciliation bill (formerly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) included dozens of health policies—but excluded the House-passed codification and incentivization of ...

This story is part of a Seattle Times focus on the affordability crisis in the Northwest. We explore the high cost of living and wealth disparities that shape our region; examine policies that impact ...