Health insurance is the top priority of owners of small- to medium-sized businesses, but 58% of owners do not currently offer this benefit, says a new study.
Principal Financial Group Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, has based the study on results from an online survey conducted by an outside firm. The firm interviewed representatives from 423 U.S. businesses with 2 to 500 employees from Dec. 10, 2008, to Jan. 8, 2009
In addition to the clash between health insurance priorities and actual benefits offerings, the survey identifies several discrepancies between priorities and benefits packages.
For example: