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==Healthcare's impact on business==
===Status Quo===
*The Bureau of Labor Statistics found only '''57 percent of workers at firms with 100 employees or less have access to employer-sponsored health care'''. [http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs2.nr0.htm (BLS)]*In a recent national survey by Bank of America, '''72 percent of small-business owners said they are concerned about health-care costs'''. [http://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/sites/bankofamerica.newshq.businesswire.com/files/press_kit/additional/Fall_2014_Bank_of_America_Small_Business_Owner_Report.pdf (Bank of America Report)]*Some experts say that '''looking to lower health-care costs significantly isn't realistic for many firms ''' and that slowing increases is more realistic. [http://www.cnbc.com/2015/01/08/5-smart-ways-small-firms-can-slash-health-care-costs.html (CNBC)]
**"Reducing your cost over time from one year to the next is probably an unrealistic standard. A company that is keeping its benefits costs in line with its compensation costs is probably doing exactly right." -Alan Cohen, chief strategy officer and co-founder of Liazon
