{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/170f7fea-3078-4315-9c6b-57b666e73855/69b1d49294cfbd3a45669a8c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"‘It Sucks’: Spiking Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses","description":"<p>An employer in Chicago describes how another year of rising premiums forced her to consider dropping her workers’ insurance.</p><p><br></p><p>Guest:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.rachelberniergreen.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rachel Bernier-Green</a>, Founder and CEO, EJ Consortium</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/2026/03/12/it-sucks-spiking-health-insurance-costs-hit-small-businesses/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our website</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><p><br></p><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">with a gift</a>.</p>","author_name":"Tradeoffs"}