The cost of health insurance is what's keeping small employers up at night—still.

The latest National Federation of Independent Business survey reveals more than half of small business employers view the cost of insurance as their "most critical problem."

Health insurance costs for small firms have risen 103 percent in the last decade, an increase outpacing wages and inflation, and rendering insurance unaffordable for many small-business owners, the survey finds.

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