Traditionally, small businesseshave faced more challenges in providing health benefits toemployees, lacking both size for bargaining power and extensive HRresources. (Photo: Getty)

Despite feeling optimistic about the economy, small businessowners continue to struggle with the cost of providing health carecoverage to their employees, a new study finds.

The report by the Commonwealth Fund was based onsurveys, focus groups and interviews of small business owners. Thefindings indicated that business owners are looking for ways to cutcosts and interested in policy changes that would make health caremore affordable.

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