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Finding affordable health coverage is a struggle for employees who work for small companies.
"For many of the almost 50 million people working for the 3.2 million smaller companies in America, family coverage is no longer affordable," said Drew Altman, Ph.D., CEO of KFF. "It is likely to be prohibitive for the really small companies — the pizza shop, the dry cleaners or the bakery. On average, workers at these firms have fewer resources to cover health costs. Salaries at firms of less than 200 employees are $44,600 on average, compared to $63,200 for workers at larger firms."
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