{"id":4799,"date":"2023-09-18T18:24:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T18:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/?page_id=4799"},"modified":"2024-02-20T14:54:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T14:54:22","slug":"benefitsstudy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/benefitsstudy\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Study 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content-image-block_16715573884c26aa78af4272a7f76a73\" class=\"right-image-content  content-image\">\r\n    <div class=\"row row-center\">\r\n        <div class=\"columns-12 center-content content-image-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"content-column columns-5\">\r\n                <h6><\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Health benefits might be worth more than money<\/h2>                <div class=\"contents\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We surveyed over 2,000 <span lang=\"EN-US\">Canadian small business decision-makers and employees to compare views between those with and without health benefit plans<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Since &#8216;health is wealth,&#8217; nearly half (49%) of small business employees would rather have health benefits over a raise<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cta-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"cta-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button one\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-Blue-Cross-Small-Business-Benefits-Study-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read the Full Report<i class=\"fal fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"image-column columns-5 background-box-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1860\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/christina-wocintechchat-com-eF7HN40WbAQ-unsplash-scaled-e1695071619284.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Two women chatting around a table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/christina-wocintechchat-com-eF7HN40WbAQ-unsplash-scaled-e1695071619284.jpg 1860w, https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/christina-wocintechchat-com-eF7HN40WbAQ-unsplash-scaled-e1695071619284-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/christina-wocintechchat-com-eF7HN40WbAQ-unsplash-scaled-e1695071619284-1024x939.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/christina-wocintechchat-com-eF7HN40WbAQ-unsplash-scaled-e1695071619284-768x704.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/christina-wocintechchat-com-eF7HN40WbAQ-unsplash-scaled-e1695071619284-1536x1409.jpg 1536w, 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              <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <h4 class=\"heading\">Canadian small businesses who offer health benefits to their employees<\/h4>\r\n                            <p><\/p>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                \r\n\r\n                       <div class=\"statistic\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"statistic-container\">\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wellness.svg\" alt=\"\">\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"stat-container\">\r\n                                \r\n                                <h3><\/h3>\r\n                                <h2 class=\"stat\" data-count=\"91\">0<\/h2>\r\n                                <h3>%<\/h3>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <h4 class=\"heading\">Employees who value a benefits plan&#8217;s impact on their health and wellbeing<\/h4>\r\n                            <p><\/p>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                \r\n\r\n                       <div class=\"statistic\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"statistic-container\">\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/employee_assistance.svg\" alt=\"\">\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"stat-container\">\r\n                                \r\n                                <h3><\/h3>\r\n                                <h2 class=\"stat\" data-count=\"80\">0<\/h2>\r\n                                <h3>%<\/h3>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <h4 class=\"heading\">Employees who consider health benefits before accepting a new role<\/h4>\r\n                            <p><\/p>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                \r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <style>\r\n        #statistic-block_30f1a223f052458ab72e93c1865b57d8 {\r\n            background: #F1F9FF;\r\n            padding-top: 30px;\r\n            padding-bottom: 30px;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n\r\n         #statistic-block_30f1a223f052458ab72e93c1865b57d8 .stat,#statistic-block_30f1a223f052458ab72e93c1865b57d8 h3  {\r\n            color: ;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n    <\/style>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div id=\"content-image-block_c0b2ae0af38b6a76677938b441af992a\" class=\"left-image-content  content-image\">\r\n    <div class=\"row row-center\">\r\n        <div class=\"columns-12 center-content content-image-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"content-column columns-5\">\r\n                <h6><\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Despite cost of living pressures, health benefits remain key<\/h2>                <div class=\"contents\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">When offered a raise or health benefits, Canadian small business employees shared that they would rather have health benefits:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h5><strong>50%<\/strong> would rather have health benefits over a <strong>$10,000<\/strong> raise<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h5><strong>41%<\/strong> would rather have health benefits over a <strong>$25,000<\/strong> raise<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h5><strong>36%<\/strong> would rather have health benefits over a <strong>$40,000<\/strong> raise<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cta-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"image-column columns-5 background-box-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mapbox-ZT5v0puBjZI-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full 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<div class=\"headings\">\r\n                    <h6><\/h6>\r\n                    <h2>Health benefits create comfort<\/h2>                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"contents\">\r\n                    <p>For employees who say a health benefits plan is worth more than greater sums of money, it is because:<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <style>\r\n\t\t#intro-block_bc4cecfd4b2ea96a8818acc6582ebd1b {\r\n\t\t\tbackground: #F1F9FF;\r\n\t\t\tpadding-top: 0px;\r\n\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 0px;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t#intro-block_bc4cecfd4b2ea96a8818acc6582ebd1b  p,  #intro-block_bc4cecfd4b2ea96a8818acc6582ebd1b h1,  #intro-block_bc4cecfd4b2ea96a8818acc6582ebd1b h2,  #intro-block_bc4cecfd4b2ea96a8818acc6582ebd1b h3,  #intro-block_bc4cecfd4b2ea96a8818acc6582ebd1b h4,  #intro-block_bc4cecfd4b2ea96a8818acc6582ebd1b h5,  #intro-block_bc4cecfd4b2ea96a8818acc6582ebd1b h6 {\r\n\t\t\t                                    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health benefits provides peace of mind <\/h4>                            \n\n\n                            \n                        <\/div>\n\n\n\n                \n\n                       <div class=\"icon-post\n\n                                                 \">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-07-at-3.14.44-PM.png\" alt=\"\">\n\n                              <h4 class=\"heading\">Prescriptions and other medical requirements are covered<\/h4>                            \n\n\n                            \n                        <\/div>\n\n\n\n                \n\n                       <div class=\"icon-post\n\n                                                 \">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-07-at-3.15.03-PM-e1739995766261.png\" alt=\"\">\n\n                              <h4 class=\"heading\">Their child or family needs additional coverage<\/h4>                            \n\n\n                            \n                        <\/div>\n\n\n\n                \n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <style>\n        #icon-post-block_3d7bc49090953915b183eb7c3dcfeafd {\n            background: #F1F9FF;\n            padding-top: px;\n            padding-bottom: 70px;\n        }\n\n\n         #icon-post-block_3d7bc49090953915b183eb7c3dcfeafd .icon-post {\n            background-color: #fff;\n        }\n\n         #icon-post-block_3d7bc49090953915b183eb7c3dcfeafd .heading {\n\n        }\n\n        \n    <\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"content-image-block_96fe83897b991859c13ff5aab43e21ed\" class=\"right-image-content  content-image\">\r\n    <div class=\"row row-center\">\r\n        <div class=\"columns-12 center-content content-image-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"content-column columns-5\">\r\n                <h6><\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Both employers and employees win with health benefits<\/h2>                <div class=\"contents\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">39% of Canadian small business owners cited cost as a key barrier to offering health benefits<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">$1,822 is the average coverage cost per employee (at typical 50% co-pay) for employers<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">This delivers a notable ROI for employers when it comes to recruitment, retention and productivity as many employees prefer health benefits over a higher-valued raise<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cta-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"image-column columns-5 background-box-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rob-lambert-9Q_pLLP_jmA-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Machinist using welding equipment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rob-lambert-9Q_pLLP_jmA-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rob-lambert-9Q_pLLP_jmA-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rob-lambert-9Q_pLLP_jmA-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rob-lambert-9Q_pLLP_jmA-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rob-lambert-9Q_pLLP_jmA-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rob-lambert-9Q_pLLP_jmA-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, 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<\/style>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div id=\"intro-block_7802e49b38534e21dbcd9d32adc6e7e2\"\r\n     class=\"centered-intro   intro\">\r\n            <div class=\"row row-center\">\r\n            <div class=\"centered-intro columns-8 content-container\">\r\n                <div class=\"headings\">\r\n                    <h6><\/h6>\r\n                    <h2>We asked: What\u2019s important to you about workplace health benefits?<\/h2>                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"contents\">\r\n                    \r\n\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <style>\r\n\t\t#intro-block_7802e49b38534e21dbcd9d32adc6e7e2 {\r\n\t\t\tbackground: #F1F9FF;\r\n\t\t\tpadding-top: 0px;\r\n\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 0px;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t#intro-block_7802e49b38534e21dbcd9d32adc6e7e2  p,  #intro-block_7802e49b38534e21dbcd9d32adc6e7e2 h1,  #intro-block_7802e49b38534e21dbcd9d32adc6e7e2 h2,  #intro-block_7802e49b38534e21dbcd9d32adc6e7e2 h3,  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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-column columns-10\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOften everything can cost more without insurance&#8230; I wouldn&#8217;t want to take a chance and find myself paying a fortune unexpectedly.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"source\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMillennial from Qu\u00e9bec\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-slide-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-column columns-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"2197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluecross.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/beau-keally-2jzygyb3PUw-unsplash-scaled-e1695147598837.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail 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