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Explore strategies to boost HDHP enrollment and save $5,400 per employee annually. Insights from new research.
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Benefits Think High-deductible health plans are killing us — financially and clinically
It’s time to get serious about another path to affordable, high-quality healthcare.
Ashok Subramanian
Centivo
Voya research shows employees are biased toward HDHPs
It may be time to rethink how high deductible health plans are presented to employees.
Benefitfocus reveals the benefits employees are using the most during COVID
Misty Guinn, director of customer advocacy at Benefitfocus, discusses the current state of employee benefits.
Benefits Think Addressing addiction care in high-deductible plans
Substance use disorder and behavioral health treatments are examples of why employers are responding with virtual care programs to continue to take care of the health and well-being of their employees.
Yusuf Sherwani, M.D.
Quit Genius
Benefits Think High deductible health plans aren’t to blame for rising healthcare costs
To help manage the impact of increasing premiums on financial performance, employers have passed an increase in premium costs to their employees.
Tom Torre
Bend
CVS Health eliminates out-of-pocket costs for diabetes medications
The healthcare company’s PBM designed a plan to ensure diabetics have access to medication without increasing employer costs.
High-deductible plans jeopardize financial health of patients and rural hospitals
Rural residents are less likely to be covered by employer-sponsored plans and, therefore, more likely to face high deductibles than their urban counterparts.
How to manage multiple HSAs for couples
They are triple-tax advantaged, but also introduce significant challenges — especially for life partners with multiple accounts.
High-deductible health plans are a financial gamble for many employees
While half of employers are enrolled in a high-deductible health plan, 41% cannot pay for healthcare costs.
House passes Cadillac tax repeal measure
Employers and industry groups hope this is the first step to ultimately flatten the tires on the health plan tax.
IRS increases 2020 HSA limits
The limit on deductible contributions to health savings accounts will jump by $50 for individuals and $100 for families next year.
The tax break retirees might not know about
Some seniors are missing out on a potential 20% tax deduction, and “no one is talking about what a wonderful retirement planning technique" it is, says an expert.
Are HSAs the answer to millennial retirement savings?
Many younger employees think they can’t save for their post-work years. But Optum Bank CEO Deborah Culhane says they can — and argues health savings accounts may be the best vehicle to do so.
Are HSAs the answer to millennial retirement savings?
Many younger employees think they can’t save for their post-work years. But Optum Bank CEO Deborah Culhane says they can — and argues health savings accounts may be the best vehicle to do so.
Benefits Think Why Amazon accepting HSA dollars is a big deal
The retailer’s move marks an exciting opportunity for the largely misunderstood and underutilized savings tools.
David Vivero
Amino
Benefits Think Why Amazon accepting HSA dollars is a big deal
The retailer’s move marks an exciting opportunity for the largely misunderstood and underutilized savings tools.
David Vivero
Amino
From HSA to 401(k) contribution limits, 11 numbers to know for 2019
Employers, time to brush up on — and tell employees about — caps set by the IRS for the coming year.
From HSA contributions to 401(k) limits, 11 numbers to know for 2019
Employers, time to brush up on — and tell employees about — caps set by the IRS.
Benefits Think 4 ways to help employees master their HDHPs in 2019
These are the simple steps your HR team can take to make sure employees don’t miss out on low-hanging tax savings — and your company doesn’t miss out on payroll tax savings, too.
Helen Calvin
Jellyvision