HSAs

Even if those assets are used to pay for nonmedical expenses, an HSA can still be ahead of a 401(k) plan or an IRA.

Employers will be relying on brokers to know the ins and outs of each benefit account as they take a larger role in their employees’ health benefit plans.

Digital onboarding, personalized benefit videos and Apple Pay capabilities for health savings accounts will be available for employees enrolled in employer-sponsored UHC plans.

Digital onboarding, personalized benefit videos and Apple Pay capabilities for health savings accounts will be available for employees enrolled in employer-sponsored UHC plans.

Tax-free withdrawals could outweigh an employer's match if early withdrawals are made for expenses like healthcare.

An adviser ‘is absolutely critical to the success’ of these accounts that are expected to be the primary healthcare option in the near future.

Employers tried new strategies to tame benefit expenses, such as self-funding and association health plans.

Employers tried new strategies to tame benefit expenses, such as self-funding and association health plans.

The expansion aims to make it easier for workers to spend HSA and FSA dollars, and name their prices on services like MRIs.

Retirement readiness would vastly improve by requiring auto features, increasing HSA contribution limits, and outlawing participant loans, among other recommendations, says adviser Robert Lawton.