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4 HDHP trends you don't want to miss

WEX Inc.

More employees are enrolling in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) each year, including more than half of U.S. But there are still misunderstandings that exist among employees about the significant value of an HDHP (or HSA-eligible health plan) and how it compares to a traditional health plan.

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Employers Curtail Health Cost-Shifting to Workers

InterWest Insurance Services

One of the health insurance trends that went largely unnoticed in 2021 was that employers halted cost-shifting to their employees by reducing or holding steady workers’ deductibles and other cost-sharing. in 2021, employers did not increase employee’s share of premiums significantly. The other shoe.

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2022 Health Insurance Outlook, Changes

InterWest Insurance Services

As we enter 2022, there are a number of changes on the horizon that plan sponsors need to be aware of as they will affect group health plans as well as employees enrolled in those plans. 1, 2022, HDHPs must charge enrollees for telehealth services if they have not yet met their deductible. . That comes to an end Dec.

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HDHPs can cover more preventive services

Business Management Daily

An ounce of prevention may be worth a pound of cure, but up until this point, high-deductible health plans have been boxed in regarding tax-free reimbursements for most preventive care services or items. Reason: With certain exceptions, HDHPs can’t start reimbursing employees until they meet those high deductibles.

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Executive benefit reimbursement plans

Higginbotham

Employees may face uncovered costs in numerous ways: They have to pay a share of the premium for insurance. They have to pay a deductible. HSAs: These accounts are owned by the employee; so the employee can keep the account when switching jobs or retiring. Manage enrollment. HRAs are owned by the employer.

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From deductibles to wellness: Why benefits options matter

WEX Inc.

In the first post of this year’s open enrollment series, we break down some of the common feedback we received from those who said their benefits options were lacking so you can build the best benefits package going into your open enrollment. Specific responses included: “A lower deductible or copay options would be an improvement.”

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Threats to Health Care Consumerism & What to Do About Them

AssuredPartners

While many employers now offer consumer-driven plans, uptake by employees isn’t phenomenal with only around a third of eligible employees enrolled in a CDHP.nSo what’s going wrong? For starters, CDHPs utilize tax-advantaged accounts and high deductibles, both of which incentivize contributions.