InterWest Insurance Services
JANUARY 27, 2023
Recent studies have highlighted an alarming trend in American health care: More and more people are struggling with medical bills and many are delaying care due to high costs. The most recent poll by Gallup found that 38% of those surveyed said they or a family member had delayed care in 2022 due to high costs.
InterWest Insurance Services
JUNE 2, 2023
Employers offer flexible savings accounts and health savings accounts to their employees so they can build up funds with pre-tax dollars to pay for health care and related expenses. As a result, while employees with HSAs are not pressured to spend funds in their accounts every year, those with FSAs are.
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Benefit Resource Inc.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Healthcare is complicated, so how can you get the most out of Open Enrollment 2020? These are general guidelines to give you a basic understanding of your healthcare expenses from the past year and guide your decisions for Open Enrollment 2020. Pro-tip: Save more by pairing a Health Savings Account with a low-premium plan.
InterWest Insurance Services
JULY 6, 2023
More and more insurers are expanding the use of telemedicine, just as a new study shows promising cost savings of up to 25% from virtual care when implemented properly. Additionally, Congress in March 2020 enacted legislation that expanded telehealth access for Medicare beneficiaries, leading to a rapid uptake of virtual care.
InterWest Insurance Services
MARCH 4, 2022
As rising health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs for health care are burdening workers, more employers are looking for ways to help their staff put aside money for those expenses. Fortunately, there is another option: a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA).
Higginbotham
JULY 12, 2022
Integrated health reimbursement arrangements are designed to work with the group health plan. Even with health insurance, dental insurance and vision insurance, employees tend to end up with some out-of-pocket costs that aren’t covered by their various plans. Amounts paid for health insurance premiums.
AssuredPartners
DECEMBER 16, 2020
For example, grandfathered plans do not have to cover essential health benefits, can choose to be exempt from covering certain preventive services (including women’s contraceptives) without employee cost-sharing, and are not constrained by the ACA provisions on limiting annual out-of-pocket costs for employees.
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