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HDHPs can cover more preventive services

Business Management Daily

JUST IN TIME FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT: High deductibles are a feature of HDHPs, not a bug. And those dollar amounts may discourage employees from signing on. To temper an HDHP’s bite, they can be paired with health savings accounts. 2020 adjustments for group health plans set. in 2007 to 46% in 2018.

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Why “high deductible” shouldn’t be treated like a dirty word

Benefit Resource Inc.

According to a recent article from SHRM covering research from the Employees Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), enrollment in an HDHP promotes more conscious health care purchase decisions. For example, 55% of employees enrolled in an HDHP checked whether their health plan would cover their care or medication.