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Four High Deductible Health Plan Mistakes to Avoid

InterWest Insurance Services

With more than half of all private sector employees enrolled in high-deductible health plans , it’s important that employers have in place certain protocols to ensure that they are a success. That’s why training is essential to ensure that your employees understand how these plans work and how to get the most out of them.

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HDHP Enrollees Less Satisfied with Their Health Plans

InterWest Insurance Services

A new study has found that people enrolled in traditional PPOs and HMOs are more satisfied with their plans than those who are enrolled in high-deductible health plans. The sticker shock that comes with paying for those deductibles is likely partly responsible for those feelings.

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Four Ways to Ensure Your Group HDHP Will Fail

InterWest Insurance Services

With more than half of all private sector employees enrolled in high-deductible health plans , it’s important that employers have in place certain protocols to ensure that they are a success. That’s why training is essential to ensure that your employees understand how these plans work and how to get the most out of them.

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16 Surprising FSA and HSA Eligible Expenses Your Employees Should Know About

InterWest Insurance Services

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. In 2023, the maximum an employee can carry over is $610. If they have more than that at the end of the year, the rest goes back to you.

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The benefits of an HSA account

Higginbotham

To contribute to an HSA, you must enroll in a high-deductible health plan. If you switch to a different type of health plan, you can keep your HSA and continue to use the funds, but you cannot make any more HSA contributions. CMS says the contribution limit in 2023 is $3,850 for self-only coverage and $7,750 for family coverage.

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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Your FSA

CorpStrat

People are already struggling to pay for the insurance premiums but on top of that, they’re afraid deductibles, prescriptions, and co-insurance might push them into the red. Healthcare costs have risen faster than inflation. For 2023, the FSA limit has increased to $3,050 for an individual and $5,000 for a family.

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Healthcare Must be Focused on the Patient Journey 

HR Professionals Magazine

Insulin prices have increased 600 percent over the last 20 years causing many consumers to be at risk of non-adherence due to cost. 4 Solving the Affordability Issue – Legislation Influence The Inflation Reduction Act , a spending package Congress approved in 2022, capped insulin out-of-pocket costs at $35 for Americans with Medicare.