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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. Providers in an insurer’s network may charge vastly different rates for the same procedure.

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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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Group Health Insurance Considerations For Staff Working Past Retirement Age

InterWest Insurance Services

If you decide to keep them on the company’s plan, how you handle their insurance depends on your size: Fewer than 20 employeesEmployees who work for these firms will need to enroll in Medicare when they turn 65. Medicare will be the primary payer of health insurance claims for these workers under the law.

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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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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. Providers in an insurer’s network may charge vastly different rates for the same procedure.

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What Is Group Insurance Coverage and How Does It Work?

Fringe Benefit Analysts

A good portion of Americans have health care coverage through a group insurance policy. However, most people are fairly unsure of what group insurance coverage actually is and how it works. Without insurance coverage, it can be difficult to pay for medical expenses, whether or not they are expected.

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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.