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4 HDHP trends you don't want to miss

WEX Inc.

PPO deductible Nearly two-thirds of large employers provide their employees with the choice of an HDHP and a traditional health plan , such as a preferred provider organization (PPO). Typically, an employee enrolled in a PPO will have higher premiums and a lower deductible than an employee enrolled in an HDHP.

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HR Professionals… What’s Your Problem?

Benefit Resource Inc.

One of the “mountains” you may be facing is combating rising healthcare costs. The Challenge Rising healthcare costs are one of the main concerns for Americans. Of those, more than seven in ten employers (71 percent) also offer a health savings account with employer funding. How can we help you?

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Mid-Year Changes and How it Affects HSA Contribution Limits | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

Changing life events in the middle of the year usually means changes to your health insurance plan. If an employee enrolls in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) mid-year, how does that affect the amount they can contribute to their health savings account (HSA)?

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Estimated Time on HR: Procuring Benefit Plans and Open Enrollment Administration Tasks

Stratus.HR

Creating a full wrap document to comply with ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act): 1 hour if digital . Answering employee questions about open enrollment: 1-3 hours . Following-up with outstanding employee enrollments: 1-2 hours . Administering a Flexible Spending Account (i.e.,

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FSA eligible expenses — what purchases count?

Business Management Daily

While flexible spending accounts are typically associated with medical costs there are a couple of different types of FSAs. Healthcare FSA. The most commonly used FSA is the healthcare FSA. The maximum that an employee may contribute to a healthcare FSA is $2,750. Healthcare FSAs. Pregnancy tests.

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Help Employees Understand the HSA Value Proposition

Corporate Synergies

Educate employees on how to use these funds for current and future healthcare expenses. Health savings accounts can be a good deal for employees. 5 Instead, employees should consider contributing the maximum to their HSA and use the funds for current and future healthcare expenses. As Seen In.

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Benefits for One, Benefits for All: Understanding Lifestyle Spending Accounts

HR Digest

If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of a lifestyle spending account you’re not alone in your confusion. The lifestyle spending account benefits vary from employer to employer but they all have the freedom to set a range of categories where the funds in the account can be spent. HSAs can be funded by both employer and employee.