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How to Maximize Your Health Savings Account

Benefit Resource Inc.

Health savings accounts (HSAs) allow employees to save and build wealth for future medical costs. To maximize the benefits of an HSA, make sure to use it exclusively for qualified medical expenses like copays and prescriptions. Let’s look at how employers can help employees make the most of their HSAs.

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Most Workers Make Bad Health Insurance Decisions

InterWest Insurance Services

Even though the majority of workers receive health insurance coverage on the job, a new survey has found that many of them understand surprisingly little about their health plans and are leaving money on the table. Most health plans do not cover out-of-network care. Despite that, 23% chose the higher premium plan anyway.

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Smallest Firms See Largest Health Insurance Hikes

InterWest Insurance Services

A new report has found that small businesses that purchase their group health insurance online or through payroll vendors saw the largest premium hikes in 2022, significantly higher than those that went through brokers. Coverage can often be configured to be compatible with HDHPs using health savings accounts.

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Gen Z, Millennials Grow Disillusioned with Their Health Insurance

InterWest Insurance Services

Surprise bills and billing errors are driving growing dissatisfaction among Millennials and Gen Zers with their health insurance, a new study has found. Already facing outsized medical cost hits, an increase in billing mistakes and surprise bills is contributing to a dim view of health insurance among Millennials and Gen Zers.

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How HRAs Can Help Your Employees Pay for Medical Expenses

InterWest Insurance Services

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). Qualified medical expenses. How HRAs work.

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United States Trends in Health Insurance for Private Employers

Global People Strategist

As the cost of healthcare continues to rise, private employers are searching for new and innovative ways to provide health insurance for their employees. While many employers are still offering traditional health insurance plans, there is a growing trend towards alternatives such as self-funded health plans and wellness programs.

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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. HSAs are tax-advantaged accounts that allow enrollees to save up to pay qualified medical expenses.