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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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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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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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Offer HDHP and HSAs? Follow this 4-step Voluntary Benefits Checkup

Corporate Synergies

Which voluntary benefit options are right for your employees? This 4-step voluntary benefits checkup will help you decide. As the cost of medical plans rises, employers are offering high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) as part of their employee benefit plans.

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Tips to refine your OE communication strategy and availability

WEX Inc.

Benefits are also not top of mind for many employees. Employees are often more focused on frequently used benefits such as vacation and paid off policies (PTO) rather than insurance, voluntary benefits and retirement plans.

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Identify Your Workers’ Needs, Consider Costs before Open Enrollment

InterWest Insurance Services

It’s almost time for group health insurance open enrollment and your top priority should be to drive participation by helping your employees make informed decisions about their options. It’s a balancing act, since each employee has different needs. You should use a variety of different media to communicate with them.

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How to offer health insurance as a small business

Higginbotham

They want to be fairly compensated for their work, and that usually involves both wages and employee benefits. Although some small business owners may feel overwhelmed by the prospect of offering health insurance and other benefits, the many advantages can make the effort worthwhile. Health insurance matters to employees.