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Four High Deductible Health Plan Mistakes to Avoid

InterWest Insurance Services

As health insurance costs have risen, more employers have started offering their employees this option as the upfront premiums are often lower than with other plans. HSAs are tax-advantaged accounts that allow enrollees to save up to pay qualified medical expenses.

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Four Ways to Ensure Your Group HDHP Will Fail

InterWest Insurance Services

As health insurance costs have risen, more employers have started offering their employees this option as the upfront premiums are often lower than with other plans. HSAs are tax-advantaged accounts that allow enrollees to save up to pay qualified medical expenses.

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Smallest Firms See Largest Health Insurance Hikes

InterWest Insurance Services

To put it into dollar signs, that’s an extra $104 for individuals and $231 for families each month for medical insurance. The latter have seen an increase in health plan enrollment among their employees between 2018 and 2022, while those with one to 50 employees saw overall decreases.

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How to offer health insurance as a small business

Higginbotham

If you don’t offer health insurance, some workers may secure coverage on their own, but others will simply go without insurance. families say they’ve avoided health care – including vaccinations, annual exams and medications – due to the cost. Many employees with ICHRAs use the ACA Marketplace to buy a health plan.

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Baby Health Insurance Playbook: 5 Steps to Plan for a Newborn

Corporate Synergies

Patient financial responsibility is on the rise—average out-of-pocket costs rose 11% in 2017 alone. 1 Many of them are still learning how to choose the right benefits each year so they get the coverage they need without overpaying or getting stuck with unexpected costs. RELATED TOPICS. Offer HDHP and HSAs?