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Hospital Indemnity Insurance a Key Voluntary Benefit

InterWest Insurance Services

For example, even with insurance, treating a broken leg or undergoing emergency appendicitis surgery can mean thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket medical costs. Hospital indemnity insurance. The worker can use this cash benefit for any purpose, including: Deductibles. even for people with health insurance.

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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. To do this, you can focus on a number of factors like the average age of your workers, their general health status and understanding of health care and their insurance.

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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. Since 2018, individual premiums have increased by 21% while family premiums have increased by 18%.

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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. To do this, you can focus on a number of factors like the average age of your workers, their general health status and understanding of health care and their insurance.

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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. Typically, the higher the premium on a plan, the lower the employee’s out-of-pocket costs are.

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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.

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

Corporate Synergies

A new father outlines requirements with his Baby Health Insurance Playbook. The same can be said for insuring a new dependent. To plan for newborn healthcare benefits, parents need a baby health insurance playbook. Patient financial responsibility is on the rise—average out-of-pocket costs rose 11% in 2017 alone.