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Hospital Indemnity Insurance a Key Voluntary Benefit

InterWest Insurance Services

Most employers offer major medical coverage to their full-time employees. But that still leaves workers and their families with significant exposure to financial hardship in the event of a serious medical emergency. The worker can use this cash benefit for any purpose, including: Deductibles. Little or no cost to the employer.

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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. Some employers have gravitated towards HDHPs to reduce their and their employees’ overall premium spend, but these plans come at a cost: more out-of-pocket costs for workers.

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How to offer health insurance as a small business

Higginbotham

families say they’ve avoided health care – including vaccinations, annual exams and medications – due to the cost. If your workers don’t have insurance, they might not get the medical care they need, and this can have a negative impact on health and result in more sick days and lost productivity.

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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?

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Managing Employee Healthcare Costs in 2021

Best Money Moves

The ever increasing cost of healthcare combined with uncertainty about coverage, deductibles and copays keep some employees from getting the medical care they need. More than 40 percent of employees have deferred medical care because of financial concerns, according to research by Willis Tower Watson.