Stratus.HR

JUNE 11, 2021

Considering they have lower premiums and provide the ability to use pre-tax dollars to pay for out-of-pocket costs, what’s not to love? Well, there’s a flipside of HDHPs and HSAs that includes a higher deductible and added out-of-pocket costs. Is a lower deductible worth the higher out-of-pocket costs?

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Employer Connection

APRIL 9, 2024

Employees can shop for medical procedures provided by doctors and facilities in their area to find high-quality, affordable care and get an out-of-pocket cost estimate. The easy-to-use, intuitive tool is offered at no additional cost to covered employees via their employer-sponsored plan.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 22, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued some new “frequently asked questions” for its Affordable Care Act pages, and new guidelines that require health plans to expand what they are required to cover with no cost-sharing.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JANUARY 26, 2022

It stressed two main points: High deductibles — The report found one of the main drivers of stress was high deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs. Make primary care visits free (which helps physicians diagnose serious ailments earlier, resulting in lower medical costs over time).

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Higginbotham

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Cost Sharing in Insurance Although insurance companies take responsibility for many of the costs that arise, policyholders are also responsible for some out-of-pocket costs on top of the premium. This is called cost sharing, and it’s common in many types of insurance. What about the out-of-pocket maximum?

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InterWest Insurance Services

JANUARY 27, 2023

Even if you are providing them with a robust plan, there are often out-of-pocket cost-sharing and deductibles to contend with. For employees in high-deductible health plans, the costs can be steep. Many preventative services are covered with no out-of-pocket cost-sharing, but checkups usually are not.

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 22, 2023

Going out of network is discouraged with high out-of-pocket costs. Preferred provider organizations – PPOs contract with hospital and provider networks to help control costs. While they will cover services outside of the network, the cost is higher than going in-network.

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 1, 2023

Going out of network is discouraged with high out-of-pocket costs. Preferred provider organizations – PPOs contract with hospital and provider networks to help control costs. While they will cover services outside of the network, the cost is higher than going in-network.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JANUARY 18, 2024

For example, if a majority of the employees are older and/or have certain health conditions, pushing an HDHP on them may not be a good move as their out-of-pocket costs may rise significantly and outweigh any savings from lower premiums.

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PeopleKeep

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Whether or not you’ll have any out-of-pocket costs. We’ll cover: Why someone might have two health insurance plans. How to coordinate primary and secondary health insurance plans. How to determine which insurance is primary and which is secondary.

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InterWest Insurance Services

OCTOBER 6, 2022

They may look at a low premium without considering the cost on the back end in terms of a higher deductible and/or other out-of-pocket expenses. Break expenses down with different health care scenarios and the associated out-of-pocket costs based on the plan they have.

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PeopleKeep

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

One of the biggest factors is how high your out-of-pocket costs will be. There are many factors to consider when it comes to selecting health insurance. One option that appeals to many employers is the zero-deductible health plan because it means the insurance company will start accepting claims from the very beginning.

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PeopleKeep

JANUARY 18, 2022

For many employers offering a group health insurance plan, adding a supplemental benefit in addition to the group plan can help offset your employees’ out-of-pocket costs. This is especially true with high deductible health plans (HDHPs) that require employees to pay a higher amount on their own before their insurance kicks in.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 9, 2022

But for employees in your group health plan, they have many options for obtaining a test with no out-of-pocket costs. Under an executive order issued by President Biden, employees in a group health plan are eligible to receive COVID-19 at-home test kits with no cost-sharing, copay, coinsurance or deductible.

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InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 29, 2023

What small firms can do While small employers really can’t do anything about rising group health plan costs, they can take steps to ease their employees’ premium obligations and out-of-pocket costs: Assume more of the premium — If it’s within their budget, they can increase the amount of family coverage premium they will cover.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 2, 2023

For the most part, people use their funds in FSAs and HSAs to reimburse themselves for out-of-pocket costs like copays, health insurance deductibles and the cost of prescription medications.

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Employer Connection

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Employees can shop for medical procedures provided by doctors and facilities in their area to find high-quality, affordable care and get an out-of-pocket cost estimate. The easy-to-use, intuitive tool is offered at no additional cost to covered employees via their employer-sponsored plan.

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 10, 2023

In the crosshairs In theory, the PBMs should pass these rebates back to the individuals who are prescribed the medication so that they can reduce their out-of-pocket costs. Those rebates can be significant.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

JANUARY 4, 2023

The two-year renewal of pre-deductible telehealth coverage will allow employers and their employees better access to healthcare services without having to pay large out-of-pocket costs. For employees, this means they have more options when accessing healthcare services without having to worry about large out-of-pocket costs.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 26, 2023

In the crosshairs In theory, the PBMs should pass these rebates back to the individuals who are prescribed the medication so that they can reduce their out-of-pocket costs. Those rebates can be significant.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 22, 2023

Finally, Sanofi two days later announced that it would cap the out-of-pocket cost of its most popular insulin, Lantus, at $35 per month for people with private insurance. On March 14, Denmark-based Novo Nordisk announced that it would lower the U.S. for a single vial and $139.71 The new pricing will take effect Jan.

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InterWest Insurance Services

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Take advantage of essential services To keep their disease from worsening or to identify possible health issues that may be developing, it’s vital that plan enrollees take advantage of preventive services that the Affordable Care Act requires be offered with no out-of-pocket costs: Screenings and counseling.

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Employer Connection

JUNE 15, 2023

Employees can shop for medical procedures provided by doctors and facilities in their area to find high-quality, affordable care and get an out-of-pocket cost estimate. The easy-to-use, intuitive tool is offered at no additional cost to covered employees via their employer-sponsored plan.

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Money Talk

JUNE 29, 2022

Among the culprits: climate change, higher costs for labor and supplies to repair houses and cars, and higher out-of-pocket costs for employer-provided health insurance. Now is a good time to explore money-saving strategies to reduce insurance costs. have generally trended up.

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Wellable

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

While coverage kicks in immediately for heterosexual couples, resulting in zero out-of-pocket cost for treatment, the policy's discriminatory rules require LGBTQ patients to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket before their coverage kicks in.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

APRIL 20, 2023

If you have a high deductible health plan, which can be paired with an HSA (Health Savings Account), talk to your insurer or employer about any available discounts or incentive programs that may reduce your out-of-pocket costs.

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PeopleKeep

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Employers offering a high deductible health plan (HDHP) have several ways to offset the higher out-of-pocket costs and make the benefit more meaningful for employees. One way is to offer a health savings account (HSA) alongside the HDHP.

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InterWest Insurance Services

APRIL 27, 2023

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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InterWest Insurance Services

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ transparency rules were implemented to shine the light on what hospitals charge for their various medical services, the negotiated rates insurers have with health plans and the out-of-pocket costs enrollees can expect to pay for these services.

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Employer Connection

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

and who use Healthcare Bluebook will see estimated out-of-pocket costs, based on their plan. Remind your covered employees to use Healthcare Bluebook TM for help in locating doctors and facilities in their area with the best quality and price on a medical test, imaging or procedure.

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 10, 2022

Among HDHP plans that expanded pre-deductible coverage to 116 drug classes used to manage expensive long-term, chronic medical conditions, the cost of these drugs was almost entirely offset by reduced health care utilization. no deductible and no coinsurance), the net impact on premiums was an increase of 4.7%.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

HSAs enable employees to save pre-tax dollars for qualified medical expenses, including deductibles, copayments, and other out-of-pocket costs. By offering HSAs, employers empower their workforce to take control of their health expenses proactively.

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Employer Connection

DECEMBER 5, 2022

They also can see estimated out-of-pocket costs, based on their health benefit plan. The easy-to-use, intuitive tool from Healthcare Bluebook is offered at no additional cost to covered employees via their employer-sponsored plan. Employees covered under a plan administered by Star Marketing and Administration, Inc.,

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Higginbotham

OCTOBER 18, 2023

When you contact your homeowners’ insurance company, you find out that your policy doesn’t cover malfunctioning home appliances. Now you’re facing massive out-of-pocket costs. How much do home appliances cost? Will you face out-of-pocket costs when you use your home appliance insurance?

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InterWest Insurance Services

JULY 13, 2023

Strategies include making plan design changes to steer patients to specialty pharmacies, focusing on the site of care and seeking support from drugmakers to reduce enrollee out-of-pocket costs and demanding integrated managed care from health plans and the pharmacy benefit managers with which they contract.

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HR Digest

MARCH 24, 2023

In January, the Inflation Reduction Act capped the monthly out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 for seniors on Medicare. Reducing out-of-pocket cost-sharing for insulin does mean payers and insurers may be covering a greater share of the costs.

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PeopleKeep

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

If you’re looking to supplement your organization’s group health insurance plan to help cover your employees’ out-of-pocket costs, you have two main options: Section 105 plans , such as the group coverage HRAs (GCHRAs), and Section 125 cafeteria plans , such as health savings accounts (HSAs).

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