| Consumer Driven Views |
June 22, 2011 |
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| Cost savings, improved wellness make the case for HSAs |
| By Jim Priebe |
| Many brokers today remain skeptical that consumer-directed health plans will fulfill their promise. But they are missing the point: the connection between health and financial security is clear to employers and, increasingly, to their employees…Read more |
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| Stories of the Week |
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| Health savings account plans see brisk growth |
| By Tom Murphy, AP |
| Enrollment in high-deductible health insurance plans that can help consumers save for medical expenses climbed 14 percent this year and has jumped 87 percent since January 2008, according to the trade association America's Health Insurance Plans…Read more |
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| EBRI: CDHP enrollees more educated, healthier, earn more |
| By Staff Writer |
| In the 10 years that consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) have existed they have tended to attract participants who are better educated, healthier, and have higher incomes than people in traditional health plans, according to a new report by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)…Read more |
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| Industry Insight |
| Why most employers will keep their health plans after 2013 |
| By Brad Warrick |
| Some analysts predict that a large number of employers will terminate their health plans in 2014 and simply pay the annual penalty of $2,000 per employee. After all, they argue, employers' health plan costs will only continue to rise, and the fines will be relatively modest compared to what it will cost to continue providing coverage…Read more |
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