IRS Sets Health Savings Account Maximums for 2023
The IRS has announced significantly higher health savings account contribution limits for 2023, with the amount increasing more than 5% for individual HSA plans. The new limits were announced in […]
Year-Long Benefits Education Yields Happier Employees
While most organizations ramp up their benefits communications about a month before open enrollment starts, the efforts often drop off at the start of the year. That’s a shame because […]
How Your Employees Can Get Free COVID Test Kits
While COVID-19 cases start rising again, more people are once again likely to contract the coronavirus — and that usually involves getting tested. But for employees in your group health […]
Gen Z, Millennials Grow Disillusioned with Their Health Insurance
Surprise bills and billing errors are driving growing dissatisfaction among Millennials and Gen Zers with their health insurance, a new study has found. HealthCare.com‘s “2022 Medical Debt Survey” found that […]
Employers See Staff Drop Coverage, Sign Up on Exchanges
A surge in federal government subsidies has led many people to drop their employer-sponsored health insurance and instead seek out coverage on government-run Affordable Care Act exchanges, according to a […]
Measure Would Cap Insured Out-of-Pocket Cost of Insulin at $35
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin at $35 a month for people with group or private health insurance. While the […]
HDHPs Can Continue Covering Telehealth with No Cost-Sharing under New Law
An expired provision that authorized high-deductible health plans to reimburse for telehealth and other remote health care services before the deductible has been met, has been revived. The provision was […]
Push to Expand Telemedicine Parity Continues
Telemedicine got a big boost during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now a number of states have been moving to ensure that health plan enrollees still have access to it and […]
Flexible Benefit Plans Give Employees More Options
One way you can give your staff more choice in the employee benefits they receive is to offer them a cafeteria plan, which allows them to put together a benefits […]
Digital Health Benefit Tools Can Help Your Employees Save Money, Stay Healthy
It’s no secret that most employees do not fully understand all of their health insurance benefits, which can lead to worse health outcomes and them spending more money than they […]