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Unraveling Post-Dobbs Implications

Staff

28 Jul 202228 Jul 2022

The legal environment relating to abortion coverage has become quite complex following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Health plan sponsors should review their coverage of abortion services to ensure that their health plans reflect the […]

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Are You Ready for HSA Questions?

Amanda Wilke

09 Jan 201909 Jan 2019

Health savings accounts (HSAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs) can be confusing for individuals. When spouses and children are thrown into the mix, the rules can be even more difficult to figure out. A recent report by the LIMRA Secure Retirement […]

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Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) 101

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

19 Jan 201707 Jan 2019

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are health care expense accounts for people covered under high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), designed to help them save and pay for certain health care costs tax-free, right away or anytime in the future. HSAs are intended to empower […]

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Two Sides to Health Care Cost Sharing

Chris Vogel, CEBS

27 Jan 201527 Jan 2015

Most people with health insurance pay little attention to the cost of a medical procedure they need or perhaps want—unless they’re going to have to pick up part of the tab. Then they may think twice about going ahead with it. Ideally […]