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Investment Advisor November 2006 Melanie Waddell |
A Quiet Boom for HSAs Among the alphabet soup of consumer-driven health plans, health savings accounts are growing at lightning speed. What will mean for financial advisors? |
Entrepreneur January 2005 Joan Szabo |
Tax-Free Bill of Health Tax-advantaged health-care spending accounts are proliferating and that means more opportunities to save on taxes as well as more ways for businesses to help pay for health costs. Here's a look at how each one stacks up. |
CFO February 22, 2005 Joseph McCafferty |
Attention Shoppers Consumer-driven health plans are catching on quickly, but are they the answer to runaway medical costs? |
Bank Technology News February 2008 Michael Sisk |
Open Road Estimates on the growth of the consumer-driven health care market vary, but virtually all predict robust increases. |
Insurance & Technology April 2, 2004 Anthony O'Donnell |
Insurers Poised to Launch HSAs Newly authorized tax-exempt health savings accounts may drive intensified investment in consumer-directed, healthcare-related technology. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2005 Kevin J. Delaere |
Healthy Advice Both clients and financial advisers should consider health and medical savings accounts as a vital part of an investment plan. |
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Howard Gleckman |
How Will The Plans Work? Here are some quick questions and answers about the alphabet soup of health insurance and medical accounts. |
Inc. April 2004 Karen Kroll |
A 401(k) for Health Care Costs Finally, a way to trim health insurance costs without sticking it to your employees: health savings accounts. |
U.S. Banker October 2006 Lee Conrad |
Consumer Snag: How to Make Account Openings Easier Most banks are not sufficiently integrated with health plans to make the process of creating an health savings account a convenient experience for customers. But that can change. |
Managed Care December 2004 MargaretAnn Cross |
Companies Seek Guidance As Payment Options Increase HSAs, FSAs, HRAs -- it's all alphabet soup to many employers. HMOs need to be able to accommodate all sorts of new payment schemes. |
Bank Technology News January 2006 Glen Fest |
Health Savings Accounts: HSAs Interest FIs, If Not Consumers So far, consumer adoption hasn't been as robust as many hoped. But that hasn't stopped financial firms and technology companies from pursuing business in the sector. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
HSAs Determining how to procure vital health insurance without breaking clients' bankbooks has become a challenge for financial planners. Are these low-priced insurance plans the new prescription for rising healthcare costs? |
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Gleckman & Woellert |
Your New Health Plan Health savings accounts, like 401(k)s, will give employees more choices -- but also a greater share of the costs |
Bank Systems & Technology February 29, 2008 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Health Savings Accounts Present Huge Opportunity to Banks Several bankers discuss the benefits to banks of providing health savings accounts to customers. |
Managed Care October 2007 Lola Butcher |
Workers Fail To Exploit Health Savings Accounts HSAs offer an easy way to save money, have it grow, and not be taxed when it is withdrawn. Why don't more people take advantage of this? |
IndustryWeek June 26, 2012 Jonathan Katz |
How to Put Health Care Costs in Stable Condition Manufacturers adopt more consumer-driven health care options and wellness programs to reduce medical-related costs. |
Insurance & Technology March 16, 2004 Julie Gallagher |
Cyber News New programs and offerings from health insurance groups: Principal Financial Group rolled out several Web-based tools to help consumers... Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is now offering all of its members free online lifestyle improvement programs... etc. |
The Motley Fool September 13, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
The Dark Side of HSAs The combination of tax-deductible savings, tax-free income and withdrawals, and lower insurance premiums make the health savings account provisions extremely attractive. However, HSAs aren't right for everyone. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn |
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise As more and more affluent clients start managing their medical costs, financial advisors may be asked to provide a second opinion on the choices. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2006 Humphrey Taylor |
Opinion: Unintended Outcomes for Consumer-Drive Insurance So-called "consumer-driven" health insurance is designed to help informed consumers make better decisions about their medical treatment. But the high deductibles associated with these plans are affecting the end goal. |
Bank Technology News October 2005 Michael Sisk |
Health Savings Accounts: As HSAs Multiply, So Do Tech Plays With a market predicted to surpass that of 401(k)s, health savings accounts are becoming the hottest commodity. The market's explosive potential also has tech providers' tongues wagging. |
Managed Care March 2004 John Carroll |
Health Savings Accounts Ready To Enter the Market Federal backing aligns with market pressure to create an irresistible force. However, health plans need to be aware of some troubling issues. |
Insurance & Technology February 7, 2004 Julie Gallagher |
Taking a New Look at HSAs Self-service tools support newly authorized health savings accounts |
Managed Care February 2007 |
HSA Reform Allows Increased Contributions Contribution guidelines under the recently passed Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. |
Managed Care March 2005 John Carroll |
HSAs: Early Returns Are In A significant number of consultants, insurers, politicians, and, oh yes, the companies that purchase health care are increasing their interest in health savings accounts. |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2004 Roy Lewis |
Accounts Ease Medical Costs The new health savings accounts help ease the burden of high-deductible medical policies. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Jeanne Lee |
HSA Highlights As healthcare costs continue to skyrocket, small business clients must arm themselves with strategies to help their employees save money on health benefits. One way is knowledge of health savings accounts and the various ways they can make benefits more affordable. |
Bank Systems & Technology November 1, 2006 Nancy Feig |
Health Savings Account Market Is Expanding In late September, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee provided a boost to the banking industry when it voted in favor of raising contribution limits on health savings accounts. |
Bank Technology News February 2007 John Adams |
Customer Education: Knowledge Is The Path To Healthy HSAs There's a knowledge gap among consumers and employers about HSAs, ranging from how they work to how much they cost. A handful of institutions are trying to fix that. |
The Motley Fool September 29, 2006 Karl Thiel |
Is an HSA Right for You? Health savings accounts can help you reduce costs -- if you know how they work. |
Bank Technology News November 2005 Glen Fest |
HSAs: Banks May need Plastic, Not paper Insurance providers dipping their toes into flexible spending and health savings accounts favor using cards instead of paper-intensive reimbursement methods, creating opportunities to partner with financial institutions. |
Bank Systems & Technology May 1, 2006 Anthony O'Donnell |
H$As: Sharing Some insurers are seeking to offer an end-to-end HDHP/HSA solution by creating their own banks to serve as custodians of the accounts. The challenge for banks is to make health insurers offering HDHPs see the value of what banks can bring to the overall consumer-directed health experience. |
BusinessWeek October 24, 2005 Lauren Young |
A Bad Case Of Sticker Shock Next year's health benefits will cause you to say "Ouch!" Here's what the most important changes will look like - and how painful they'll be. |
Managed Care August 2007 Lola Butcher |
What Attracts Workers to Consumer-Directed Plans? High-deductible insurance hasn't been a big draw, but plan sponsors have found a few ways to make it attractive. |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Your Answer to Skyrocketing Health Costs Health savings accounts are worth a closer look. |
Registered Rep. October 22, 2012 Kevin McKinley |
Giving Working Clients a Health Insurance Checkup As health care has taken center stage in the national debate, one of clients' biggest concerns is how to handle their ever-increasing and always-confusing health insurance and health care costs. |
Insurance & Technology April 5, 2006 Anthony O'Donnell |
Partners and Rivals The shift by consumers to lower-premium high-deductible health plans along with the redirection of healthcare dollars into bank accounts represents a serious challenge for insurers, and a serious opportunity for banks and other financial services companies. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn |
Baby Steps Health savings accounts are growing, although assets are still modest, and advisors, consumers and employers remain interested. Moreover, integral parts of last year's healthcare reform law may actually encourage the growth of HSAs. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn |
Good, But Not Great? Health savings accounts are starting to have many supporters among financial planners. |
BusinessWeek November 5, 2007 Jena McGregor |
Sweat More, Pay Less Principal Financial Group launched a health-care insurance product that asks participants with health risks to try to shape up or pay more. |
Bank Technology News July 2005 Holly Sraeel |
Banks Eye Potentially Big Play in The HSA Business Banks expect the use of health savings accounts will be attractive to consumers because it puts more control of medical expenses into their hands. |
Managed Care November 2006 John Carroll |
Health Savings Accounts Face an Uncertain Future Despite an array of economically and politically strong advocates, a bill to beef up health savings accounts has stirred significant opposition |
Investment Advisor February 2007 |
News & Products The Tax Relief and Health Care Act... 401(k) participants would rather get advice from an advisor... How the IRS will process determination letters for cash balance and other types of hybrid defined benefit pension plans...etc. |
Insurance & Technology April 5, 2006 Anthony O'Donnell |
In It Together Using client research, Cigna determined that the best offering for its employer health plan market was an integrated health savings account solution that offered a seamless experience for members and is partnering with JPMorgan Chase to provide it. |
The Motley Fool March 7, 2007 Emil Lee |
Fool on the Street: Silent but Steady Principal This overlooked financial-services company is well-positioned to compete. Investors who favor unexciting but successful companies will like Principal Financial Group. |
Managed Care December 2004 |
Kaiser Official Defends Decision To Launch HSAs In what appears to be a wrenching decision, Kaiser Permanente is gearing up to begin offering health savings accounts. |
The Motley Fool August 18, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Make Health Insurance More Affordable Here are some health insurance money-saving strategies. |
Job Journal July 24, 2005 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Ailing Healthcare Coverage As healthcare costs increase, a survey by Yankelovich finds more workers rate healthcare coverage as their preferred employee benefit. |
Managed Care September 2004 |
Employers Offer 'Consumer' Plans with Trepidation There is concern that these plans will primarily attract healthier and higher-income individuals, leaving sicker and lower-wage employees in higher-cost alternatives. |
Inc. April 2006 Carl Schramm |
Unexpected Benefits More people will start companies, thanks to health savings accounts. |