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HSA vs 401(k)

Posted by Sean Kadel on Thursday, February 14, 2019 @ 03:01 PM

HSA vs 401(k)

If your company has decided to offer a high deductible health plan, don’t worry, you are not alone. Recent studies show that an increasing number of employers have elected to offer high deductible health plans (HDHP) either to completely replace or be offered in conjunction with a more traditional Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan or Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) plan. When sponsoring a HDHP, employers typically offer their employees the ability to contribute to a Health Savings Account (HSA) to help offset the increased deductible associated with the HDHP. In 2017, 19 percent of all workers were enrolled in a HDHP with a HSA savings option. This is a dramatic rise since 2007 when just over 4 percent were covered under such plans. 

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Tags: Retirement Planning, IRS, 401(k), Healthcare, HSA, TPA, tax savings, financial planning

3 Ways to Help Employees Manage Their Healthcare Expenses

Posted by Lindsay Barnard on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 @ 12:09 PM

The United States now spends almost twice as much on healthcare as other advanced industrialized countries, even though just a few decades ago our healthcare spend was closely aligned to that of other countries. As a result of the rising cost of healthcare, changes to employment and benefits laws and the availability of new benefits options, the employee benefits landscape in the U.S. has also been dramatically altered. One in four Americans now report that the cost of healthcare is the biggest concern facing their family, according to a Monmouth University poll. This makes it more important than ever for employers to offer their employees the guidance and tools they need to manage their healthcare plans and costs. Here are three approaches to help employees manage their healthcare expenses:

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Tags: FSA, Healthcare, HSA, HDHP, employees, employers, Employee Engagement, cdhp, consumer, hra, tax savings

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