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Americans Increasingly Embrace Self-Service
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Posted on: 7/1/2009
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Consumer-directed, or health savings account (HSA)-style plans are becoming increasingly popular, a new survey finds. The study, conducted by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), says the number of Americans covered under the high-deductible plans increased 31% since last year.
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Business Workshop: HSA Use Growing
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Posted on: 7/1/2009
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While federal and state governments and consumer and industry groups slowly work toward health care reform, employers have to address the situation as it currently exists. And for a growing number of employers, that means establishing or switching to an HDHP/HSA plan.
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On Health Care (and Everything Else), What is the American Way?
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Posted on: 7/1/2009
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Mentioned: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)
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HSAs are instructive in the healthcare debate because they illustrate an important fact about human behavior: those with HSAs are more cost-conscious and proactively, responsibly engaged in their health decisions than those with traditional insurance, according to a study by BCBSA.
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Obama's Top Five Health Care Lies
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Posted on: 7/1/2009
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Here are the top five lies that Obama has told--the first two for no reason other than to get elected and the next three to sell socialized medicine to a wary nation.
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Using An HSA While On Medicare
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Posted on: 6/29/2009
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Even though you can't contribute to an HSA after you sign up for Medicare, you can keep the account and use the money tax-free for medical expenses. In fact, you can use the money for anything after age 65, although you will owe taxes on withdrawals for non-medical expenses.
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HSA Assets Grew More Than 62% Last Year, Celent Study Shows
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Posted on: 6/29/2009
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From January 2008 to January 2009, there was an increase of 46.1% in the number of HSAs. During that same period, HSA custodians and administrators reported that assets grew by 62.6%, according to “HSA Benchmarking Analysis: Market Trends and Economics 2009,” a report from Celent.
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GETTING PERSONAL: Fixing, Without Breaking, Health Accounts
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Posted on: 6/29/2009
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Some lawmakers want national health-care reform to include new constraints on health savings accounts, a move that banks and insurance companies warn could discourage saving at a time when it is needed more than ever.
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Health Savings Accounts Come Under Fire
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Posted on: 6/26/2009
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Mentioned: Source: Wall Street Journal
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Some lawmakers want national health-care reform to include new constraints on health savings accounts, a move that banks and insurance companies warn could discourage saving at a time when it is needed more than ever.
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Dueling Health Care Plans Unveiled
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Posted on: 6/23/2009
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), the man who brought you the Tax Holiday stimulus plan, has a fresh, innovative health care plan that centers on health savings accounts that give individuals control over health care spending.
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