by Vicki Hartwigsen | May 29, 2018 | Banks, Brokers, Employers
The juggling of numerous vendors to administer services often with inefficiencies caused by manual processes results in VENDOR FATIGUE.
by Vicki Hartwigsen | May 23, 2018 | Banks, Brokers, Employers
Medical cost trend is projected to have a slight uptick next year compared to the last three years, according to PwCs Health Research Institute (HRI) Medical Cost Trend: behind the numbers 2018 report.
by Vicki Hartwigsen | May 16, 2018 | Banks, Brokers, Employers
It is 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 that can be used alone or in combination.
by Vicki Hartwigsen | May 8, 2018 | Banks, Brokers, Employers
Outsourcing your COBRA administration can help you escape pitfalls in the complex rules for offering health benefits to former employees.
by Vicki Hartwigsen | Apr 24, 2018 | Banks, Brokers, Employers, Health Plan
Today, we are exploring the benefits of health savings accounts and how to help your employees to understand the value.
by Vicki Hartwigsen | Apr 17, 2018 | Brokers, Employers, Health Plan
Help employees navigate flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) to their advantage.
by Vicki Hartwigsen | Apr 10, 2018 | Banks, Brokers, Employers, Financial Advisor, Health Plan
If you have questions about health savings accounts, we have answers: 1. What is an HSA? A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged account established to pay the current and future qualifying medical expenses of the account holder, the account holder’s spouse...
by Vicki Hartwigsen | Mar 6, 2018 | Banks, Brokers, Employers, Financial Advisor, Health Plan, Individuals, Uncategorized
On Monday, March 5th, 2018 the IRS announced that the previously released maximum family contribution limit to a Health Savings (HSA) has been reduced from $6,900 to $6,850 for 2018. This change applies immediately and any contribution to an HSA that has family-level...
by Vicki Hartwigsen | Feb 21, 2018 | Banks, Brokers, Employers, Financial Advisor, Health Plan, Individuals
While many of us are already planning how we’ll spend our tax refund, we have to get our returns filed first. Before you decide to spend it on a vacation or your next remodel project, how can you invest your money to go further and help you tackle the rising cost of...
by Vicki Hartwigsen | Dec 13, 2017 | Brokers, Employers, Health Plan
Most human resources departments today know that by better segmenting their employees, they can measure what’s working with their benefits offerings and improve what’s not. But while there’s no shortage of data available, it can be difficult for employers to discern...
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