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HSA/HRA/FSA Admin & Finance
The HSA / HRA / FSA Administration & Finance community showcases the latest news and innovative trends employers use and the best technology platforms available for administering and financing personal-care accounts (FSA/HSA/HRA). The community features articles, press releases, white papers, case studies, blogs, videos and podcasts.
Articles
HealthCare Consumerism Radio: Bart McCollum, COO, AmeriFlex
Hosts Doug Field, CEO of The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism (IHC), and Brent Macy, Managing Director, talk with Bart McCollum, COO, AmeriFlex. Bart talks about his upcoming FORUM workshop "Pre-Paid Card Programs to Engage Consumers and Help Employers Manage Costs in 2014 & Beyond."
IRS Releases 2014 HSA limits
ConnectYourCare News: On May 2, the Internal Revenue Service announced the 2014 inflation-adjusted amounts for health savings accounts (HSAs).
HealthCare Consumerism Radio: Roy Ramthun, "Mr. HSA," Talks Future of HSAs
Hosts Doug Field, CEO of The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism (IHC), and Ron Bachman, Chairman of the Editorial Advisory Board, talk with Roy Ramthun. The topic of this segment focuses on health policy and its effects on health savings accounts.
Survey Finds 60 Percent of Employers Likely to Offer CDHPs
ConnectYourCare News: United Benefit Advisors, a community of more than 140 independent employee benefits advisory firms, recently released its look at major trends in employer-based health plans and how the health care reform has affected them in its 2012 United Benefit Advisors Health Plan Survey.
Press Releases
Xerox Introduces BenefitWallet to Simplify Health Spending Account Administration
Broadening its portfolio of solutions that simplify the business aspects of health care, Xerox today introduced BenefitWallet, an online portal -- complete with administrative and customer support -- that gives employers and health plans an easy way to manage multiple health accounts on one platform.
WageWorks Acquires Crosby Benefit Systems to Further Its Leadership in Consumer-Directed Benefits
WageWorks, Inc. (NYSE: WAGE), a leading provider of consumer-directed benefits (CDBs), such as pre-tax accounts for health, commuter and other employee benefits, recently announced its acquisition of Crosby Benefit Systems, Inc., an administrator of benefit programs with a focus on higher education and health care
Fidelity Health Savings Account Enrollment Grows 53 Percent In 2012
Employers Offering a Combination of HSAs Alongside 401(k)s Help Drive Improved Retirement Savings Outcomes for Employees
Blog Posts
Taking off the Hospital Cost Blindfold: New Information Brings Answers and More Questions
05/17/2013 - Transparency in health care remains the exception rather than the rule. Consumers often must go...
FSA Q&A: What happens to unused FSA funds?
05/15/2013 - We are back on the air this Friday with another great episode of HealthCare Consumerism...
White Papers
When Taking into Consideration Premiums and Out-of-Pocket Expenses, CDHPs Can Save Employees Money
In a white paper released by Change Healthcare, 91 percent of employees with families and 65 percent of employees overall would have spent less under a CDHP than a PPO. Families averaged $140 per month in savings.
IRS Clarifies W-2 Reporting of Health Values
The IRS has clarified aspects of its guidance issued early in 2011, regarding the obligation of many employers to begin reporting health coverage values on employees' Forms W-2.
Findings From the 2011 EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey
SEVENTH ANNUAL SURVEY: This Issue Brief presents findings from the 2011 EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey. This study is based on an online survey of 4,703 privately insured adults ages 21-64 to provide nationally representative data regarding the growth of consumer-driven health plans
