CDHC Solutions Newsletter

HSA-Based Reform Proposed as Post-ObamaCare Option By: Thomas Cheplick, The Heartland Institute
A Michigan physician, Dr. Roger Beauchamp, has offered a comprehensive plan to reform the nation's health care payment system based on knowledge acquired over more than 50 years of practical experience. He is offering the reform as an alternative if Congress decides to repeal ObamaCare. (more)

Prevention Plan Reduces Health Risks
By Ms. Jennifer Benz, Benz Communications
U.S. Preventive Medicine was part of our Employer panel at October’s Health 2.0 Conference, a wonderful event that showcases the latest in health care technology and especially how it is helping connect people—to information, to their doctors, to other patients—to improve their health. (more)

Health Reform Navigator, a One-Stop Shop for Questions and Direction on the Health Care Law
By Todd Callahan, online content manager, FieldMedia LLC
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has passed and is now law. However, passage of the law has seemingly created more questions than answers among benefit managers, brokers and policymakers. (more)

Health Care and Dental in Health Reform
By Mark Roberts, Manager, Careington International
Now that the new health care legislation is the law of the land, health care companies and businesses everywhere are scrambling to make sense of the thousands of pages that make up the bill. One major consideration for people to decipher is about dental care. (more)

Events

SAVE THE DATE
MAY 11 - MAY 12, 2011
ATLANTA, GA
This Forum is an overview of the health care consumerism landscape, the new health care law impact, where HSAs/HRAs and FSAs fit going-forward, the impact of rewards and incentives and the compliance issues for your company

Briefs

New Research First to Reveal Health Care Pricing Trends: Abilify Tops List for Savings Opportunities
Brentwood, Tenn. – Nov. 22, 2010 – While the government claims to provide pricing for drugs and procedures, those listings only highlight what Medicare and Medicaid are willing to reimburse, not what those services actually cost. Hospitals, doctors and insurance companies provide patients with an itemized bill for care – but only AFTER the fact. (more)

Tango Health Completes $3 Million Series A Equity Financing Round
Austin, Texas – Nov. 17, 2010 – Tango Health, Inc. announced it raised over $3 million in Series A equity capital from S3 Ventures and several angel investors in order to accelerate the nationwide rollout of its innovative web-based Health Savings Account (HSA) management service. The complete solution developed by Tango Health is making it easy for employers and employees to set up, manage and fund HSA accounts, and capture tax savings even if qualifying expenses are paid from another account or credit card. (more)