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HDHP Enrollment Slipping: What It Means for Employers

InterWest Insurance Services

For years,high-deductible health plans have been the most common type of health insurance that employers offer. A medical emergency, unexpected illness or ongoing treatment for chronic conditions can lead to steep out-of-pocket costs. HDHPs surged in popularity between 2013 and 2021, peaking at 55.7%

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Smallest Firms See Largest Health Insurance Hikes

InterWest Insurance Services

A new report has found that small businesses that purchase their group health insurance online or through payroll vendors saw the largest premium hikes in 2022, significantly higher than those that went through brokers. Since 2018, individual premiums have increased by 21% while family premiums have increased by 18%.

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Employers Prioritizing Enhanced Benefits in New Year, Not Cost-Cutting

InterWest Insurance Services

Despite group health insurance costs expected to rise 5.4% this year, the tight labor market is forcing employers to prioritize enhancing benefits over cost-cutting measures, according to a new report by Mercer. The expected health insurance cost growth of 5.4% What employers are doing.

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Proposed Rules Expand Access to Contraceptive Care as a Preventive Service

Snell & Wilmer Benefits

Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In November 2018, the Departments issued final rules that include exemptions from the contraceptive coverage mandate for group health plans, institutions of higher education arranging student health insurance coverage, and health insurance issuers.

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Proposed Rules Expand Access to Contraceptive Care as a Preventive Service

Snell & Wilmer Benefits

Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In November 2018, the Departments issued final rules that include exemptions from the contraceptive coverage mandate for group health plans, institutions of higher education arranging student health insurance coverage, and health insurance issuers.