InterWest Insurance Services

JANUARY 5, 2023

With Americans increasingly struggling to pay their health care bills, more employers are shying away from only offering their workers high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) that reduce premiums up front for higher out-of-pocket costs for workers. The expected health insurance cost growth of 5.4% Cost-cutting.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

JANUARY 4, 2023

The 2023 spending bill signed into law on December 29th includes extending pre-deductible telehealth services coverage. WHAT IS PRE-DEDUCTIBLE TELEHEALTH COVERAGE? Pre-deductible telehealth coverage allows HSAs-qualifying high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to cover telehealth and remote-care services on a pre-deductible basis.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JULY 6, 2023

More and more insurers are expanding the use of telemedicine, just as a new study shows promising cost savings of up to 25% from virtual care when implemented properly. Most large health carriers have adopted some form of telemedicine by either contracting with a tech provider to manage the interface or by purchasing a tech platform.

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InterWest Insurance Services

APRIL 22, 2022

House of Representatives has passed legislation that would cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin at $35 a month for people with group or private health insurance. While the measure still has to face a vote in the Senate, it has broad backing after the cost of insulin has skyrocketed in recent years. How it would work.

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Higginbotham

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

While not ideal for everyone, a high-deductible health plan can be very appealing to some workers, especially when it’s paired with a health savings account. Offering a high-deductible health plan as part of an employee benefits package, therefore, may be a strategic option for your organization.

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Higginbotham

MARCH 17, 2022

1, 2024: A list of the remainder of all items and services is required for plan years beginning on or after Jan. These laws allow consumers to use coupons from drug manufacturers to reduce their out-of-pocket expenses at the pharmacy, but require their health insurance companies to credit the full cost of the drugs toward their deductibles.

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HR Professionals Magazine

JUNE 28, 2023

Insulin prices have increased 600 percent over the last 20 years causing many consumers to be at risk of non-adherence due to cost. 4 Solving the Affordability Issue – Legislation Influence The Inflation Reduction Act , a spending package Congress approved in 2022, capped insulin out-of-pocket costs at $35 for Americans with Medicare.

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Higginbotham

JANUARY 24, 2025

Inflation is one factor, but health care costs have historically risen at levels that far exceed regular economic inflation rates, meaning that inflation doesnt provide a full explanation. According to PwC, other significant factors behind rising health costs include behavioral health utilization and prescription drug spending.

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