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The impact of rising health care costs on public sector budgets

Higginbotham

The decisions can have a ripple effect into other areas, such as: Increased Health Insurance Costs: Premium increases directly impact the budget and total health spending that is dedicated to employee benefit programs and services. Many employers offer group health insurance on a fully-insured basis.

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Election year impact: What’s next for employee benefits?

WEX Inc.

The ACA in particular, introduced a fundamental change to the rules governing how employers offer health insurance. However, Byrd said that despite these changes, the percentage of working-age Americans receiving health insurance through their employer has remained relatively stable over time.

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Hospital Indemnity Insurance a Key Voluntary Benefit

InterWest Insurance Services

But if you have an 80-20 plan, your worker is still responsible for her deductible (averaging over $1,600), plus 20% of that cost, or over $6,000. That leaves your worker exposed to a total out-of-pocket cost of over $7,600. even for people with health insurance. Little or no cost to the employer.

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What does coinsurance mean in health insurance?

Higginbotham

You’re reading your health insurance policy and come across a coinsurance clause. Here’s what you need to know about this common insurance term. This is called cost sharing, and it’s common in many types of insurance. Cost sharing helps insurance companies and policyholders achieve certain goals.

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Budgeting and Prepping for Open Enrollment

InterWest Insurance Services

If you are running a business, you need to get an early start on preparations for your small group health plan open enrollment, particularly now as so much confusion abounds about the state of health insurance in the country. Going out of network is discouraged with high out-of-pocket costs.

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Budgeting and Prepping for Open Enrollment

InterWest Insurance Services

If you are running a business, you need to get an early start on preparations for your small group health plan open enrollment, particularly now as so much confusion abounds about the state of health insurance in the country. Going out of network is discouraged with high out-of-pocket costs.

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5 ways you can help employees get the most from their benefits

Insperity

From employer-sponsored health insurance to retirement savings plans, an attractive benefits package can help you hire the best employees and ensure you retain them for many years to come. But as incredible as it may seem, many employees don’t take full advantage of all the benefit options their employer offers.