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It’s Time for a Mid-Year Financial Check-Up

Money Talk

Last year, I wrote a blog post about mid-year financial check-up s for the OneOp Personal Finance team. In it, I urged a review of tax deductions/credits, tax withholding, budgeting/cash flow, flexible spending accounts, financial goal progress, and investment portfolio status. . have generally trended up.

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3 in 4 Workers Would Accept Lower-Pay for Better Benefits: Survey

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A new study has found three out of four U.S. The main driver in workers prioritizing benefits is the rapidly rising cost of group health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs, according to the study by Voya Financial. Those funds are also not taxed.

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Health Expenses a Major Source of Mental Health Issues for U.S. Workers

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It stressed two main points: High deductibles — The report found one of the main drivers of stress was high deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs. These are funded with deductions from the employees’ salaries before taxes are taken out.

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As Health Care Costs Bite, Here’s How You Can Help Your Workers

InterWest Insurance Services

Even if you are providing them with a robust plan, there are often out-of-pocket cost-sharing and deductibles to contend with. For employees in high-deductible health plans, the costs can be steep. Many preventative services are covered with no out-of-pocket cost-sharing, but checkups usually are not.

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Four High Deductible Health Plan Mistakes to Avoid

InterWest Insurance Services

Failing to offer a health savings account The idea behind HDHPs is that the money employees save on premium can be funneled into an attached HSA, which can be used to reimburse out-of-pocket medical expenses. HSAs are tax-advantaged accounts that allow enrollees to save up to pay qualified medical expenses.

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HRA Gym Cost Reimbursement? Not So Fast Says IRS

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The IRS has issued a new bulletin, reminding Americans that funds in tax-advantaged medical savings accounts cannot be used to pay for general health and wellness expenses. If they are being reimbursed for non-medical items and services, they may run afoul of federal tax law.

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Budgeting and Prepping for Open Enrollment

InterWest Insurance Services

Going out of network is discouraged with high out-of-pocket costs. Preferred provider organizations – PPOs contract with hospital and provider networks to help control costs. While they will cover services outside of the network, the cost is higher than going in-network.