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4 considerations when choosing employee benefits for the first time

WEX Inc.

Understanding HSAs The number of health savings accounts (HSAs) has doubled nationwide in the last seven years , as more Americans turn to these accounts as a way to save on healthcare costs and prepare for retirement. It ensures that your pets receive the care they need without straining your finances.

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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. Then their insurance would cover everything at 100%.

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Helping employees understand key benefits terms

PeopleStrategy

Ancillary benefits : these types of benefits are in addition to standard health coverage, and can include dental, vision care, life insurance and short- or long-term disability coverage. Benefit types and classes.

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Reconsidering your employee benefits priorities

Health Consultants Group

Accident and Health Benefits . Group-term life insurance . Health Savings Accounts. Flexible Spending Accounts: funded by salary reduction. IRS guidelines restrict certain spending account benefits to maximum annual amounts. Cafeteria Plan benefits often include. Adoption Benefits.

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What are fringe benefits? What employers need to know

Insperity

You might also want to add non-taxable perks such as time off for volunteering in the community, the occasional theater and sporting event tickets or marathon sponsorships.

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Leap year! How to handle 27 biweekly payrolls in 2020

Business Management Daily

Best practice: List all benefits and deductions to determine whether they’re impacted: Medical, dental, life, vision, group-term life insurance, long-term disability, dependent care, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.

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Four Ways to Ensure Your Group HDHP Will Fail

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. Then their insurance would cover everything at 100%.