InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 18, 2023

” HDHP enrollees enjoy lower up-front premium costs in exchange for higher potential out-of-pocket costs for copays, coinsurance and deductibles, and high health care users may experience significant outlays not covered by insurance. If enrolled for one to two years, 44% were satisfied.

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Best Money Moves

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Managing Out-of-Pocket Costs in 2021. Employers should make working with health insurance brokers to help employees better understand the difference between healthcare plans and estimated out-of-pocket costs for various services a higher priority.

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PeopleKeep

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Navigating the world of health insurance can be tricky, especially if you’ve found yourself with more than one health insurance plan to figure out. Whether or not you’ll have any out-of-pocket costs. We’ll cover: Why someone might have two health insurance plans.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JANUARY 26, 2022

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. Make primary care visits free (which helps physicians diagnose serious ailments earlier, resulting in lower medical costs over time).

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 2, 2024

Essentially, DMOs are designed to reduce premiums and costs — at the expense of a certain amount of freedom when it comes to choosing your own dentist. However, there still may be a network, and your out-of-pocket costs may be lower if you see dentists from within these networks. What’s best for you?

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 15, 2024

It’s also important that they understand how much of a certain drug their health plan will cover and what their estimated out-of-pocket costs will be, so that they can budget accordingly. These formularies also dictate copays and coinsurance — the patient’s out-of-pocket costs for each drug.

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PeopleKeep

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

One of the biggest factors is how high your out-of-pocket costs will be. There are many factors to consider when it comes to selecting health insurance. One option that appeals to many employers is the zero-deductible health plan because it means the insurance company will start accepting claims from the very beginning.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JANUARY 27, 2023

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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PeopleKeep

JANUARY 18, 2022

For many employers offering a group health insurance plan, adding a supplemental benefit in addition to the group plan can help offset your employees’ out-of-pocket costs. This is especially true with high deductible health plans (HDHPs) that require employees to pay a higher amount on their own before their insurance kicks in.

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InterWest Insurance Services

OCTOBER 6, 2022

They may look at a low premium without considering the cost on the back end in terms of a higher deductible and/or other out-of-pocket expenses. Break expenses down with different health care scenarios and the associated out-of-pocket costs based on the plan they have. Dispensing sage advice.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 9, 2022

But for employees in your group health plan, they have many options for obtaining a test with no out-of-pocket costs. Under an executive order issued by President Biden, employees in a group health plan are eligible to receive COVID-19 at-home test kits with no cost-sharing, copay, coinsurance or deductible.

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InterWest Insurance Services

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As health insurance costs have risen, more employers have started offering their employees this option as the upfront premiums are often lower than with other plans. That’s why training is essential to ensure that your employees understand how these plans work and how to get the most out of them.

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 22, 2023

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.

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Insperity

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Be sure to provide each new hire with: A detailed, printed overview of available benefits and out-of-pocket costs, if any. If you have the resources, spice it up a bit – while still getting all the details out there. Help employees truly understand their out-of-pocket costs. Hold a benefits fair.

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 1, 2023

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.

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InterWest Insurance Services

APRIL 18, 2024

Stress, anxiety, depression and substance abuse lead to reduced focus and concentration, increased absenteeism and presenteeism, higher turnover costs, and more dangerous workplace accidents. Studies show that one in four adults skips needed care or medications due to cost. It’s time to take action: 1. Establish an EAP.

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 29, 2024

As health insurance costs are rising at their fastest level in nearly 20 years, it’s important to have a clear idea of which metrics to track to ensure you’re seeing a good return on investment and that your employees are satisfied with their health plan. You can compare your average to the industry average utilization.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 27, 2024

These accounts are only to be used for qualified, legitimate medical expenses, like out-of-pocket costs for medical services, prescription medications and medical hardware. Smoking cessation: The cost of a smoking cessation program is a qualified medical expense because the program treats a disease (tobacco-use disorder).

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Insperity

MAY 13, 2015

HDHPs are health insurance plans with lower premiums and higher deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums than traditional health plans. Yet, many first-time group health insurance buyers shy away from these plans and opt to offer a low deductible plan because it minimizes out-of-pocket costs for their employees.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JANUARY 18, 2024

As health insurance costs have risen, more employers have started offering their employees this option as the upfront premiums are often lower than with other plans. That’s why training is essential to ensure that your employees understand how these plans work and how to get the most out of them.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 22, 2023

Out of that population, 8.4 Eli Lilly was the first company to announce, on March 1, that it would cap the cost of all its insulin products at $35 per month, with immediate effect. million use insulin, according to the American Diabetes Association. On March 14, Denmark-based Novo Nordisk announced that it would lower the U.S.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 2, 2023

For the most part, people use their funds in FSAs and HSAs to reimburse themselves for out-of-pocket costs like copays, health insurance deductibles and the cost of prescription medications. months each year to spend the money in their flex accounts, which in most cases means until March 15 of the following year.

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Best Money Moves

JUNE 1, 2022

Health care costs can often drag behind increases in consumer prices, so employees may face an increase in costs that will last throughout this year and next. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 46% of employees reported that they have less than $1,000 in out-of-pocket costs for any unexpected hospital/doctor visit.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 26, 2023

Additionally, PBMs have been accused of pocketing the rebates that drug manufacturers offer, instead of passing them on to the end users: the patients who are prescribed the medications. Commonly, the price the plan pays for a drug is more than the pharmacy receives for it. The PBM collects the difference between the two prices.

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 10, 2023

Additionally, PBMs have been accused of pocketing the rebates that drug manufacturers offer, instead of passing them on to the end users: the patients who are prescribed the medications. Commonly, the price the plan pays for a drug is more than the pharmacy receives for it. The PBM collects the difference between the two prices.

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InterWest Insurance Services

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ transparency rules were implemented to shine the light on what hospitals charge for their various medical services, the negotiated rates insurers have with health plans and the out-of-pocket costs enrollees can expect to pay for these services. The effect on health plan enrollees.

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InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The average cost of appendix-removal surgery is over $30,000. 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.

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Best Money Moves

MAY 22, 2019

Research by the West Health Institute/NORC at the University of Chicago found more than 40 percent of Americans didn’t see a physician when they were sick or injured because of high healthcare costs. Comprehensive healthcare plans that reduce out of pocket costs for employees will be highly attractive to millennial employees.

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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%

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InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 29, 2023

What small firms can do While small employers really can’t do anything about rising group health plan costs, they can take steps to ease their employees’ premium obligations and out-of-pocket costs: Assume more of the premium — If it’s within their budget, they can increase the amount of family coverage premium they will cover.

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InterWest Insurance Services

APRIL 27, 2023

Some employers have gravitated towards HDHPs to reduce their and their employees’ overall premium spend, but these plans come at a cost: more out-of-pocket costs for workers. Since 2018, individual premiums have increased by 21% while family premiums have increased by 18%.

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InterWest Insurance Services

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

While there is no one-size-fits-all solution, employers can try to contain costs, and hopefully their insurance premiums, by implementing a few strategies. Disease management should include: Regular screenings and checkups. Integrating wellness programs focused on chronic disease management and that promote a healthy lifestyle.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Employees have a better chance of managing out-of-pocket spending when they understand how their out of pocket expenses can be reduced and what type of savings will come along with that. To help you get started, here are 6 tips to help employees manage their out-of-pocket expenses.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 11, 2023

It costs employers an average of $300 billion a year in stress-related health care and missed work, according to a Harris Poll conducted for Purchasing Power. Of course, there will likely be some out-of-pocket costs for your employees that use these services under their group health plans.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 15, 2022

All of that costs employees because: Missing regular doctor’s appointments and preventative services can result in health emergencies later, and. Overtreatment and unnecessary treatments can lead to worse health outcomes and higher out-of-pocket costs.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 16, 2023

” — Benefits executive at a manufacturing firm They didn’t want to be the first to jump out and completely disrupt their group health benefits offerings. “We liked to have control. .” “It would make workers feel like you were cutting and running.” “A big part was trepidation.

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InterWest Insurance Services

APRIL 24, 2024

Plans might pay $200 upon hospital admission, for example, or $100 per day while a person is hospitalized to help with out-of-pocket costs. Also, the final rule restricts how these plans may be marketed and requires new levels of disclosure.

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