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Managing Employee Healthcare Costs in 2021

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Voluntary benefits are low-to-no-cost for employers because employees pay for them and maintenance is often handled through payroll deduction. Managing Out-of-Pocket Costs in 2021. More than 20 percent of employers plan to add voluntary benefits, such as critical illness insurance or a hospital indemnity plan.

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Smallest Firms See Largest Health Insurance Hikes

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A new report has found that small businesses that purchase their group health insurance online or through payroll vendors saw the largest premium hikes in 2022, significantly higher than those that went through brokers. The cost for individual group health plans increased 6.7% for the smallest SMBs, compared to just 4.3%

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Hospital Indemnity Insurance a Key Voluntary Benefit

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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. Employees pay part or all of the premiums via payroll deduction. Few people can cover that.

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Family Coverage Costs Hit Small-Business Workers Hardest: Study

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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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Little-Known Things to Consider When Shopping for Group Health Insurance

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HSAs have a triple tax advantage: Contributions made via payroll deduction are pre-tax if made through an employer-sponsored cafeteria plan, therefore reducing taxable income. HDHPs are health insurance plans with lower premiums and higher deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums than traditional health plans.

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Top 10 Employee Benefits for 2021

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Nearly 60 percent said they wouldn’t have been able to afford the cost of care otherwise. Other programs employers offer include undergraduate or graduate tuition assistance, 529 plan payroll deductions, scholarships for members of employees’ families and employer contribution or matches to 529 plans. #9 4 Paid Time Off.

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16+ types of employee benefits you should consider

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Accident insurance helps employees pay for the medical and out-of-pocket costs that you may incur after an accidental injury. Making sure payroll deductions are correct. This NerdWallet article breaks down the differences between short-term disability insurance and long-term disability insurance. Accident Insurance.

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