del.icio.us Tags: HSA,Health Savings Account,News,employee Benefits Used with permission 4-16-08 From: Burdick, Terri [mailto:tburdick@blackhawkbank.com]Sent: Wed 4/16/2008 8:58 AMTo: Ric JoynerSubject: RE: HSA claim info urgent. EFG:000515066 We haven’t analyzed our debit card transaction data personally, but I just returned from the HSA White House briefing and this was a big topic. Evolution Benefits reviewed [...]
Is Abuse of HSAs Going to Doom the Popular Benefit?
Is claim review for HSAs…good or bad idea?
del.icio.us Tags: News,Broker,eflexhsa,HSA,Health Savings Account LiveJournal Tags: HSA,Health savings account,broker,consumer,health care,taxes I am beginning to change my mind regarding claim review for HSAs. On a macro level the idea of HSAs was to put the consumer in the driver’s seat, and the consumer to control the funds being paid out for health care. That is [...]
HR 5719 Substantiation of HSA Claims (similar to FSA)
del.icio.us Tags: HSA,News,Health Savings Accounts,Broker,Banks,Legislation LiveJournal Tags: News,benefits,Health savings Accounts,hsA Folks, I am posting this for your alert but I actually agree that HSA should be substantiated. I feel that HRAs and FSAs are substantiated why not HSAs? In fact, I have said for many years that unsubstantiated claim status of HSAs is the Achilles [...]
When does Social Security or Medicare Affect HSA Participation
By Ric Joyner, CEBS, GBA, CFCI del.icio.us Tags: HSA,Health Savings Accounts,Medicare,Social Security,Health Insurance,Employee Benefits This is a constant question that arises by Agents. Let’s dissect the issue. First, participating in Medicare is what prevents people from having an HSA. Defining this further; the participant cannot contribute any longer once they have Medicare or [...]
Are you prepared for the coming 25-60% insurance premium increases?
By Ric Joyner, CEBS, GBA, CFCI “Hey, my premiums were lower last year…what do you mean premiums are on the rise? Answer: The stock market. We know that medical trend is 9% per year on average. (AHIP 2006) This is when the stock market is good. The stock market has lost 1,700- 2,000 points in [...]
Instructions for Completing DOL Wellness Checklist
How to complete Part I of form 8889 for 2007 By: Larry Grudzien, Attorney at Law Introduction Over the last several weeks, I have received a number of questions regarding how to complete Part I of Form 8889 for 2007. The reason for this is that the instructions to Form 8889 are very complex and [...]
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