Recent Articles from Dennis Triplett
Health care’s perfect storm
Today we are seeing a “perfect storm” that is enabling the next shift in employee benefits. Following the enacting of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the growth in robust consumer-directed health care plans (CDHPs) and savings accounts, such as Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), the DC model is gai...
More on HSAs: What’s next?
(Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. Read Part One.) Analyzing the data can appear cumbersome initially, but it doesn’t have to be. We have found it helpful to look at each data point as if it were the answer to a question. Each of these questions can be answered through the data […]
Health Savings Accounts: What’s next?
(Editor’s note: This is the first of two parts.) Health savings accounts (HSAs) partnered with high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) continue to grow as a popular option for employers and employees seeking an economical and convenient coverage option. However, the time has come to move beyond the simple administration of these accounts to provide a more […]
Six attributes of the best HSAs
Consumer-directed health care plans partnered with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) continue to gain popularity as a cost-effective option for both employers and individuals. However, picking the right HSA provider is not so cut and dry. Employers looking at consumer-directed health care plans with HSAs tend to pick providers based on one or two administrative details, […]
Help employees care about health care — or pay the price
When open enrollment ends and every employee has checked a box for a health plan, some may believe the employer’s job is finished. It’s actually just begun. The true challenge of health care runs the rest of the year. An employee could get a diagnosis of diabetes or heart disease or be dealing wit...
HSAs build long-term wealth with tax-favored savings
Most people don’t realize that health savings accounts (HSAs) are one of the best long-term savings vehicles in the market today. Paired with high-deductible health plans, HSAs are available to help pay for current qualified medical expenses as well as to save for future expenses, all in a tax-exempt account. Many consumers continue to use […]
Making the most of HSAs
As more companies look to better manage rising employee benefit costs while simultaneously promoting a healthy workforce, many employers have turned to consumer-directed health care, specifically adopting a health savings account (HSA) strategy. One of the primary challenges for these employers is educating employees about all the benefits of an HSA. Most focus their efforts […]