3+ hour, 13+ min ago  (206+ words) Effective in 2027, the contribution limit for health savings accounts will increase'to $4, 500 from $4, 400. The guidance also addressed people participating in direct primary care service arrangements, following changes enacted by Congress in 2025. Beginning in 2027, individuals may maintain eligibility for an HSA while…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1096+ words) As federal regulators tighten their grip on the opaque world of prescription drug pricing, a new wave of rules is forcing employers, advisersand benefit consultants to rethink how they oversee health plans'and how much they really know about theintermediarieswho run…...

3+ mon, 19+ hour ago  (264+ words) Marsh Mc Lennan Agency, a division of Marsh, announced Monday the launch of Network Navigator, a health care pricing tool that incorporates current price transparency data. The tool converts the price transparency data'mandated by 2020 Transparency in Coverage regulations, promulgated by…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (941+ words) Almost 40% of health care plan participants did not know if mental health services were covered in the same way as medical care, according to a survey by EBRI. Plan sponsors have improved their'coverage'of mental health care in response to heightened…...

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4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (173+ words) The pledge to "match or beat any verified offer" from a competing provider follows a previously announced customer service guarantee. Human Interest Inc. , a 401(k) and 403(b) plan provider, launched Tuesday a "price match guarantee," offering what it calls an industry-first pledge…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (418+ words) The new top goal bumps talent attraction and retention down to third in an annual Brown & Brown study. Employers have bumped health benefit cost-containment to the top of their strategic priorities list, according to Brown & Brown Inc. s Employer Health…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (347+ words) New tax benefits include the ability to use health savings account funds tax-free for periodic direct primary care fees. The IRS released a'notice'on December 9 providing guidance on new tax benefits for health savings account participants authorized by the One Big…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (417+ words) Benefits provider Lively found its customers spent an average of 80% of their health care account assets in 2024, reflecting rising health care costs. While health savings accounts are becoming more numerous and plentiful, most of these accounts" assets are going to…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (259+ words) Half of surveyed health savings account users skip reimbursements due to process hassles, missing out on an average of $2, 500 in eligible expenses each year. As health savings account contribution limits rise for 2026, a national survey by financial technology company In…...