Medicare Outpatient, Drug Expenses to Strain US Fiscal Resources, per CRR
In 11 years, the US is slated to pay more for Medicare than Social Security, according to research by the...
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Soon-to-Be Retirees Face Rising Healthcare Costs, per Milliman
Long-term inflation and higher premiums were among the forces that have driven estimates higher.
Milliman Health Care ETFs Begin Trading
The funds are intended to guard retirement savers’ investments against rising health care costs.
Employees Increasingly Prioritize Lower Health Care Premiums
Research from Securian Financial and West Health-Gallup highlight a need for employer support.
EBRI Survey: 61% View HSA as Savings Account
As rising health care costs impact retirement savings, EBRI found two-thirds of survey respondents used a health savings account in...
Marsh Unveils Health Benefit Price Transparency Tool
Network Navigator allows employers to benchmark providers’ costs.
Retirees’ Health Care Costs Far Outpace Social Security COLA
Two recent reports spell out how rising health care costs are impacting retirees and employers.
HSA Withdrawals Increased by 13% in 2024
Benefits provider Lively found its customers spent an average of 80% of their health care account assets in 2024, reflecting...
HSAs Continue to Gain Steam, Top $146B in Assets
Health savings account adoption spans socioeconomic spectrum, according to a survey from the Devenir Group.
Government Agencies Continue Push for Increased Health Care Pricing Transparency
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury sought information and released updated guidance aimed at creating nationwide...
Trump Issues Executive Order About PBM Compensation
The executive order signed last week requires the Secretary of Labor to propose regulations to improve transparency into compensation of pharmacy benefit managers.
Evaluating HSA Providers
HSAs are on the rise, but advisers and plan sponsors must take care when selecting vendors.
HSA Admin: Avoiding ERISA Status While Still Providing a Strong Benefit
Experts discuss the proper health savings account administration to stay complaint at the 2023 PLANADVISER/PLANSPONSOR HSA Conference.
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Early Retirement Health Costs
Strategies to keep medical bills from spiraling out of control.
Milliman Partners With Turquoise Health for Health Care Data Transparency
The partnership seeks to automate health care price data to reduce administrative and contracting burdens for individuals, employers and health care providers.
Strategies for Reining In Health Care Costs in Early Retirement
Health savings accounts and direct primary care can help keep medical bills from spiraling out of control.
Retiree Health Care Costs Jump After Brief Respite
The total projected cost of health care for a healthy couple retiring at age 65 is now well in excess of $300,000.
Why Edward Jones Is Funding Alzheimer’s Research
The simple fact of the matter is that debilitating neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s present a major financial and physical...
Well-Funded HSAs Are a Retirement ‘Superpower’
Having an HSA going into retirement is ‘incredibly powerful,’ experts say, because money is being saved and spent as efficiently as possible.
Balancing Health Care and Finances
Improving health care literacy can help employees make the right financial decisions.