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May is Mental Health Month. Help employees live their healthiest lives with an HSA that covers mental health expenses. Deborah, a 45-year-old mother of teenage twins and the daughter of an ailing, elderly mother, is having difficulty concentrating at work.…
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HSA Spenders: An Overlooked Majority
Many health savings account (HSA) administrators are eager to educate on the value of saving HSA funds. But studies show the majority of HSA account holders are spenders. HSA spenders are defined as those who use the account to pay…
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5 Steps to Boost Health Literacy and HSA Engagement
Find out how employers can boost HSA enrollment simply by helping employees understand their health benefits. The article featured in BenefitsPro, How Health Literacy Boosts HSA Engagement: 5 Steps to Guide Clients, shares five simple steps to help employees better understand their…
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Tips for Transitioning to a New Health Spending Account Administrator
As an employer, changing health spending and savings account administrators is an important decision. Everything from administrative set-up to communicating with employees can easily consume a lot of your time. Here are several helpful tips and insights to consider when…
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BenefitsPRO Broker Expo: Top Five Things We’re Looking Forward To
BenefitsPRO is right around the corner There are lots of things we’re excited about for this year’s BenefitsPro Expo. Here are five of our top reasons: Networking with industry-leading brokers and agents from across the country Gaining a deeper understanding…
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How to Turn an HSA into a Retirement Pot o’ Gold
It’s that time of year when everyone is thinking about that lucky leprechaun and his Pot o’ Gold. At Further, we’re thinking about gold a little bit differently. With a health savings account (HSA), you can start planning now for…
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Getting Employees to Use Health Savings Accounts
The numbers tell a story. Enrollment in high deductible health plans (HDHPs) has grown from just 1 million in 2005 to more than 23 million in 2017, according to statistics from America’s Health Insurance Plans.¹ Moreover, employers are increasingly offering…
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Helping Your Employees Establish a Contribution Cadence
We know contributing to HSAs can provide numerous benefits to employees. The more your employees know about contributions, the better equipped they will be to take full advantage of their HSAs’ tax benefits. HSA contribution limits and tax reporting, if…
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Understanding How Health Care Financing Works
A new health insurance plan year has just kicked off, so you may be getting questions from your employees about how their health plans work. At Further, we know that while health care finance can feel complicated, it doesn’t have to…
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Open Enrollment Look-Back
Did You Maximize Open Enrollment? Take a victory lap! You’ve made it through another benefits open enrollment season. This time of year can be incredibly stressful and endlessly busy, so you’ve earned the right to take a breath and relax.…
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Helping Employees Avoid a New Year’s FSA Hangover
It’s that time of year again. The time when holiday bills and unintentionally bad spending behavior have come due. Whether that means spending too much on a teenager’s video game system, a spouse’s automated vacuum cleaner, or even a holiday…
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