Tag Archives: HSAs

New HHS Regs Endanger HSAs, High-Deductible Plans, #thanksobamacare

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Brian Schwartz

A new Obama administration rule could drive out of the market the low-cost, high deductible plans that are supposed to be available under ObamaCare. That would likely mean a sharp jump in taxpayer subsidies. Continue reading →

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A Radically Different Approach to Health Insurance

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

John Goodman of the National Center for Policy Analysis writes: [B]efore the current era, the most common form of health insurance — other than Blue Cross plans — was indemnity insurance with a fee schedule. A typical benefit consisted of … Continue reading →

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How to protect yourself against ObamaCare

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

The Objective Standard has published Paul Hsieh, M.D.’s article about how to protect yourself from ObamaCare (HR 3590).  Here are the topic headings: To the extent possible, arrange to pay for your medical care directly rather than through an insurancepolicy. … Continue reading →

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HSA health insurer shuts down because of ObamaCare

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

In response to the health control legislation, HR 3590, a small health insurance companies that focused on selling high-deductible policies is closing its doors. So reports Richmond BizSense (emphasis added) The hotly debated healthcare reform bill signed into law in … Continue reading →

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Does Obama know what health insurance is?

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Apparently Barack Obama does not know what health insurance is.  Neither do most people, and this is a core problem with health care in the U.S. Back in February at the health care summit, President Obama said: Look, if I’m … Continue reading →

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More Colorado employers are offering HSAs

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

The Denver Business Journal reports: Twenty-seven percent of Colorado and Wyoming employers surveyed by MSEC recently said they now offer Health Spending Accounts as an option for their employee benefit plans, up from 21 percent in 2009, 18 percent in … Continue reading →

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HSAs for state employees: empower patients, trim budgets

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

High-deductible insurance policies combined with health savings accounts have been a success story in terms of keeping premiums in check, encouraging prudent consumption of health care, and allowing patients to save for future medical expenses. The Texas Policy Foundation reports … Continue reading →

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Keep pushing for HSAs & your ability to pay for your own medical care

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

From Ari Armstrong: Despite enactment of the Democratic health law, one reform Republicans and market advocates should fight to keep alive is the Health Savings Account (HSA), which allows people to put pre-tax money into an account dedicated to health-related … Continue reading →

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Land O’Lakes employees happy with consumer-directed insurance

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

The president and CEO of Land O’Lakes says: Offering consumer-driven health plans to Land O’Lakes employees is helping to keep health care costs in check, while maintaining or improving care quality. For Land O’Lakes, this approach supports our commitment to … Continue reading →

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Will health “reform” kill HSAs & high-deductible insurance plans?

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

By attacking Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Democrats want use tax policy to punish people who prefer to buy medical care directly, rather than through insurance.  Sounds like they favor the insurance industry, no? On January … Continue reading →

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