Tag: consumer-directed health plans

Based on Latest HHS Data, Young Adults Should Love Health Reform

By Gwen Cofield, Contributing Editor Sep 21, 2011 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Sep 21, 2011

Health care reform may be responsible for a rise in partisan bickering, but what is also rising is the number of young adults with health insurance — 1 million more since last year,  according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In the first quarter of 2011, the percentage of adults between […]

Consumer-Directed Health Plans Like HSAs/HRAs Continue to Grow

By Gwen Cofield, Contributing Editor Jul 8, 2011 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jul 8, 2011

Does your computer’s spelling function auto-correct “HSA” to “HAS”? Mine used to, not recognizing that this abbreviation is no longer an error, but represents health savings accounts (HSAs), one type of consumer-directed health plan that is fast becoming mainstream in the health benefits industry. Health savings accounts couple a tax-favored savings account that is used […]