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Weekly Recap:

Small Business Administration Promotes Benefits Of Health Savings Accounts

Posted on: 9/24/2008

Mentioned:

President Bush and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Acting Administrator Sandy Baruah met in Oklahoma City earlier this month with women small business owners to discuss the benefits of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), which can be used to obtain affordable healthcare coverage.

Employer health-plan costs grow 5%

Posted on: 9/26/2008

Mentioned:

Continuing a recent slowing trend, employers' health-insurance premiums grew a relatively modest 5% in 2008, but employers and workers still are struggling to absorb a more than doubling of their coverage costs since the late 1990s, according to a widely tracked survey.

Consumers Enrolled in HSAs Span All Income Groups, Life Stages and Employer Environments

Posted on: 9/19/2008

Mentioned: UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare recently analyzed more than 200,000 of its 1.4 million members enrolled in an HSA-eligible health plan during the full year 2006 – the latest period for which full year data were available. This press release highlights their findings.

Towers Perrin Health Care Cost Survey Shows Average Annual Per-Employee Cost Of $9,660 in 2009 -- An

Posted on: 9/24/2008

Mentioned:

Account-based health plans (ABHPs) are emerging as a solution that employers are embracing in the battle to maintain affordability for employees and retirees. These plans,featuring tax-favored savings opportunities, offer significant advantages in the current environment.

Health Savings Accounts Approach $4 Billion Mark And Financial Firms Expect Continued Growth

Posted on: 9/24/2008

Mentioned: Source: AIS Health / Inside Consumer-Directed Care

Since HSAs became available in 2004, consumers have opened 2.9 million health savings accounts and have collectively banked more than $3.9 billion, according to ICDC's semiannual report on HSAs.

Treasury, SBA Partner To Help Small Businesses Understand The Value Of Health Savings Accounts

Posted on: 9/19/2008

Mentioned:

The Treasury Department and the U.S. Small Business Administration have launched new website, www.hsa.gov, that provides small businesses with information on how Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) can help meet their employees' health care needs.

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