Great news! The IRS has re-established $6,900 as the 2018 Health Savings Account (HSA) maximum contribution limit for individuals with family coverage under a high deductible health plan (HDHP).
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Market consolidation in California is driving up prices for hospitals and physician services as well as ACA premiums, according to a report from UC Berkeley. The comparison is stark between the highly...
Consumers are increasingly taking action to reduce costs and get better value for their health care dollars. But many are not fully prepared to manage financial responsibilities when it comes to their...
Millennials have distinct preferences when it comes to their health benefits, according to a survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Compared to older generations, Millennials are more like...
CMS published a final rule April 9 that generally gives states more power to regulate their insurance markets. However, there are more restrictions when it comes to the advanced premium tax credit. Th...
by Ken Doyle
he health insurance industry is under extreme pressure to regulate costs while providing quality care. A saving grace may come in the form of a new technology that all started with Bit...
The new Care4All California campaign includes a coalition of 50 organizations including consumer advocacy organizations, community groups, labor unions, progressive organizations and health care group...
High deductible health plans (HDHPs) and voluntary benefits are becoming more and more popular in the Western United States, according to a report by Benefitfocus. Since 2016, HDHP offering rates incr...
The IRS is sending penalty Letter 226-J to applicable large employers (ALEs) for not complying with the ACA’s employer mandate requirements for the 2015 tax year. Letter 226-J notifies these employers...
Walmart is in talks to strengthen their partnership with Medicare giant Humana. A merger has been discussed as a possible option. Pundits say that it’s more likely that the two companies will boost th...
A team of Harvard researchers say that California’s individual market is likely to remain reasonably stable and not suffer an immediate downward spiral as a result of eliminating the individual mandat...
Individual plans in every state are at risk for higher than normal premium increases for 2019 and beyond, according to an analysis by Covered California. Unsubsidized consumers would bear the full wei...