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GOP to Cover Fancy Saunas but Not Insurance Premiums

Health Savings Accounts Backed by GOP Cover Fancy Saunas but Not Insurance Premiums, MedPage Today With the tax-free money in a health savings account (HSA), a person can pay for eyeglasses or medical exams, as well as a $1,700 baby bassinet or a $300 online parenting workshop. Those same dollars can’t be used, though, to pay for most […]

ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double . . .

I have been dwelling on healthcare, healthcare insurance, the ACA, and potential changes to the ACA. There is a lot going on with providing healthcare insurance which could impact Recipients of healthcare who had good insurance programs. And yes, Congress and the president in 2021 took on the issue and made provisions for healthcare insurance […]

Healthcare Insurance Benefits In 2024: Higher Premiums Persist

This is just a partial of a much longer commentary by Health Affairs on Employer healthcare insurance for single employees am employees with families. “Health Benefits In 2024: Higher Premiums Persist, Employer Strategies for GLP-1 Coverage and Family-Building Benefits,” Health Affairs. I have used two of the charts to emphasis what is occurring. The first […]