May
31
2018How to Price Shop Your Health Care | Houston Employee Benefits Advisors
Where do you start when shopping around for your health care? Watch this video for some great tips on maximizing your benefits.
Apr
5
2018Price Shopping Healthcare | Houston Employee Benefits Brokers
As the costs of health care soar, many consumers are looking for ways to control their medical spending. Also, with the rise of enrollment in high deductible health plans, consumers are paying for more health care out-of-pocket. From medical savings accounts to discount plans for prescriptions, patients are growing increasingly conscious of prices for their healthcare needs. Price shopping procedures and providers allows you to…
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Mar
21
2018Quick Look: Medical Savings Accounts | Houston Benefit Advisors
Medical savings accounts help you save on healthcare expenses and give you control of spending
Mar
19
2018Here’s Where #FOMO Is Doing You a Disservice | Texas Benefit Advisors
Fear of missing out—is more than just a hashtag. Many Millennials admit that #FOMO drives a lot of their decisions on what they wear, what they do, even what they eat and drink. We live in a world of social influence. But one area where #FOMO really does you a disservice? No one is afraid of missing out on the benefits of life insurance. And…
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Mar
13
2018All About Medical Savings Accounts | TX Benefit Advisors
Taking control of health care expenses is on the top of most people’s to-do list for 2018. The average premium increase for 2018 is 18% for Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. So, how do you save money on health care when the costs seems to keep increasing faster than wage increases? One way is through health savings accounts. Health savings accounts are used in conjunction…
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Dec
19
2017Utilize FSA Monies with Key Year–End Strategies | Houston Benefit Advisors
‘Tis the Season’. Like most, you‘re probably in the midst of the “hussle and bussle” of this holiday season with dinners, parties, and activities; Christmas shopping; and spending those remaining FSA dollars you have allocated this year. Wait, what? Yes, you read right. Chances are, if you’ve opted to utilize an employer-sponsored FSA account in 2017, you may have remaining funds you’ll need to spend….
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Dec
1
2017Employee Benefit Plans and the House Republican Tax Reform Bill | Houston Benefit Advisors
On November 2, 2017, House Republicans introduced a tax reform bill (H.R.1-115th Congress) called the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” that, if passed, would impact multiple aspects of the tax code. Many of these changes relate to employee benefit plans, particularly in relation to certain fringe benefits. Dependent Care Accounts A dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) is a pre-tax benefit account used to pay…
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Nov
13
2017How to Make the Most Out of Your FSA at Year-End | Houston Benefit Advisors
As 2017 comes to a close, it’s time to act on the money sitting in your Flexible Spending/Savings Account (FSA). Unlike a Health Savings Account or HSA, pre-taxed funds contributed to an FSA are lost at the end of the year if an employee doesn’t use them, and an employer doesn’t adopt a carryover policy. It’s to your advantage to review the various ways you…
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Feb
10
2017UBA Health Plan Survey – 2016 | Houston Benefit Advisors
Employer-sponsored health insurance is greatly affected by geographic region, industry, and employer size. While some cost trends have been fairly consistent since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was put in place, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) finds several surprises in their 2016 Health Plan Survey. Based on responses from more than 11,000 employers, UBA announces the top five best and worst states for…
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Dec
26
2016Ask the Experts: Dealing With FSA Carryover Funds
Question: If an employee has a small health flexible spending account (FSA) balance with a carryover to the next year, and the employee chooses not to participate in the new FSA year, can the employer force the employee to use those funds so as not to incur additional administrative fees in the next plan year? Answer: An employer can prevent “perpetual carryovers” by carefully drafting the…
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