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Financial Planning January 1, 2005 Kevin J. Delaere	Healthy Advice Both clients and financial advisers should consider health and medical savings accounts as a vital part of an investment plan.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Howard Gleckman	How Will The Plans Work? Here are some quick questions and answers about the alphabet soup of health insurance and medical accounts.
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Managed Care March 2005 John Carroll	HSAs: Early Returns Are In A significant number of consultants, insurers, politicians, and, oh yes, the companies that purchase health care are increasing their interest in health savings accounts.
Insurance & Technology April 2, 2004 Anthony O'Donnell	Insurers Poised to Launch HSAs Newly authorized tax-exempt health savings accounts may drive intensified investment in consumer-directed, healthcare-related technology.
Inc. April 2004 Karen Kroll	A 401(k) for Health Care Costs Finally, a way to trim health insurance costs without sticking it to your employees: health savings accounts.
Bank Technology News February 2008 Michael Sisk	Open Road Estimates on the growth of the consumer-driven health care market vary, but virtually all predict robust increases.
Managed Care March 2004 John Carroll	Health Savings Accounts Ready To Enter the Market Federal backing aligns with market pressure to create an irresistible force. However, health plans need to be aware of some troubling issues.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2004 Roy Lewis	Accounts Ease Medical Costs The new health savings accounts help ease the burden of high-deductible medical policies.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Gleckman & Woellert	Your New Health Plan Health savings accounts, like 401(k)s, will give employees more choices -- but also a greater share of the costs
Managed Care June 2005 MargaretAnn Cross	Consumer-Directed and Home-Brewed Regional health plans and small HMOs coming late to the consumer-directed health plan market haven't missed out -- yet.
CFO February 22, 2005 Joseph McCafferty	Attention Shoppers Consumer-driven health plans are catching on quickly, but are they the answer to runaway medical costs?
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2006 Humphrey Taylor	Opinion: Unintended Outcomes for Consumer-Drive Insurance So-called "consumer-driven" health insurance is designed to help informed consumers make better decisions about their medical treatment. But the high deductibles associated with these plans are affecting the end goal.
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BusinessWeek October 24, 2005 Lauren Young	A Bad Case Of Sticker Shock Next year's health benefits will cause you to say "Ouch!" Here's what the most important changes will look like - and how painful they'll be.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2006 Karl Thiel	Is an HSA Right for You? Health savings accounts can help you reduce costs -- if you know how they work.
Financial Planning April 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn	Healthy, Wealthy and Wise As more and more affluent clients start managing their medical costs, financial advisors may be asked to provide a second opinion on the choices.
Insurance & Technology September 5, 2006 Maria Woehr	Healthy Options The Principal Financial Group is pushing competition in consumer-driven healthcare with an integrated health reimbursement arrangement and health savings account product.
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Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Jeanne Lee	HSA Highlights As healthcare costs continue to skyrocket, small business clients must arm themselves with strategies to help their employees save money on health benefits. One way is knowledge of health savings accounts and the various ways they can make benefits more affordable.
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Inc. April 2006 Carl Schramm	Unexpected Benefits More people will start companies, thanks to health savings accounts.
Managed Care November 2006 John Carroll	Health Savings Accounts Face an Uncertain Future Despite an array of economically and politically strong advocates, a bill to beef up health savings accounts has stirred significant opposition
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Entrepreneur March 2005 Joshua Kurlantzick	Health of a Nation Entrepreneurs are sick of sky-high health insurance premiums, and the government is scrambling for reform. But can Uncle Sam save the deteriorating state of health care?
Managed Care May 2004	Treasury Dept. Issues Rules Governing HSAs New Federal guidelines say that health savings accounts may be used to cover some preventive services and prescription drugs.
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Bank Technology News October 2005 Michael Sisk	Health Savings Accounts: As HSAs Multiply, So Do Tech Plays With a market predicted to surpass that of 401(k)s, health savings accounts are becoming the hottest commodity. The market's explosive potential also has tech providers' tongues wagging.
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Financial Advisor March 2004 Marla Brill	Will Health Savings Accounts Have A Market? new way to pay for health care that combines an insurance component with an intriguing savings kicker was introduced by the Medicare Reform Act in December. Health savings accounts (HSAs) are designed to help individuals save for qualified medical and retiree health expenses on a tax-favored basis.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2004 Dayana Yochim	How to Shop on the Clock Doctors' bills? Disability insurance? Company stock? Put it on the boss's tab.
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BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 Carol Marie Cropper	Why Health Savings Accounts May Flop It's that time of year: Accountants are reminding you to make contributions to tax-favored plans such as IRAs and 401(k)s. This year brings a new option -- the Health Savings Account, approved late last year in the same bill that gave seniors prescription-drug coverage. But don't rush to sign up: You almost certainly don't qualify.
Managed Care August 2005 MargaretAnn Cross	Consumers in This Market Struggle To Keep Their HMOs Rochester, N.Y., faces rising health care costs and a growing employer interest in consumer-directed health plans. Can a managed care town hold its own?
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Managed Care May 2002 Sharon Baker	Self-Funded HMOs on the Rise Escalating premiums, changing attitudes play a role in employers' decision to take on the same thing that burned many physicians: financial risk
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Investment Advisor February 2007	News & Products The Tax Relief and Health Care Act... 401(k) participants would rather get advice from an advisor... How the IRS will process determination letters for cash balance and other types of hybrid defined benefit pension plans...etc.
Managed Care October 2007 Lola Butcher	Workers Fail To Exploit Health Savings Accounts HSAs offer an easy way to save money, have it grow, and not be taxed when it is withdrawn. Why don't more people take advantage of this?
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