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Entrepreneur September 2002 Joshua Kurlantzick	Through the Roof Nationwide, small businesses are about to be swamped by a perfect storm of changes that should prompt drastically higher health-care costs for 2002, 2003 and beyond. How to find a way around skyrocketing health-care costs?
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
Financial Planning April 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn	HSAs Determining how to procure vital health insurance without breaking clients' bankbooks has become a challenge for financial planners. Are these low-priced insurance plans the new prescription for rising healthcare costs?
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 William C. Symonds	Get Used To The Pain Another round of double-digit hikes in health-care costs is in the mail.
Entrepreneur June 2006 Mark Henricks	What's Up, Doc? Inflated health insurance prices are putting the squeeze on your budget, but are consumer-directed plans the way to go?
Managed Care January 2007 John Carroll	Erosion of Employer-Sponsored Health Care: Bad for Everyone More companies are offering less coverage - or none at all. Even those that offer coverage find that more of their workers choose not to sign up.
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.
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?
Registered Rep. May 25, 2011 Mark Miller	Pros and Cons of the Healthcare Reform Law The new health reform law already is changing the health insurance market in important ways that will affect your clients' choices and expenses.
Financial Planning April 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn	Baby Steps Health savings accounts are growing, although assets are still modest, and advisors, consumers and employers remain interested. Moreover, integral parts of last year's healthcare reform law may actually encourage the growth of HSAs.
Financial Advisor October 2005 O'Donnell & Maher	Health Savings Accounts: To Have And To Hold Offering deductibility, tax-free growth, unpenalized carryovers from year to year, tax-free withdrawals and portability, a health savings account (HSA) is a financial planning tool that needs to be considered by advisers.
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.
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Christopher Farrell	HSAs Could Keep You In The Pink Health savings accounts may be just the ticket for entrepreneurs.
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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.
Financial Advisor May 2008 David J. Drucker	The Inconvenient Truth About Health Insurance Health insurance has become one more area of planning that finds itself on a growing list of risks advisors aren't adequately addressing in their clients' financial plans.
Knowledge@Wharton	In Battle to Lower Employers' Health Care Costs, Will Employees Become `General Contractors'? Following the backlash against managed care and faced with a sharp rise in health care costs this year, employers are searching for a new cure to spiraling health care premiums...
Inc. November 2005 Darren Dahl	A Health Insurance Dilemma White Stone's health care costs were out of control. Then the quintuplets arrived. Here's how health savings accounts saved the day for this software company.
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.
Financial Advisor April 2006 Karen DeMasters	Mission Critical Here's how financial advisors can help small businesses find affordable health insurance plans.
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn	Healthcare Without Medicare For many under-65 retirees, the most important question for them to think about is "How's your health?"
CFO February 1, 2009 Josh Hyatt	Prognosis: Negative Rising health-care premiums have companies shifting costs, pushing "wellness," and punishing unhealthy behavior.
Managed Care May 2005 John Carroll	Evaporation of Retiree Benefits May Be Health Plan Opportunity With big companies steadily reducing coverage for retirees, plans need to devise products for this needy population.
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.
Managed Care October 2005 Martin Sipkoff	The Lure of Tax Reform Politicians on both sides of the aisle are considering tax reforms as a way of fixing the health care system. What might it mean for health plans?
Entrepreneur March 2008 Mark Henricks	An Apple a Day . . . When Jason Crawforth started Treetop Tech Inc. in 1997, he didn't offer employees company-sponsored health coverage. Today, he is finding there are more avenues to get health insurance.
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.
Inc. August 1, 2002 Christopher Caggiano	Benefits: Taming the Health-Care Monster A new kind of insurance plan puts employees in the driver's seat. And the potential savings for company owners look awfully good as well. Could this be the answer to double-digit premium hikes?
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 Jim Ambrosio	Filling A Void The potential of the health savings account in the small-business market as both an investment and insurance vehicle is enormous for banks, brokerages and insurers, as well as for independent advisors.
Reason November 2004 Ronald Bailey	Mandatory Health Insurance Now! It will save private medicine in the U.S. -- and spur medical innovation.
Managed Care February 2002 Mick L. Diede & Richard Liliedahl	Getting on the Right Track Converging forces are an economic train wreck waiting to happen. Avoiding a disaster requires an understanding of the interconnection of health care's stakeholders and the global consequences of their actions...
On Wall Street June 1, 2010 Tim Steffen	Taking Your (tax) Medicine High-net-worth individuals need to plan today for significant healthcare tax changes ahead.
Entrepreneur October 2001 Mark Henricks	Sickening, Isn't It? As providers jack up health-care costs, there are options that won't leave your employees out in the cold and flu season...
BusinessWeek May 28, 2007 Christopher Farrell	Health Care You Control One family finds that health savings accounts may be the smart choice.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Health Insurance for Healthy People Even though you can't eliminate insurance costs, you can still make them as small as possible. By keeping the responsibility for paying some of your own health costs, you can save hundreds on health insurance premiums.
Financial Planning April 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn	Good, But Not Great? Health savings accounts are starting to have many supporters among financial planners.
Inc. April 2006 Carl Schramm	Unexpected Benefits More people will start companies, thanks to health savings accounts.
Managed Care September 2003 Martin Sipkoff	This Isn't the First Attempt To Shift Cost to Employees Companies are decreasing their share of medical insurance premiums. It remains to be seen how this will affect workers' health status.
Managed Care August 2007 Frank Diamond	Employers Roll Up Their Sleeves No longer passive, companies are working in a variety of ways to improve employees' care. Preventive programs cost money up front, but can cut overall treatment costs to insurers by 30 percent or more, yet few insurers pay for preventive care.
Financial Planning May 1, 2010 Rick S. Kahler	Planning for Reform It will be important to pay attention in coming months, so you can plan for the impact health care reform is likely to have on your finances, your career and your clients.
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.
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.
Inc. November 2007 Sarah Goldstein	Smart Questions: Health Care: How to Get a Better Deal Another year, another hike in health care costs. Before you re-sign your company with your current insurer, here are some questions you can ask your broker or insurance carrier to make sure you're getting the right coverage at the right price.
Financial Planning July 1, 2010 Jeanne Lee	The Sky Is Not Falling Small business clients have been hard-hit by increased healthcare expenditures over the past 10 years, so it's not surprising that the healthcare reform bill has many of them anxious and confused.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2006 Christopher O'Leary	Healthy Returns Not a lot financial advisors have learned how to help their small business clients survive the health-insurance crunch, which is a mistake. Health care expenses take up a huge part of someone's cash flow. It could be a real niche for planners.
Entrepreneur October 2009	Candid Talk From Both Sides of the Health-Care Issue An employee and an HR exec at a Midwestern financial services company spar over the cost of health care coverage.
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.
Managed Care September 2003 MargaretAnn Cross	Consumer-Directed Health Care: Too Good To Be True? People talk about it as the sure way to control costs and give consumers the choice they seem to want. Are we being realistic?