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December 2006
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HSA Market News, December 2006; Volume 3, Number 12
HSA contribution hike approved...HRA, HSA lives hit 2.5 MM...Humana guarantees rates...Chart: HSA, HRA lives...CDHP satisfaction study
CDHPs slow to grow, study says...Chart: CDHP satisfaction...Chart: CDHP referrals...MN is #1 in health in U.S....Fremont Bank offers HSA...and more...
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HIGHER HSA CONTRIBUTIONS APPROVED
President Bush signed into law this month legislation that allows people to fund their HSAs up to the annual limit of $2850 single, $5650 family in 2007 regardless of their health plan’s annual deductible.
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HUMANA GUARANTEES RATES IN CDHP PLAN
Humana Inc (Louisville, KY) says it will guarantee annual premium rate increases of no more than 6% to businesses in Illinois with 59 to 99 employees who sign up for a unique three-year health plan package designed to transition members to consumer-directed healthcare.
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CDHP MEMBERS AREN’T SATISFIED, STUDY SAYS
A study from the Kaiser Family Foundation (Menlo Park, CA) found that members of consumer-directed health plans aren’t as pleased with the plans as members of more traditional health plans.
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CDHPs AREN’T CATCHING ON, STUDY SAYS
Americans aren’t too satisfied with consumer-directed health plans, according to a study from the Employee Benefit Research Institute and The Commonwealth Fund, both based in Washington, DC.
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