Week ending September 21st, 2018 At PLANSPONSOR our focus is on helping our readers with design, administration and compliance for their retirement plans; however, we realize that retirement plans compete for plan sponsors’ budget allocations. That’s one reason we sometimes cover health care benefits. In addition, considering health care expenses in retirement is one factor in retirement planning, and health savings accounts (HSAs) have now been suggested as a way to save for those expenses. This edition of PLANSPONSOR Weekend focuses on health care benefits. And, if you want to learn more about HSAs, a good place to start is our HSA Conference in New York City on October 2. Have a great weekend!
Editor's choice Benefits Innovative Health Cost Saving Strategies Paying Off for Employers Mercer projects that health benefit cost per employee will rise by 4.1% on average in 2019, down from 6.5% and 5.3% in previous years.Read more > Data and Research Mercer-Vanguard Health Savings Model Urges Personalized Planning Vanguard has published a report recounting recent analytical work conducted in collaboration with Mercer Health and Benefits, aimed at helping employers better understand their role in supporting the health care needs of late-career workers and retirees.Read more > Products Empower Combines HSA and Retirement Plan Reporting A new interactive interface allows employees to think about retirement and health savings together and visualize the best way to allocate limited assets.Read more > Products PayFlex Launches HSA Education Resource PayFlex has launched new web-based resource center for employers seeking to learn more about health savings accounts (HSAs) and the benefits and drawbacks of account-based health coverage.Read more >
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