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IRS Provides Guidance on HSA Issues.
workforce.com,
Internal Revenue Service guidance released Wednesday, June 25, provides answers to many health savings account-related questions raised by employers and consultants. To read the guidance, visit http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/reports/notice200859.pdf. (Read More)
HSA Offers Hope to Those with High Deductibles.
suburbanchicagonews.com,
For those individuals with high deductible health plans, the news is not all bad. The good news is that there are various programs available that provide tax advantages to offset health-care costs for these individuals. The IRS each year continues to increase the benefits of establishing one of these programs in particular - the Health Savings Account. (Read More)
Patients Rarely use Online Ratings to Pick Physicians.
ama-assn.org,
Although more than 80% of California’s adults turn to the Internet for health-related information, less than one-quarter have looked at physician ratings sites, according to a poll commissioned by the California HealthCare Foundation. Only 2% of those surveyed made a change in physicians based on information posted on a rating site, the survey found. (Read More)