Editor’s Picks May 12, 2008
Far From ‘Flawed,’ HSAs Fill a Huge Gap.
businessinsurance.com,
When it comes to health savings accounts, it’s clear that Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., needs an education. Rep. Stark, who chairs the House Ways and Means Health subcommittee, last week described HSAs, and the high-deductible health insurance plans to which HSAs must be linked, as “flawed policy.” (Read More)
House Panel to Hold Hearing on HSAs.
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The hearing comes in the wake of the release of a survey by trade group America’s Health Insurance Plans that found enrollment in HSA-linked plans jumped to 6.1 million as of Jan. 1, 2008, a 35% increase from the same period a year ago. (Read More)
Georgia Gov. Perdue Signs Bill Establishing Tax Exemptions For Employer-Provided High-Deductible Health Plans.
healthnewstoday.com, May 12, 2008
According to former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), founder of the Center for Health Transformation, as many as 500,000 state residents could gain health coverage through the bill. Gingrich said the bill is “ideal” and “moves us in the right direction.” (Read More)