Consumer Driven Health Care

A growing need for a dwindling supply of doctors may threaten availability and raise prices.

As we move toward a savings mindset, we would like to talk about the investing option that exists with many HSAs. As HSAs mature and moneys accumulate, accountholders need to seriously consider their plans for those funds.

Mercer says CDHP enrollment spiked from 18 percent to 23 percent of all covered employees in 2014, the largest one-year increase in enrollment in high-deductible consumer-driven health plans.

Chiappino and his business partner started HealthKeys, which helps clients manage the underlying health risks inherent in their employee populations.

Dec. 31 is a big day for FSA holders. For many, this could be the last day theyre allowed to spend their FSA funds on eligible expenses or risk forfeiting their account balance to their employer.

All told, employees share of health care costs including employee contributions and out-of-pocket costs is projected to increase more than 52 percent, from $3,389 in 2010 to $5,151 in 2015.