Employee-Paid

A Houston-based health services account provider is accused of stealing clients funds in a class action lawsuit filed in a Houston federal court.

While use of GLP-1s might cut bariatric surgery costs, covering anti-obesity medications in 2023 added 4.8 percentage points to the average plan's prescription spending increase.

A team of investigators found that health plans corrected or removed just 38% of the inaccurate entries within about a year, instead of 90 days required by federal law.

The ERISA Industry Committee wonders what will happen if the federal rules change.

The American Benefits Council found most voters back current rules, while America's Health Insurance Plans found bipartisan support.

HSAs are still predominantly viewed by employees as a spending account to meet current needs.