Workers, retirees, and contractors for a coalition's participating companies
who are not eligible or cannot afford coverage under the company's existing
plans can sign up for National Health Access.
In the continuing quest to wring more mileage from their healthcare dollars,
inventive people have redesigned the basic model health plan. Some changes really
do make a difference and result in lower costs--for awhile. Others show
promise, but do not measure up to expectations. These are discarded, left to
rust like old cars on the side of the road.
Health savings accounts (HSAs) allow individuals to accumulate tax-exempt money to pay for medical expenses. Certain requirements have to be met, however. They are found in Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code. This year, the IRS has issued several notices and rulings clarifying the requirements of Code Section 223.
Quick, what do heart disease, stroke, arthritis, and diabetes have in common?
Besides being serious, debilitating illnesses, all are potential results of
one problem that is overwhelming Americans: obesity.
