Proposed Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 would benefits FSAs and HSAs

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduced Thursday a bill that would modify and streamline rules for health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts.

Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.).

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New Reports Indicate Disturbing Trends for Costs and Employer-Sponsored Coverage

New Reports Indicate Disturbing Trends for Costs and Employer-Sponsored Coverage PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) issued two new reports last week on the cost of health insurance and its resulting impact on employer-sponsored coverage. The first study shows

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As health costs continue to rise, CDH plan adoption increased 25% in 2010

Health benefit cost growth accelerated to 6.9% in 2010, following almost 10 years of stable or slowing increases, reports Mercer Inc.

Last year, health benefit costs rose just 5.5%, according to a new study by Mercer, part of Mercer Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., New York (NYSE:MMC).

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