Reports Differ on the Effect of Health Care Reform on Employer-Based Health Coverage

Several reports released this week show different views of how health care reform will affect the number of Americans covered by employer-based insurance.

The number has been decreasing for the last 10 years, from 69% of Americans in 2000 to 61% in 2009. 

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Legislation Introduced to Enhance HSA Benefits

Senator Orrin Hatch and Congressman Erik Paulsen have introduced legislation to provide additional benefits for Health Savings Accounts.  Some of the proposed provisions include removing the restriction on using HSA funds for over-the-counter drugs, allowing spouses to contribute catch-up funds to the same HSA, allow rollovers from FSA’s to HSA’s, and adding wellness expenses to the list of eligible HSA expenses.

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