HSA Rules 2009

You can pretty much bank that any article about “Rules” is not going to speed the process of paint drying, however, at this very moment, on this very day, it is one of the leading keyword searches related to Health Savings Accounts.  So if you are reading this, I’m guessing you are about to be [...]

Airport Security, The Road to Better Health. What is an HSA?

 With the Holiday Travel Season upon us, I think it is only appropriate to focus a moment on the bane (or one of them) of air travel these days.  Specifically, airport security.    To set the tone for this, perhaps we should reflect for a moment upon a portion of  Emma Lazarus’  famous poem, “The New [...]

An HDHP Is More Than The Deductible

I just got through reading a blog that both fired me up on one hand and made me want to whack my head against the wall a few times on the other.  The author, a Ms. Jen Boyer posted a blog entitled, “Health Insurance: Filling the Gap.”   Ms. Boyer is experiencing healthcare and health insurance from [...]

HSA “Fluff” Piece – Exercise and Laughter Is A Very Good Thing.

One of the important elements of Consumer Driven Health is a healthy lifestyle.  A little exercise can goes a long way toward staying healthy and avoiding some chronic illnesses.  And of course, laughter goes a long way too when it comes to staying healthy.
On that note, have a little dose of laughter (it’s clean I promise), [...]

“High Deductible Health Plans Are Better Than None”

“High Deductible Health Plans are better than none.”   I see this line, and versions of it all the time out on the internet and in periodicals and it is truly a rant-worthy comment.  For one, I have an HDHP  and have no problem with that fact.  But more importantly, HDHPs do, what insurance traditionally is supposed [...]

SunTrust’s New HSAs For Employers

Being Southern born and bread, I like to see it when companies in my region and state do good things to support healthcare.  Yesterday SunTrust announced an HSA product/platform for Employers to help them and their employees manage their HSAs.  They may be a little late to the party, but I am pleased to see they have [...]

(Another) Letter To Obama…But Not From Me

In our quest to inform and enlighten regarding Health Savings Accounts, High Deductible Health Plans and all things Consumer Directed Health related, it is so nice to find others who talk the turkey too, and this particular case, far better than can I.  I ran across a blog by Greg Beamer, actually a letter to Mr. Obama [...]

You Say Hippo, I Say HIPAA. Let’s Go Grab A Bite Of BBQ.

When my son was born, somebody gave him this stuffed animal that looked like a flattened hippopotamus.  It went with him everywhere.  Flatso, as he is called is with us to this day and remains a close friend, to my now 22 year old son.  Just kidding,  neither my son, nor Flatso is 22.
When my [...]

A Little HSA Holiday Cheer

One of the key elements of Consumer Directed Health  is the idea of personal responsibility when it comes to one’s own health.  Of course one way to better health is exercise (especially at this time of year).  And who better to spread a little HSA holiday health and fitness cheer than the Godfather of Soul.
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A Real HSA Savings Story.

A couple of days ago I received an email from a friend and former colleague who resides in the great state of Blagojevich.  We were catching up a month or so ago, and as many conversations with me tend to do, we got to talking about Health Savings Accounts and her own family’s health insurance.  At [...]