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Employers Use Product to Shift Employees to HSA Plans and Cut Costs

AMHERST, N.Y., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- StreetWise HSA(SM) is the first one-stop, low-cost, customizable platform for employee HSA education. StreetWise HSA (SM), which is now available nationally, is helping employers positively transition their employees to Health Savings Account plans and cut costs.

StreetWise HSA(SM) is the only employee HSA education platform that:

• Delivers an online HSA Savings Calculator which is customized to the specific health plan designs, premium costs, and HSA contributions of each employer group. It incorporates plan deductibles, co-pays and coinsurance, out-of-pocket limits, category-specific deductibles and category-specific coverage caps. Employees can calculate their actual savings from switching to the HSA plan they are offered in about a minute.
• Centralizes and integrates key decision-making information which has typically been in three different silos: the health insurance company, the HSA trustee, and the employer. This makes it easier for employees to understand and be comfortable with the HSA health plan.
• Reproduces the onsite group meeting experience for spouses in a high quality, 24/7 accessible way, which is vital to employee adoption. The platform includes a tailored, multi-media HSA presentation, employer-customized FAQs, employer-customized enrollment instructions, and the HSA Street Guide, which is a detailed reference database on HSA regulations and how to use HSA health plans on a day-to-day basis.

With the economic downturn and in response to rising health benefits costs, employers know they need to transition their employees to consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs), such as HSA plans. Mercer's just completed survey suggests that the percentage of employers offering CDHPs could double i
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