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HSA News Highlights
Anthem has introduced a new set of products for the early retiree market, sold through employers. Read more. (3/5)
OptumHealth is the new name for HSA Council member Exante. Read more. (3/3) It also got a new president, Kelvin L. Anderson. Read more.
WellPoint and UnitedHealth Group collectively added 1.23 million CDH lives over the past year, according to AIS's Inside Consumer-Directed Care.
Entrust announced the launch of its self-directed health savings account product. Read more. (2/26)
Technology News Highlights
Smart Medical Consumer offers another tool that consumers can use to manage their medical-financial information. Read more. (2/25)
Panacea Healthcare Solutions is partnering with CBIZ to help hospitals build "rational" pricing structure. Read more. (2/19)
Revolution Health launched an alliance with Lockton to provide consumers easy access to information, resources and online tools to help them take control of their health and well-being. Read more. (2/4)
HealthTransaction Network is creating the first-ever nationwide health care provider network connects providers and consumers using a shared processing infrastructure, consumer cards and a new electronic transaction terminal device located at participating provider sites. Read more. (1/31)
State News Highlights
Georgia's Senate approved the Georgia Health Marketplace Act, which would allow people to compare deductibles, copayments, benefits and premiums. Read more. (3/10)
Virginia's Optima Health launched its individual and family health plans throughout Virginia last month, including HSAs. Read more. (2/26)
The HSA Council is an organization of banks, insurers and technology leaders committed to increasing the distribution of health savings accounts through banks. The HSA Council identifies public policy hurdles and proposes solutions to decision-makers in Congress and the administration in hopes of increasing the adoption velocity of health savings accounts in the health insurance market.
