Healthcare Accounts In The News
The following articles not only feature HealthEquity or our people, but they can also help you understand more about the state of healthcare in our country and how healthcare accounts contribute.
Innovation, Not Intervention - 09/18/09 - The State of Utah recently launched a new program that lets employees
of small businesses shop for a health insurance plan that best suits
them and their families and purchase a policy at affordable rates.
Called the Utah Health Insurance Exchange, it demonstrates why
state-level policy innovation--not top-down, federal planning--is the
key to improving America's health sector.
- Grace-Marie Turner for Forbes.com
Utah Health Exchange Open for Business - 08/19/09 - There was a celebratory air in the Utah Capitol's extravagant Gold Room on Wednesday as Gov. Gary Herbert declared the Utah Health Exchange "open for business." The state-run Web site will permit participating small businesses to offer employees a health care stipend, which workers can use to shop on the site and select the health insurance plans that best fits their lives. Herbert called the site "a model" for private-sector health insurance solutions. But, he added, the state is "still far from finished with reform."
- Salt Lake Tribune
Presidential Election '08: Some HSA Perspectives - 11/3/2008 - It may not be an issue that settles a swing state, but as Election Day nears executives who have a business stake in health savings accounts may say the outcome of the vote could play a significant role in the outlook for the niche.
-OnWallStreet.com
How to Save Money on Health Care - 9/17/2008 - With the economy sagging and the cost of health care steadily rising, it's a smart time to think about ways to save on health care without giving up benefits. Chances are, however, you're still confused about one of your options: the health savings account (HSA).
-Forbes Magazine
Union of California Unloads Its Health Savings Line - 9/3/2008 - Union Bank of California took a hard look at its health savings account business and decided to sell it to HealthEquity Inc., a Salt Lake City company that specializes in self-directed health products. The deal, which is set to close next week, will move 3,000 HSAs and $30 million of deposits to HealthEquity.
-American Banker Magazine
Glenn Beck on Health Care - 9/21/07 - Dr Stephen Neeleman, CEO of Health Equity, talks health care with TV host Glenn Beck and discusses some of the benefits of health savings accounts (HSAs).
Jack Henry Taps HealthEquity for HSA Administration - 9/11/2007 - Jack Henry & Associates has struck a deal with HealthEquity, a provider of health savings account (HSA) solutions, to provide outsourced HSA administration services to banks and credit unions that rely on Jack Henry's software.
-ITJungle.com
Without Education, Consumer-Driven Healthcare Will Fail - 8/24/2006 - Dr Stephen Neeleman, CEO of Health Equity, argues why empowering consumers with the knowledge they need to make good healthcare decisions is critical.
- HR Management Magazine by Dr. Stephen Neeleman
The End of Networks? - 6/1/2006 - HealthEquity CEO, Dr. Stephen Neeleman is quoted about the need for price transparency in the healthcare market.
- HealthLeaders Magazine
Pay with Plastic - 6/1/2006 - HealthEquity's senior vice president of corporate development, Dennis Stover, is quoted about the expanding use of medical debit cards.
- HealthLeaders Magazine
What Doctors Don't Know About the New Plan Designs - 1/3/2006 - Dr. Stephen Neeleman, HealthEquity's CEO and a practicing surgeon, is cited as a frequent reference in this Managed Care Magazine cover story about physicians adjusting to Consumer Driven Health Care.
- Managed Care Magazine by Maureen Glabman