Big-Changes-Coming-to-Medicare-in-2025

2025 HSA Contribution, HDHP Cost-Sharing Limits

The IRS has announced significantly higher health savings account contribution limits for 2025, with the amount increasing 3.6% for individual HSA plans. The IRS updates this amount annually, along with minimum deductibles as well as the out-of-pocket maximums for high-deductible health plans. Under its rules, HSAs, which help employees save for medical expenses, are only…

EEOC Issues Updated Workplace Harassment Guidance

EEOC Issues Updated Workplace Harassment Guidance

For the first time in 25 years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued updated workplace harassment guidance for employers, increasing possible exposure to employee-initiated lawsuits. The new guidance expands employee protections to include harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as taking into account that harassment can be perpetrated virtually via…

2023 Distinguished Employee – Natalie Howeson

Announcing 2023 InterWest Insurance Services Distinguished Employee Winner!   Natalie Howeson Commercial, Training Specialist/Sr. Account Manager Chico   Each year, InterWest recognizes employees who are identified by their co-workers as having demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to their clients, workmates as well as their community. This partnership between work and giving back makes them stand out…

HDHP

Worker Enrollment in HDHPs Falls

After enrollment in high-deductible health plans soared during the last decade, 2022 marked the first year that enrollment in these plans fell among American workers since 2013, according to a new report by ValuePenguin. The insurance-review website found that 54% of U.S. workers signed up for HDHPs in 2022, compared to 56% in 2021. The…

2023 Distinguished Employee – Michelle Goodwin

Announcing 2023 InterWest Insurance Services Distinguished Employee Winner!   Michelle Goodwin Director, Commercial Insurance Operations Hollister   Each year, InterWest recognizes employees who are identified by their co-workers as having demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to their clients, workmates as well as their community. This partnership between work and giving back makes them stand out for…