Watch even more of The Adventures of Captain Contributor and Betty the Benefactress!

And keep your eye out for these villains spreading false information about your benefits!

Quit Smoking with Your Benefit Accounts

Quitting smoking is a huge step towards a healthier life. But it’s a tough challenge that often seems impossible. Luckily, many support tools and resources are available to you. They are there when you’re ready to start this life-changing journey. Let’s take a look at the bad effects of smoking,

Let’s Talk About Hearing Loss: Your Guide to Types, Getting Help, and Paying for It

Hearing loss is when you can’t hear as well as you used to. It can happen to anyone, no matter how old they are, and it can make everyday things harder. In the past, hearing aids were too expensive for lots of people. But good news! Now, you can buy

Mid-Year Status Changes and HSA Contribution Limits

Hey! Did you hear the one about the notebook that married a pencil? She finally found her Mr. Write! 🙂 (Honestly, I crack myself up!) HSA account owners who experience a life event that changes their health insurance coverage status – such as a marriage, divorce, the death of a

ICHRA and EBHRA: New Employee Healthcare Benefit Accounts

The IRS authorized two new types of healthcare benefit accounts in 2019: the Individual Coverage HRA (ICHRA) and the Excepted Benefit HRA (EBHRA). These were (and remain) pretty big news for businesses and employees in that they allow employers to subsidize the premiums for qualified health insurance that employees buy

Benefits Cards and More Ways to Shop!

Why don’t cows shop online? They prefer cattle-ogues. Ha ha! :-) Cows may prefer cattle-ogues, but in 2023, almost 250 million Americans preferred e-commerce. And with more online health and wellness shopping options than ever, I can't say I'm surprised. You may already use your benefits cards at your go-to

Pot o’ Gold Benefits

With St. Patty’s Day coming up, I’m thinking about leprechauns. We’d all love to have a leprechaun help us find a pot of gold. That’s especially true when thinking about healthcare costs. Traditional health plans save us pots of money (compared to being uninsured), and consumer-directed healthcare (CDH) accounts make

Who is that masked man and woman?