Released on: May 20, 2008, 11:23 pm

Press Release Author: nchealthbenefits.com

Industry: Small Business

Press Release Summary: Health Savings Accounts free families to direct their own
health insurance.

Press Release Body: Many North Carolina health insurance consumers would love to
lower their premiums, but are frightened by the idea of higher deductibles leading
to financial problems in the event of an accident or illness. It can seem pointless
to save money on premiums each month when those savings can be wiped out by one
medical event.
For consumers in this situation, McLeod Insurance Agency, LLC., is pleased to offer
access to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (R)'s BlueOptions Health
Savings Account (SM) Over three million consumers nationwide have already taken
advantage of programs like this one, which couples a low-premium, high-deductible
health insurance plan with a tax-free savings account.
These health savings accounts offer insurance consumers tax deductions based on
their yearly contributions to their medical savings account(up to $2900 yearly for
individuals and $5800 yearly for families), tax-free investment earnings, and
tax-free withdrawals for medical expenses. BlueOptions HA'S (SM) also enable
families and individuals to grow savings that can be used to cover procedures and
preventive measures that are sometimes neglected by typical health insurance
policies. Two additional benefits conferred by HSAs are the liberty to choose where
and whom to visit for medical procedures, and the portability of a health insurance
plan that follows the insured from job to job, plan to plan, and state to state.
Consumers taking advantage of BlueOptions HSAs (SM) enjoy many of the same benefits
associated with a traditional health insurance plan: prescription coverage, child
coverage, preventive care, and a nationwide network of qualified providers. Those
who choose BlueOptions (SM) have the added bonus of tax-advantaged payments and
withdrawals and the relief of greatly reduced premiums (up to 50% in many cases).
BlueOptions HSAs (SM) are also available for business environments, enabling large
businesses the freedom to cut costs and small businesses the potential to offer
employer-paid health insurance for the first time.
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