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The basics of Health Savings Accounts from the U.S. Treasury Department

May 24th, 2008 sbrennan No comments

U.S. Treasury Department Publication 969 regarding (HSA) Health Savings Accounts .

May 24th, 2008 sbrennan No comments

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p969.pdf

Some individuals in early 2008 recieved 1099 distribution documents from HSA credit card vendors for qualified medical expense distributions in 2007. The intent of these 1099s is to determine whether the distributions were qualified or non-qualified . Although we feel this is duplicity we do not practice law or accounting , please call your CPA or Tax Attorney for advice .
We also would like to refer you to the attached Publication 969 . Please call us anytime at Grouphealthflorida.com if you would like to discuss this item.

We also highly recomend Jorge Valiente CPA at (813) 254-1040 .

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Introducing Grouphealthflorida.com Wellness from Ceridian .

May 11th, 2008 sbrennan No comments

Did you know?

50-70% of all diseases are associated with modifiable health risks and are therefore preventable.

Better diet and exercise could reduce cancer rates 30-40% or by 300 million cases worldwide.

Obesity affects 59 million Americans, 31% of all adults and 15% of children.

The cost of obesity to U.S. businesses-for health care, sick leave, and life and disability insurance-is estimated at $12.7 billion.

At Grouphealthflorida.com , we are committed to helping you and your employees improve your total health and well-being. That is why we are so pleased to to introduce Grouphealthflorida.com Wellness from Ceridian - a free and comprehensive service which implements your carriers wellness programs on-site and online.

Please contact us at (800) 873-5713 to set up a wellness planning and implementation meeting.

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BankAtlantic offers Health Savings Accounts (HSA) at Floridas only open 7 days a week Bank

May 6th, 2008 sbrennan No comments

Grouphealthflorida.com is pleased to introduce BankAtlantic as our Health Savings Account HSA prefered partner . BankAtlantic is open 7 days a week and offers HSA in the bank . Grouphealthflorida.com offers the Qualified High Deductible Health Plans HDP that are required to deduct the HSA contribution .

For more information about the BankAtlantic program call ,

Juan Godina
Health Savings Account
Treasury Management- Implementation

BankAtlantic- Corporate Center
2100 W. Cypress Creek Road
Fort Lauderdale, Fl., 33309
954.940.5223 (Office)
954.940.5280 (Facsimile)
BankAtlantic.com

jgodina@bankatlantic.com
“Yeah, We’re Open!“

Treasury Management Customer Service Department 1-800-220-5712 (available Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:30 pm)

https://www.hsaservicecenter.com/hsasc/default.aspx?Orgnbr=33176

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Wal-Mart expands prescription program , generic prescriptions $10 for 90 day supply .

May 5th, 2008 sbrennan No comments

Monday, May 5, 2008 - 1:46 PM EDT

Wal-Mart expands prescription program

South Florida Business Journal

Wal-Mart Stores said its Neighborhood Market and Sam’s Clubs will now fill prescriptions for up to 350 generic medications at $10 for a 90-day supply at their pharmacies.

It’s an expansion of a discount program Wal-Mart began in Tampa in September in which the company offered 30-day supplies of certain generic drugs for $4. Wal-Mart later implemented the program in 49 states.

Wal-Mart also is adding some medications to the program. Alendronate, a generic version of Fosamax, used to treat osteoporosis, will be sold for $9 for a 30-day supply or $24 for a 90-day supply. Medications to treat breast cancer, menopause and hormone deficiency were added to the $9 list of women’s medications.

Additionally, Wal-Mart Stores and Neighborhood Markets are beginning a new program of selling more than 1,000 over-the-counter items priced at $4 or less without a prescription, the release said.

Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) said the discount prescription program has saved customers $1.16 billion since its inception, including $81.4 million for Florida customers.

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