Category: Podcasts & Videos

Happy & Healthy Halloween

Here at Sterling, we’ve long believed in the importance of making healthy choices. But doing so can be difficult, especially during holidays. For those who are trying to manage their family’s sugar intake, reduce the health risks associated with a growing obesity problem – or just keep the little ones from bouncing off the walls – Halloween can be a scary holiday.

Below is a short video (2:56) from KCRA.com featuring registered dietician Nicole Adams on ways you can still celebrate and have fun this Halloween, but in a healthier way.

No Comments by Sterling HSA on October 26, 2011
filed in Health & Wellness, Healthy Recipes & Tips, Podcasts & Videos

Health Savings Accounts – A Market Update by Cora Tellez, President & CEO of Sterling HSA

Alongside such industry leaders as Alexander (Sander) Domaszewicz, Principal of Mercer Health & Benefits and Pamela Larson, MPH Director Consumer Health for Kaiser Permanente Internet Services, Sterling HSA President & CEO Cora Tellez serves as faculty for the 10th Annual Consumerism Web Summit 2011.

An Overview of the Consumerism Web Summit:

Health Care Consumerism, in the forms of technology, web portals, plan design, and medical/lifestyle programs, continues to experience evolution and growth at a rapid rate. Stakeholders must position themselves in this evolving environment also shaped by the added complexities of health reform, a down economy, and heightened employer, consumer and marketplace demands. Keep pace with the trends, issues, challenges and opportunities and the available business intelligence surrounding consumer empowerment initiatives and consumer driven health plans.

This year’s event addresses consumer empowerment from employer, technology and plan design perspectives, and provides attendees the intelligence to position themselves for 2011 and beyond.

In her presentation from the Consumerism Web Summit, Cora discusses HSA trends from the viewpoint of Sterling HSA clients, including:

  • a case study detailing the experience of a particular Sterling client, a collectively-bargained group
  • the impact of the economy on individual account balances and other account activity
  • how HSAs work for working families
  • a comparison of medical spend: HDHP vs. PPO/HMO participants

Click here to view Cora’s presentation from the Consumerism Web Summit 2011 (13:53 – for higher quality video file in Windows Media format, recommended) or here (for lower quality video file in Real Player format).

No Comments by sterlinghsa on March 23, 2011
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The New Healthcare Rules: What You Need to Know

Are you confused as to what the healthcare reform changes implemented yesterday mean for you or your employees?

Today Show’s Matt Lauer and guest CNBC Correspondent Bertha Coombs succinctly outline these key changes and the real-life implications of the first of the healthcare reform provisions to take effect.

Check out the brief video below to learn more about the changes, including “the big one–the number one”, why you should compare costs “because depending on where you live…you might be able to get a high-deductible plan that’s cheaper” and tips on ways to “boost your health dollars by about 30%” via tax-free savings plans such as Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts.

Click Here for the Today Show Healthcare Reform Video

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We’re here to help you navigate these changes, please contact us with any questions.

No Comments by Sterling HSA on September 24, 2010
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Decoding the Alphabet Soup: CDHPs, HDHPs, HSAs, FSAs & HRAs

With all the acronyms out there these days–specifically when it come to healthcare–it is easy to get overwhelmed.

If you have ever asked yourself what is the difference between a CDHP, an HDHP, an HSA, an FSA, or an HRA, or you do not even know how any of this could benefit you or your employees–take a look at this short, entertaining video explanation to start.

Then, as a pioneer in the industry and considered to be among the top health services administrators in the country, Sterling HSA is here to help you take the next step. Please contact us for more information, to discuss your options and to determine which services best fits your individual needs.

A short video explanation of CDHPs, HDHPs, HSAs, FSAs & HRAs

No Comments by Sterling HSA on September 15, 2010
filed in Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Reimbursement Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Healthcare Flexible Spending Accounts, Podcasts & Videos
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