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Benefit trend: Employers opt to give workers an allowance for health coverage

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Employers are offering health reimbursement arrangements to control their health care spending.

The plans allow employers to make tax-preferred contributions to employees to use to buy coverage on the individual market.

Some consumer advocates are concerned the plans could result in skimpier, pricier coverage for certain consumers.

Lycoming College saved $1.4 million in health care costs over what they would have spent if they'd stayed with its group plan.

This coverage arrangement can be complicated to manage.

Vendors continue to crop up to help employers and their workers manage their plans.

It's unclear whether the plans will take off or remain a niche product.

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English

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