re: #472 iossarian
How exactly is the health care reform going to improve the 25% overhead?
They certainly aren’t going to reduce paperwork and overhead when they demand more paperwork for FSAs. The portion of the HCR dealing with FSAs is a disaster. The reform calls for doctors’ notes to get otc drug reimbursement. That reduces the utility of the FSAs, and increases the burdens on doctors and patients to get the necessary paperwork, and then for the insurers to process the additional paperwork.
I see that as a sorely misguided reform attempt that does nothing to reduce costs of coverage and care - and FSAs were one of the few bright spots for health care since patients could choose the amount of FSA they want to devote to care based on their need.