American Benefits Podcast

About American Benefits Podcast

Tune in for thought-provoking conversations with smart, creative thinkers in the fields of benefits, economics, government, demography and more. This show is brought to you by the American Benefits Council, a Washington D.C. trade association that advocates for employers, connecting public policy and private-sector solutions to shape employee benefits for the evolving global workforce.

Publisher

American Benefits Council

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Mar 2017

Latest episode

7 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

3 of 49 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   HSA Can You See? A Deep Dive on Health Savings Accounts, with Katy Spangler

   Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and the high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) associated with them, still constitute a minority share of all employer-provided health offerings in the United States. But they probably also represent the most fertile area of employer innovations to reduce cost and improve health care value. That is why the American Benefits Council included in DESTINATION 2030, its long-term public policy strategic plan, one of its 20 goals (“Preserve access to defined contribution health programs and enhance consumer-directed health plans”) and an entire section of policy recommendations (Section N) devoted to consumer-directed health. On this episode of the podcast, Katy Spangler, the Council's senior advisor, health policy, "nerds out" with host Jason Hammersla about the past, present and future of HSA policy.

2. 

   12 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Enter Your Destination: Introducing the Council's Long-Term Strategic Plan

   On Wednesday, February 12, the American Benefits Council released its long-term public policy strategic plan, DESTINATION 2020: A Roadmap for the Future of Employee Benefits. In this episode, host Jason Hammersla speaks with Strategic Plan Task Force Chair Tami Simon about the plan's development and ultimate framework for advancing holistic well-being.

3. 

   22 Mar 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Common Sense, Common Cause: Talking Health Care Value with National Alliance CEO Shawn Gremminger

   Shawn Gremminger recently assumed the role of president and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Associations -- a Council member and frequent ally on health care policy. In this episode, we discuss the National Alliance's unique structure and composition, its policy priorities and the importance of getting value for every health care dollar.

Inside a recent episode

HSA Can You See? A Deep Dive on Health Savings Accounts, with Katy Spangler

Published 7 Aug 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Can you describe why this provision was so important and how it got past the finish line in this gigantic legislative exercise? Yes. So you were right. This was a big victory, especially for the council. The council, the history here of the provision really goes back to the CARES Act, which was passed in March of 2020, really at the beginning, sadly, the beginning of the pandemic. And I see sadly because the pandemic lasted long, but the last in the early days of the pandemic, there was this desire to make it easier for Americans to access telehealth. And so that was the provision in the CARES Act that essentially said that a health savings account eligible plan could cover telehealth pre -deductible. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

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60

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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