Government Sites

• U.S Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration
• Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Healthcare Administration

Employee Benefits – General

• National Association of Insurance Commissioners
• Council for Affordable Health Insurance
• Council for Disability Awareness

HSA’s and Consumer Driven Health Insurance

• U. S. Treasury Department (click on “Health Saving Accounts” for Power Point Presentation entitled “All About HSA”, May 18, 2007)
• HSA Insider - Ninth Edition of HSA Road Rules - In my opinion, the best description of HSA plans and the custodial bank accounts arranged by logical topics with comprehensive summaries in an outline format.
• HSA Resources Bank  Website for an out-of-state bank that specializes in administering HSA accounts. Site has a good summary of the HSA concept and another version of the list of eligible HSA expenses.

Sites of Interest

• Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility - a Vermont business organization promoting a business ethic that values a multiple bottom line of economic, social and environmental objectives.
• ReSOURCE – (Formerly ReCycle North) A Non-Profit Community Enterprise. Job-skill ReTRAINing in 8 occupations, YouthBuild, deconstruction services, household goods ReSTORE & building materials recycling store, energy conservation retrofitting for low-income residential properties and sales/installation of solar- panel hot water heaters.  Locations on Pine St. in Burlington and Granite St. in Barre.
• U. S. Department of Health and Human Services - Official website of the Health Care Reform Act (The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) managed by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services)
• Detailed summary of the Health Care Reform Act (PPACA) prepared by The Thomas Group, Inc. with implication timeline, section by section analysis, FAQs and a 22 slide PowerPoint presentation of key provisions and effective dates.  
• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with a mission devoted to improve the health and health care of Americans  
• Vermont for Single Payer - Describes the concept of a single payer (also referred to as universal health plan being studied for Vermont, the impact of implementing such a health plan, summarizes Vermont Act 48 creating a universal and unified health system, outlines potential savings of this plan, and links to resources to further examine the topic.