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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://community.blr.com/hr/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Benefits &amp; Leave</title><link>http://community.blr.com/hr/forums/7/ShowForum.aspx</link><description>Topics include 401(k), Child Care, COBRA, ERISA, FMLA, Healthcare, HIPAA, USERRA, Wellness, more ...</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)</generator><item><title>Re: Medical Gap Insurance</title><link>http://community.blr.com/hr/forums/thread/8812.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:37:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">a9b4b550-741b-4222-ae48-f5befe32f12c:8812</guid><dc:creator>IT HR</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.blr.com/hr/forums/thread/8812.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.blr.com/hr/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=7&amp;PostID=8812</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;I have never used these before, but one thing comes to mind.&amp;nbsp; If your high deductible plan has an HSA attached to it, having a program like this could mean trouble for the HSA program.&amp;nbsp; It is my understanding that actually it would disqualify the HSA portion of the plan.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Medical Gap Insurance</title><link>http://community.blr.com/hr/forums/thread/8639.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:32:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">a9b4b550-741b-4222-ae48-f5befe32f12c:8639</guid><dc:creator>HRFLDist</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.blr.com/hr/forums/thread/8639.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.blr.com/hr/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=7&amp;PostID=8639</wfw:commentRss><description>Good Morning...I attended a seminar that talked about using medical gap insurance with high deductible plans.&amp;nbsp; This insurance covers&amp;nbsp;deductibles and co-insurance for&amp;nbsp;inpatient and outpatient services.&amp;nbsp; Has anyone ever used these?&amp;nbsp; If so, are they worth the costs?</description></item></channel></rss>