EBRI Notes

2 weeks ago | ebri.org | Jake Spiegel

EBRI Issue Brief Updates From EBRI’s Flexible Spending Account Database SummaryIn this Issue Brief, we analyze EBRI’s Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Database to shine a light on these common but under-researched accounts. The average FSA contribution in 2023 grew to $1,413. Additionally, the vast majority — 88 percent — of accountholders took a distribution. Among those who did, the average distribution was $1,451.

3 weeks ago | ebri.org | Jake Spiegel |Bridget Bearden

Welcome Already A Member? NOT A MEMBER YET? May 15, 2025 , 19  pages by Jake Spiegel Bridget Bearden SummaryIn previous work, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has investigated the role of financial wellbeing benefits within the context of large employers (those with 500 or more workers).

Mar 6, 2025 | ebri.org | Jake Spiegel |Paul Fronstin

EBRI Issue Brief Projected Savings Medicare Beneficiaries Need for Health Expenses Continued to Rise in 2024 SummarySome Couples Could Need as Much as $428,000 in SavingsThe percentage of private-sector establishments offering health benefits has been falling. As access to retiree health benefits becomes increasingly rare, the responsibility for health care expenses in retirement will fall more on the shoulders of today’s workers.

Jan 18, 2024 | ebri.org | Jake Spiegel |Paul Fronstin

EBRI Issue Brief Projected Savings Medicare Beneficiaries Need for Health Expenses Continued to Rise in 2024 SummarySome Couples Could Need as Much as $428,000 in SavingsThe percentage of private-sector establishments offering health benefits has been falling. As access to retiree health benefits becomes increasingly rare, the responsibility for health care expenses in retirement will fall more on the shoulders of today’s workers.

Dec 7, 2023 | ebri.org | Jake Spiegel |Lisa Greenwald |Greg Hershberger

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