Friday FunLinks

■ Despite the fact that there are currently no true catastrophic health insurance plans available, Health Savings Accounts remain popular:

HSAs march ever higher, expected to continue https://t.co/I8dYOS9UOa

— Employee Benefit Adviser (@EBAadvisernews) April 24, 2019

Very interesting.

■ The other day, we noted that "Canadians spend less on health care than Americans mostly because they are not allowed to use as much — not because they are getting a better deal."

Seems like things will have to get worse before (if?) they get better:

This makes me so sad and angry. Please demand more doctors for patients in 🇨🇦. Your life or the life of someone you love will depend on it. Vote for policies that help keep and attract doctors. #BeAHealthcareVoter #ONpoli #cdnpoli #cdnhealth https://t.co/COsOU7vgYV

— Mary Fernando (@MaryFernando_) April 24, 2019

#Medicaid4All

■ Some time ago, we posted on a unique service that helped facilitate end-of-life care decisions:

"Imagine you're at home. Maybe that's in Florida, Wisconsin, Rhode Island, wherever. You have cancer. You just had another round of chemo, and the phone rings ... This is no telemarketing call - it’s about the end of your life."

The Vital Decisions service still provides "counseling services to advanced illness patients near end-of-life." And now, at least one insurance carrier is getting on the bandwagon (of sorts):

A @mutualofomaha unit has developed an end-of-life planning package that combines whole life insurance with access to a funeral planning service. https://t.co/KpSdaQY7OK

— ThinkAdv Life/Health (@TA_LifeHealth) April 16, 2019

Nice.