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As Health Care Costs Bite, Here’s How You Can Help Your Workers

InterWest Insurance Services

Recent studies have highlighted an alarming trend in American health care: More and more people are struggling with medical bills and many are delaying care due to high costs. The most recent poll by Gallup found that 38% of those surveyed said they or a family member had delayed care in 2022 due to high costs.

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3 questions employees should ask before Open Enrollment 2020

Benefit Resource Inc.

Healthcare is complicated, so how can you get the most out of Open Enrollment 2020? Start by using this list of three questions you should ask yourself before signing up for your pre-tax benefits. To get a picture of your pre-tax income, take a look at one of your recent pay stubs before taxes.

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16 Surprising FSA and HSA Eligible Expenses Your Employees Should Know About

InterWest Insurance Services

Employers offer flexible savings accounts and health savings accounts to their employees so they can build up funds with pre-tax dollars to pay for health care and related expenses. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, 48% of workers forfeited an average of $408 of their FSA funds in 2020.

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How HRAs Can Help Your Employees Pay for Medical Expenses

InterWest Insurance Services

As rising health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs for health care are burdening workers, more employers are looking for ways to help their staff put aside money for those expenses. Fortunately, there is another option: a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA).

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Executive benefit reimbursement plans

Higginbotham

Even with health insurance, dental insurance and vision insurance, employees tend to end up with some out-of-pocket costs that aren’t covered by their various plans. A benefit reimbursement plan offers a way to cover these costs. They have to pay a deductible. The Tax Benefits of Health Reimbursement Arrangements.

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2022 New Compliance Considerations Keep Popping Up 

HR Professionals Magazine

Insurance ID Cards – Insurance ID cards must include in-network and out-of-network deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums and a telephone number and website address for assistance. Information for 2020 and 2021 is due by Dec. In many cases, it will be necessary and appropriate for vendors to assist with compliance.

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ACA Repeal & Replace - New House Bill Details

AssuredPartners

So, the tax exclusion for employer-provided plans remains in place. Here are Eight Key Provisions of the newly released plans: Cadillac Tax delayed until 2025. The challenge to repeal the Cadillac Tax will continue. While this plan delays the Cadillac Tax from 2020 to 2025. Medicaid wind-down.