Snell & Wilmer Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

If you sponsor a high deductible health plan (“HDHP”) and have been tracking telehealth relief, your head may be spinning and rightfully so! There have been various laws and guidance impacting HDHPs and telehealth since 2020 and most recently, new legislation extended relief for 2023 and 2024 plan years.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 8, 2020

Does this mean you’ll get an extra paycheck in 2020? Does this mean you’ll earn more than your annual salary in 2020? Or will the amount of each paycheck in 2020 be lower than in 2019? lower each pay period during 2020 (although you’d make the same total salary). This means that gross pay would be 3.7%

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Benefit Resource Inc.

JANUARY 4, 2023

The 2023 spending bill signed into law on December 29th includes extending pre-deductible telehealth services coverage. WHAT IS PRE-DEDUCTIBLE TELEHEALTH COVERAGE? Pre-deductible telehealth coverage allows HSAs-qualifying high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to cover telehealth and remote-care services on a pre-deductible basis.

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PeopleKeep

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The percentage of workers covered under HDHP plans has increased from four percent of all employer-sponsored health insurance plans in 2006 to 31 percent in 2020. A high deductible health plan (HDHP) paired with a Health Savings Account (HSA) is growing in popularity because it allows employees to pay for medical expenses tax-free.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

MAY 28, 2019

2020 HSA Contribution Limit. The HSA limits for contributions are set to increase in 2020 according to Revenue Procedure 2019-25 , released today by the IRS. The minimum deductible requirements and maximum out-of-pocket requirements are set to increase in 2020. Individual : $3,550 (up from $3,500 in 2019).

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Business Management Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2019

1 payday back into 2020, you’d still have 27 biweekly pay periods, this time in 2021. Hourly-paid nonexempts are impacted only to the extent of withholding and deductions. Employees’ benefits deductions and allowances (e.g., Most payroll systems allow you to suppress benefits’ deductions for the extra pay period.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Healthcare is complicated, so how can you get the most out of Open Enrollment 2020? These are general guidelines to give you a basic understanding of your healthcare expenses from the past year and guide your decisions for Open Enrollment 2020. You’ll also want to factor in your deductible.

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Global People Strategist

JULY 9, 2020

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has created short-cuts for employers and workers in order to deduct certain home office expenses. For example, employees may deduct a rate of 52 cents per hour for operating costs in addition to $50 per year for work related phone and Internet costs.

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Money Talk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

There is a two-year look-back period so 2022 IRMAA surcharges are based on 2020 modified adjusted gross income (MAGI). A letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA) notifies beneficiaries of their expected benefit, including IRMAA deductions, if any. 2020) to the year that they are paying IRMAA (e.g., to $573.30

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WEX Inc.

MAY 8, 2023

More employees are enrolling in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) each year, including more than half of U.S. HDHP vs. PPO deductible Nearly two-thirds of large employers provide their employees with the choice of an HDHP and a traditional health plan , such as a preferred provider organization (PPO).

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 6, 2020

Employees may account for tax dependents in Step 3 of the 2020 W-4. Regulations on deducting employees’ meal expenses. This follows up on Notice 2018-76, which sets five criteria for corporate deductions for employees’ meals. But it is useful as a road map for what the IRS wants to accomplish by June 30, 2020.

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PeopleKeep

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

HSAs are paired with a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) and have an annual contribution limit. A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged savings account a family or individual can use to pay for qualified medical expenses. Each year, the IRS adjusts the guidelines regarding HDHPs and HSA contribution limits.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

DECEMBER 10, 2020

We wanted to share the main lessons BRI employees learned about financial wellness in 2020. . Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are most appealing to an individual or family that has relatively modest medical care expenses, can afford a high-deductible medical plan and could take advantage of the substantial tax benefits of an HSA.

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AssuredPartners

MAY 28, 2019

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 3, 2023

A new study has found that individuals enrolled in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) are more engaged than their traditional plan counterparts during open enrollment, spending more time on choosing plans and using employer-provided tools to help them make their choices. workers were enrolled in them. In 2022, 32% were.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JANUARY 20, 2022

One of the health insurance trends that went largely unnoticed in 2021 was that employers halted cost-shifting to their employees by reducing or holding steady workers’ deductibles and other cost-sharing. Among large employers (500 or more workers), the median PPO deductible for individual coverage remained steady at $750.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

of all jobs (2020 data) are covered by workers’ compensation. The International Labour Office (ILO) estimates about 72% of the working - age population has work-injury financial protection (2020-22 data) in Australia. Employers are essentially self-insured for the deductible portion of their policy. Self Insured : 24.7%

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InterWest Insurance Services

JANUARY 27, 2023

That’s up from 26% in 2020 and 2021. Even if you are providing them with a robust plan, there are often out-of-pocket cost-sharing and deductibles to contend with. For employees in high-deductible health plans, the costs can be steep. The rapid increase occurred in a year where inflation was at a 40-year high.

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PeopleKeep

JULY 8, 2022

Premium increases, higher deductibles and copays, and soaring prescription drug prices result in spikes in healthcare costs. Despite the decrease in health services accessed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, national health expenditures are expected to reach $6.8 trillion by 2030 2.

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Best Money Moves

OCTOBER 16, 2019

How to help employees prepare for open enrollment 2020. Terms Employees Need to Know for Open Enrollment 2020. Health Plan Deductible – The amount a person pays for health care services before insurance coverage starts. How to Help Employees Prepare for Open Enrollment 2020. Top 10 Employee Benefits for 2020.

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WEX Inc.

MARCH 16, 2023

If you’re covered by an HSA-eligible health plan (or high-deductible health plan ), the IRS allows you to put as much as $3,650 per year (in 2022) into your health savings account (HSA). It takes into account your health plan coverage type, deductible amount, number of years before retirement, monthly healthcare expense and more.

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PeopleKeep

JULY 28, 2020

The IRS announced the 2021 HSA contribution limits in May in Revenue Procedure 2020-32 , as well as minimum deductible and maximum out-of-pocket expenses for the HDHPs (high-deductible health plans) that HSAs must be paired with.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 22, 2022

Only California employers that do not offer retirement plans are required to register for CalSavers and there are different registration deadlines depending on employer size, staggered over a few years as follows: Employers with 100 or more workers – The deadline for registration was June 30, 2020. 401(k) plans. 403(a) plans. 403(b) plans.

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401(k) Retirement Plan Employment Deductions 98

InterWest Insurance Services

JULY 6, 2023

As well, a growing number of established insurers are starting to sell “virtual-first” plans, often with a zero-dollar deductible and no copays for all visits with virtual-only providers. As this technology matures, the number of services that can be handled via video or phone will continue to increase. 31, 2024.

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InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 9, 2021

HDHP telehealth services — The CARES Act, signed into law in 2020 after the pandemic started, temporarily allowed high-deductible health plans to pay for telehealth services before an enrollee had met their deductible. 1, 2022, HDHPs must charge enrollees for telehealth services if they have not yet met their deductible. .

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It also seeks damages for the companies’ alleged improper deductions from drivers’ pay. In 2020 and 2021, Governor Murphy signed legislation to further enhance State power to curtail the type of misclassification exemplified in this lawsuit. billion in 2020. In August 2020, XPO paid the State $893,671.28

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BerniePortal

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In November 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department and IRS released guidance that clarified the tax treatment of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan expenses. Here’s what HR teams and small businesses need to know about this latest update.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 13, 2024

Employers need to consider whether the advance constitutes a pay deduction when pay is netted off and whether the fee charged reduces pay for NMW purposes. Under NMW regulations, the fee would reduce pay for NMW where it is ‘for the employer’s own use and benefit’, which could be the case if the fee is deducted from payroll by the employer.

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InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As the year was drawing to a close, Cal/OSHA was working on a COVID-19 standard to replace the emergency standard that has been in place since 2020. If you already have a qualified retirement plan (such as a 401(k) or a payroll-deduction IRA) for your employees, you do not have to participate. Starting Jan. 7) Permanent COVID standard.

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Higginbotham

JUNE 9, 2023

As a result, these fees will continue to apply for the 2020-2029 fiscal years. 30, 2023, to “perform all required physical examination[s] of identity and employment eligibility documents for those individuals hired on or after March 20, 2020, and who have only received a virtual or remote examination under the flexibilities.”

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PeopleStrategy

APRIL 18, 2022

Tip 1: Review the employee retention tax credit Did you know that you still have enough time to revisit and amend your tax returns (federal payroll) from the years 2020 and 2021? Costs like business meals, marketing spend, office rent, travel, and other business expenses can be written off or deducted at tax time.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 4, 2022

While health savings accounts have grown in popularity, you can only offer them to employees who are enrolled in high-deductible health plans. You can claim a tax deduction for the funds you transfer to your employees’ HRAs, and the funds they withdraw from the accounts to reimburse for medical-related expenses are generally tax-free.

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Money Talk

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The median household income in the United States was $67,521 in 2020, down from $69,560 in 2019. Dollar-cost averaging works best if investment deposits are “automated,” such as authorizing 401(k) plan payroll deductions or automatically debiting a bank account monthly for mutual fund share purchases.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 2, 2023

For the most part, people use their funds in FSAs and HSAs to reimburse themselves for out-of-pocket costs like copays, health insurance deductibles and the cost of prescription medications. 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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Out of Pocket Cost Health Savings Account Medical Health Insurance 98

AssuredPartners

JUNE 14, 2019

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Benefit Resource Inc.

JULY 30, 2020

When we started out 2020, any legislative predictions we had for the year, would have been wrong. But as we all know, 2020 has been anything but typical. Any OTC expenses purchased on or after January 1, 2020 are eligible without a prescription. Tele-health services can be covered prior to the deductible and remain HSA-eligible.

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

MARCH 29, 2022

Section 307 of the 2022 CAA extends the relief permitting high deductible health plans (“HDHPs”) to provide telehealth and other remote care services free of charge before a participant meets their required deductible, but there’s a catch.

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