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From deductibles to wellness: Why benefits options matter

WEX Inc.

Deductible options The words “health”, “coverage”, “insurance”, and “deductible” were among the most frequent words to appear when participants were asked in our survey what was missing from their benefits. Specific responses included: “A lower deductible or copay options would be an improvement.” Deductibles are too high.

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Leap year! How to handle 27 biweekly payrolls in 2020

Business Management Daily

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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What the end of the COVID-19 national emergencies would mean for COBRA, FSAs, and more

WEX Inc.

COBRA The end of the COVID-19 national emergency will end the extensions first announced in EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2020-01 , which provided qualified beneficiaries and COBRA members with more time to send certain notifications about COBRA coverage, to elect COBRA, and to make premium payments. It is not legal or tax advice.

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2022 Health Insurance Outlook, Changes

InterWest Insurance Services

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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November HR Update

Higginbotham

Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 125 imposes a maximum dollar limit on employees’ salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending account (FSA). Type of Account. Health Savings Account. Health Flexible Spending Account. What plans must be offered with the account?

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How HRAs Can Help Your Employees Pay for Medical Expenses

InterWest Insurance Services

While health savings accounts have grown in popularity, you can only offer them to employees who are enrolled in high-deductible health plans. Employers fund these accounts, which reimburse your staff for qualified medical expenses and, in some cases, insurance premiums. These expenses are: Health insurance premiums.

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Protect Your Family: Get a Flu Shot with Your Tax-Free FSA Funds

Benefit Resource Inc.

According to estimates taken between October 1, 2019 to January 25, 2020, there have been approximately: 19,000,000 – 26,000,000 flu-related illnesses. Note that if you have a Limited Care Flexible Spending Account or a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, these accounts cannot be used to pay for the shot.