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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. Employers fund these accounts, which reimburse your staff for qualified medical expenses and, in some cases, insurance premiums.

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Executive benefit reimbursement plans

Higginbotham

This may be a good option for employers that want to simplify their health plan administration while giving employees flexibility. 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.

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2022 New Compliance Considerations Keep Popping Up 

HR Professionals Magazine

While these changes may not be top-of-mind at the moment, it is critical employers understand them and take steps to comply when appropriate. A series of new requirements are going into effect aimed at increasing transparency in health coverage with the hope of lowering costs and eliminating surprise medical bills for consumers.

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act: 2021’s Employee Benefits Provisions

McNees

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“Act”), signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020, contains several provisions affecting employee benefits. Here is what you should know: Temporary Special Rules for Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangements. The distribution must be taken prior to June 25, 2021.