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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. Whatever they don’t spend goes back to you, the employer. In essence, they get 14.5

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More Insurers Pushing Virtual Care for Cost Savings

InterWest Insurance Services

The latest insurer to announce an expansion of its telemedicine offerings is UnitedHealthcare, which recently said it would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for its 24/7 Virtual Visits program for eligible members enrolled in fully insured employer-sponsored plans, starting July 1.

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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). per month). per month).

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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. Integrated health reimbursement arrangements are designed to work with the group health plan. A health reimbursement plan gives employers a way to cover these costs.

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Final Rule Issued Allowing Increased Flexibility for Grandfathered Health Plans

AssuredPartners

For example, grandfathered plans do not have to cover essential health benefits, can choose to be exempt from covering certain preventive services (including women’s contraceptives) without employee cost-sharing, and are not constrained by the ACA provisions on limiting annual out-of-pocket costs for employees.

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March HR News Worth Review

Higginbotham

29, 2020, the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury (Departments) issued a final rule regarding transparency in coverage. Employer Takeaway. Employers with self-funded plans should work with their carrier/TPA to ensure compliance. Employer Takeaway. Links and Resources .

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ACA Repeal & Replace - New House Bill Details

AssuredPartners

Many of us didn't see the wisdom in upsetting the employer-sponsored-healthcare market (150+ million Americans enjoy coverage from their employer) in order to expand the coverage pool for another 40 million Americans. So, the tax exclusion for employer-provided plans remains in place. Medicaid wind-down.