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A New Normal? Omnibus Bill Extends High Deductible Health Plan Telehealth Safe Harbor

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

provisions make some significant changes for retirement plans , but CAA 2023 also extends the telehealth plan safe harbor for high-deductible health plans (“HDHPs”) that were first introduced in the 2020 CARES Act. The two-year extension continues the relief until January 1, 2025. Not only do the CAA 2023’s “SECURE 2.0”

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IRS Announces the End of COVID-19 Treatment Without Deductible Requirement

AssuredPartners

The latest pandemic-related guidance to go away is the special rule that enabled high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to cover COVID-19 testing and treatment for plan enrollees prior to them fulfilling their minimum deductible amount.

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High Deductible Health Plan Telehealth Relief, Extended Again!

Snell & Wilmer Benefits

If you sponsor a high deductible health plan (“HDHP”) and have been tracking telehealth relief, your head may be spinning and rightfully so! The relief allows, but does not require, HDHPs to provide telehealth and other remote care services on a pre-deductible basis without making participants health savings account (“HSA”) ineligible.

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High Deductible Health Plan Telehealth Relief, Extended Again!

Snell & Wilmer Benefits

If you sponsor a high deductible health plan (“HDHP”) and have been tracking telehealth relief, your head may be spinning and rightfully so! The relief allows, but does not require, HDHPs to provide telehealth and other remote care services on a pre-deductible basis without making participants health savings account (“HSA”) ineligible.

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Just in the Nick of Time – Congress Grants Second Extension of CARES Act Telehealth/HSA Relief

Benefits Notes

The CARES Act permitted high deductible health plans (“HDHP”) to provide first-dollar telehealth services or other remote care services. This allowed individuals covered under a HDHP that waived the deductible for telehealth services or other remote care to maintain HSA eligibility.

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Two Neighboring States Recently Joined a Growing Movement to Provide Paid Family Leave

McNees

The paid leave will be funded by employee wage deductions and, for employers with 15 or more employees, employer contributions or the establishment of self-funded private employer plans to provide paid leave. Employer contributions begin on January 1, 2025, and eligible employees will be permitted to take leave beginning on January 1, 2026.

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Is relocation reimbursement taxable? How to assess tax liability for employee relocation

Business Management Daily

Expenses that could previously be deducted on an employee’s tax return may no longer qualify, and relocation benefits that previously could be paid out without counting towards a taxpayer’s income may now result in higher tax liabilities. Can employees deduct their moving expenses? Are moving expenses paid directly to vendors taxable?

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