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Estimated Time on HR: Procuring Benefit Plans and Open Enrollment Administration Tasks

Stratus.HR

Creating a full wrap document to comply with ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act): 1 hour if digital . Answering employee questions about open enrollment: 1-3 hours . Following-up with outstanding employee enrollments: 1-2 hours . Administering a Flexible Spending Account (i.e.,

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HR Professionals… What’s Your Problem?

Benefit Resource Inc.

As a result, more than 55% of Americans were enrolled in HDHPs in 2021, a new record. Of those, more than seven in ten employers (71 percent) also offer a health savings account with employer funding. An additional tool can be pairing an HSA-HDHP with a Limited Flexible Spending Account (or Limited FSA).

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FSA eligible expenses — what purchases count?

Business Management Daily

Open enrollment is underway for many companies right now and one benefits offering that may be on the menu this year is an FSA. Flexible Spending Accounts allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars from their paycheck to use for medical or dependent care expenses. Wherever you fall, we have answers for you.

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Executive benefit reimbursement plans

Higginbotham

If an employee or a member of the employee’s family experiences a medical emergency, the costs can add up quickly. A health reimbursement plan gives employers a way to cover these costs. HRAs may sound like Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) or Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), but there are key differences.

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Help Employees Understand the HSA Value Proposition

Corporate Synergies

Educate employees on how to use these funds for current and future healthcare expenses. Health savings accounts can be a good deal for employees. Employers that have gone the HDHP route typically offer a qualified plan that includes a health savings account to help pay for qualifying medical expenses tax-free.

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HDHPs can cover more preventive services

Business Management Daily

And those dollar amounts may discourage employees from signing on. To temper an HDHP’s bite, they can be paired with health savings accounts. Advantage: Employees can contribute more on a pretax basis than they can put into flexible spending accounts. deductibles, co-payments, etc.)

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From deductibles to wellness: Why benefits options matter

WEX Inc.

Smaller employers may face challenges in providing these options, although participants have said they are interested in these health plan choices. More dental and vision Among employers with benefits administration through WEX , 68% of eligible employees enrolled in vision and 77% of eligible employees enrolled in dental.