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Nov 13

IRS Expands List of High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) Preventive Care and Approves Condoms as Medical Care

The IRS has issued two new Notices expanding the list of items and services that qualify as “preventive care” under health savings...

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May 15

IRS Alert: Account-Based Plans Cannot Pay for Personal Wellness Expenses

The IRS has issued an alert reminding taxpayers and health FSAs, HRAs, HSAs, and MSAs administrators that personal expenses for general...

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Oct 22, 2019

Affordability and Nondiscrimination Rules for Individual Coverage HRAs

Some employers may be considering an offer of Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) beginning January 1, 2020,...

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Jun 21, 2019

New HRA Options Starting in 2020

The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) have issued a final regulation that will...

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Nov 30, 2018

More Guidance on HRAs Integrated with Individual Health Insurance

We recently released an Update summarizing new proposed regulations that would expand the usability of health reimbursement arrangements...

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Feb 9, 2017

Family HRA Integration FAQs Issued

The Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services have issued additional guidance regarding the integration of health...

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Jan 4, 2017

21st Century Cures Act - Small Employer HRA Guidance

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) changed the health reimbursement account (HRA) landscape significantly. Provisions under the ACA include a...

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Jun 27, 2016

Additional Guidance on HealthReimbursement Arrangements ("HRAs")

Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Labor (DOL) and the...

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Nov 12, 2013

New Guidance Requires Action by Employers for their HRA Plans

The US Treasury Department and the Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued guidance concerning how the Patient Protection & Affordable...

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Feb 5, 2013

FAQs Clarify HRAs, Fixed Indemnity Plans, and Other Issues

Recently released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on healthcare reform cover a range of issues about employer responsibilities under...

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Oct 13, 2011

Medicare Secondary Payer Guidance on Health Reimbursement Arrangements

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) reporting requirements guidance with...

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Sep 2, 2011

Guidance on Annual Limit Waivers for HRAs

Recently released guidance provides for a blanket exemption from healthcare reform's restrictions on annual dollar limits until 2014 for...

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Jun 13, 2011

Cafeteria Plan Amendments for OTC Drug Reimbursement

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) established a new uniform standard for certain medical expenses. Effective January...

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Feb 15, 2011

Support for Nursing Mothers

The federal government continues to support the needs of working women who breastfeed their infant children. The healthcare reform law...

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Jan 4, 2011

Debit Cards for Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medicines Permitted

The IRS has issued new guidance (IRS Notice 2011-5) to allow participants to continue to use flexible spending account (FSA) and health...

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Sep 13, 2010

New Guidance on Over-the-Counter Medicines and Drugs

Health care reform established new restrictions on the reimbursement of over-the counter (OTC) medicines and drugs purchased after...

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Jul 22, 2010

Reimbursement Restriction for Over-the-Counter Drugs

Under the new health reform law, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are no longer qualified for purposes of distributions/reimbursements under...

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