by Admin | Jun 5, 2012 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance News
Employers and plan administrators that offer health flexible spending accounts have been bracing themselves for Jan. 1, 2013. That’s when the $2,500 limit on health FSA salary reduction contributions provided for in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act kicks... by Admin | May 30, 2012 | Health Savings Accounts, Insurance News, Surveys
Enrollment in health savings accounts (HSAs) grew 18 percent last year as employers continued to steer workers into high-deductible medical plans, an insurance group said this morning. HSA membership rose from 11.4 million in January 2011 to 13.5 million in January... by Admin | May 22, 2012 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare
In regulations to be published in the May 23 Federal Register, the Internal Revenue Service provides guidance for individuals who enroll in qualified health plans through American Health Benefit Exchanges and claim the health insurance premium tax credit and for... by Admin | May 14, 2012 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance News
DuPage Medical Group has added a Race and Ethnicity Guide to their registration process when patients seek medical treatment. The Guide, which asks patients to indicate their race and ethnicity, assures that the information will only be used as part of the Meaningful... by Admin | May 10, 2012 | Healthcare Reform, Illinois Health Insurance, Illinois Health Insurance Laws, Insurance News
Democratic and Republican leaders in the Illinois General Assembly have agreed to shelve a bill that would establish an Illinois health insurance exchange amid uncertainty created by the constitutional challenge to the federal health care overhaul before the U.S.... by Admin | May 10, 2012 | Health Savings Accounts, Insurance News
The maximum contributions that can be made to health savings accounts in 2013 will rise slightly. The following data for 2013 was recently released by the IRS for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): The maximum contribution that can be made to an HSA in 2013 is $3,250 for...