by admin | Aug 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Many of the short-term health insurance plans being promoted by the Trump administration spent a relatively small fraction of the premiums they collected last year on patients’ medical claims. Modern Healthcare reports that the five health insurers that collected the... by admin | Jun 14, 2019 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance News, Uncategorized
The Trump administration is expanding options for employers to use special accounts to help workers buy their own health insurance, upgrade job-based coverage, or choose low-cost plans with limited benefits, officials said Thursday. The tax-free individual accounts... by admin | Mar 26, 2019 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance Laws, Obamacare, Politics, Uncategorized
(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is hardening its legal position toward Obamacare, arguing now the entire law is unconstitutional in a shift that promises to bring the issue to the forefront of the 2020 election campaign. The position is a change for the Justice... by admin | Mar 16, 2019 | Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Uncategorized
A screenshot of Amazon’s FSA/HSA storefront KEY POINTS Amazon will now accept consumers’ health savings and flexible savings accounts. That allows people to contribute a portion of their salary or wages, before taxes, to cover medical expenses that would... by admin | Mar 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Effective immediately, the 2018 Health Savings Account (HSA) annual contribution limit has been reduced to $6,850 for family coverage (employee plus one). The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) initially set the limit at $6,900. There is no change to the annual... by Admin | Jun 27, 2013 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance News, Uncategorized
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. vs. Windsor to strike down DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act) frees employers from a number of financial and administrative burdens, but it raises other issues for employers on how to navigate the patchwork of state laws...