Under the new rule, a plan may — but is not required to — allow participants to carryover up to $500 in unused contributions to the next plan year. The $500 carryover does not count against the maximum employee contribution to an HFSA of $2500 per year.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS on Thursday issued a notice modifying the longstanding “use-or-lose” rule for health flexible spending arrangements. Participants now can carry over up to $500 of their unused balances remaining at the end of a plan year.
With information coming at employees from all angles, it is hard to know what to believe, let alone what parts need to be understood.
Self-insured employers and self-administered health plans are about to catch a break, thanks to fine-tuning of PPACA.
Because of the government shutdown, very little has been issued in the way of regulations or notices during October. Several items of interest to group health plans were released in September, however.
Join us November 12th for our next webinar on DOMA guidelines that have been issued, what group and retirement plans need to do to comply with this decision, ways to deal with the uncertainties created by the Court’s ruling, and when employers need to act.
Do you know where your state stands, and what your options are? If not, read on…
Will you be able to comparison-shop for a plan on the new online exchanges that might be better than your employer health insurance? The answer is a big, resounding “maybe.”
While much attention has been focused on the federal government shutdown and its effect on PPACA regulations, employers are still awaiting guidance on DOMA.
With the advent of the health marketplaces, why do we still have COBRA? Read more…
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