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COBRA’s Interaction With HSAs, HRAs and FSAs

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

17 May 202113 May 2021

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), signed into law on March 11, 2021, contains new COBRA provisions, including a subsidy for the full monthly COBRA premium from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. Our March 25, 2021 blog addressed […]

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What’s Trending: The Top 10 of 2019

Staff

26 Dec 201926 Dec 2019

As we wrap up the year, we’re taking a look back at our Word on Benefits top posts of 2019. A lot has happened in the employee benefits industry this year! Here’s a list of our most popular stories of 2019. And […]

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The HRA Final Rule Is Here (Part 3)—How ICHRAs Can Satisfy the Employer Mandate and Nondiscrimination Rules

rosep

28 Oct 201924 Oct 2019

On June 13, 2019, the Departments of Labor, the Treasury, and Health and Human Services jointly issued a final rule to expand the flexibility and use of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). The final rule, applicable for plan years beginning on or after January […]

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The HRA Final Rule Is Here (Part 2) – Excepted Benefit HRA

rosep

28 Jun 201928 Oct 2019

On June 13, 2019, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) jointly issued a final rule to expand the flexibility and use of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). The final rule, which is effective August 19, 2019 and […]

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The HRA Final Rule Is Here (Part 1) – Individual Coverage HRA (ICHRA)

rosep

27 Jun 201928 Oct 2019

On June 13, 2019, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) jointly issued a final rule to expand the flexibility and use of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) with a few notable changes from the proposed rule. The […]

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Proposed HRA Regulations Could Change Employer Health Plan Landscape

Lois Gleason, CEBS

08 Nov 201827 Jun 2019

On October 29, 2018, the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services (the Departments) together issued a proposed rule that could in the future allow employers to use health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to reimburse employees for the cost of individual […]

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Health Risk Assessment Time! Putting the YAY into your HRA

Anne Patterson

19 Mar 201809 Aug 2018

Gone are the days of dial-up Internet (that sound of AOL connecting still haunts my dreams), floppy disks and boom boxes. Technology has come a long way over the past few decades, so far that a tiny finger prick can provide a […]

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24-Hour Cheat Sheet to Ace Your Employer Health Risk Assessment (HRA)

Neil Mrkvicka

25 Aug 201506 Nov 2017

The thought of facing a health risk assessment is unnerving for many. “What if I eat the wrong thing and throw my numbers off? What if my health care costs rise based on results? What if they uncover something I just don’t […]

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Wellness Initiatives Give Companies Competitive Edge

Anne Patterson

17 Feb 201517 Feb 2015

As a new employee at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, one of the first things I noticed was a big, beautiful yard in front of my new building (blanketed with snow, of course, because we’re in Wisconsin). When I commented […]

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Devoted to Wellness—Mind, Body and Budget

Bryan Zoran, CEBS

29 Jan 201520 Feb 2015

According to Workplace Wellness Trends: 2015 Survey Results, a new survey that will be released by the International Foundation in the coming weeks, more than half (55%) of all organizations have budgets devoted to wellness and more than 80% offer some type […]