by Joe Hughes | Feb 1, 2024 | Blog, Smart
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires health insurance issuers and self-insured plan sponsors to pay Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute fees (PCORI fees). The fees are reported and paid annually using IRS Form 720, the Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return....
by Joe Hughes | Jan 1, 2024 | Blog, Popular
The issue of whether the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) preempts state laws is complex, with numerous courts ruling differently on the issue for a wide variety of different state health insurance regulations. In recent years, state...
by Joe Hughes | Dec 1, 2023 | Blog, Smart
On May 9, 2024, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2024-25 to provide the inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs) for 2025. The IRS is required to publish these limits by June 1 of each year. These limits...
by Joe Hughes | Nov 1, 2023 | Blog, Popular
Consumer driven health plan (CDHP) enrollment continues to climb across the nation as a cost-savings initiative. As further health care reform legislation comes into effect, the number of both employers and employees interested in transitioning to a consumerism model...
by Joe Hughes | Oct 1, 2023 | Blog, Smart
There are three basic types of medical savings accounts: health savings accounts (HSAs), health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). Although these accounts all provide a tax-advantaged way for employees to pay out-of-pocket...
