Nov 10, 2021 | Consumer-driven Health Plans, Flexible spending accounts (FSAs), Health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), IRS
The IRS has announced 2022 cost-of-living adjustments for certain tax provisions related to consumer-driven plans: The limit on voluntary employee salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending account (FSA) increases $100 from 2021 to $2,850. The...
May 14, 2021 | Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs), IRS, News
The IRS recently announced its annual cost-of-living adjustments affecting health savings accounts (HSAs) for calendar year 2022. HSA Contribution Limits – The annual HSA contribution limit for individuals with self-only high-deductible health plan (HDHP) coverage...
Dec 28, 2020 | Consumer-driven Health Plans, COVID-19, Dependent care assistance plan (DCAP), Flexible spending accounts (FSAs), IRS, Regulatory
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (also called the COVID-19 relief bill) includes temporary provisions that allow employers to provide for a carryover of unused health flexible spending arrangements (FSA) and dependent care assistance flexible spending...
Nov 6, 2020 | Announcements, COVID-19, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor, IRS, News, Regulatory, USPSTF
In preparation for the widespread and rapid introduction of COVID-19 immunizations and other coronavirus preventive services, the Tri-Agencies (Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, and Health and Human Services) have issued interim Final Regulations updating...
Oct 29, 2020 | Consumer-driven Health Plans, Flexible spending accounts (FSAs), Health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), IRS, News
The IRS has announced 2021 cost-of-living adjustments for certain tax provisions related to consumer-driven plans: The limit on voluntary employee salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending account (FSA) remains unchanged from 2020 at $2,750. The...
Oct 28, 2020 | Announcements, IRS, Kurt Harden, Quality
At MedBen’s most recent ISO 9001:2015 audit, we showed our commitment to maintaining high quality standards… and as the following excerpt notes, these standards played a crucial role when the pandemic hit: “Transition to work at home went very well...