The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Revenue Procedure 2018-27 to modify the 2018 health savings account (HSA) family contribution limit back to $6,900. This is the second, and likely final, change in limit during 2018.
Posted by: Danielle Capilla May 11, 2018 10:54:46 AM
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Revenue Procedure 2018-27 to modify the 2018 health savings account (HSA) family contribution limit back to $6,900. This is the second, and likely final, change in limit during 2018.
Topics: family planning, HSA, family insurance benefits, HSA funding, health care benefits, HSAs
Posted by: Bill Olson May 3, 2018 2:00:07 PM
In March, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated its model Premium Assistance Under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program notice, otherwise known as the CHIP notice. (This update is standard process, and usually happens biannually.)
Topics: Medicaid, Department of Labor, health care benefits, health care coverage, CHIP
Posted by: Danielle Capilla Apr 19, 2018 5:06:12 PM
Curious about when you should notify a participant about a change to their health care plan?
The answer is that it depends!
Topics: health care benefits, benefits compliance, benefits communication, health care plans
Posted by: Elizabeth Kay Dec 15, 2015 11:00:00 AM
Have you ever overheard the new employee in the break room, bragging about how good their health insurance was with their previous employer, and how much less expensive it was than the coverage they are currently being offered?
You may think ”If it was so good, then why give it up?” There are always a number of factors that can lead to someone making a job change, but what happens when COBRA becomes a part of the negotiating process when they are working out the terms of employment with the new company?
Topics: employee benefits, COBRA, ERISA, Elizabeth Kay, COBRA continuation coverage, health care benefits