What Health Care Confusion Means for HSA’s Future
As we witness the uncertain fate of the Affordable Care Act, one key concern is how health savings accounts (HSA) will fare when the dust finally settles. The reality is that HSAs will likely be just...
View ArticleIRS Clarifies Health Savings Account Contribution Limits
A bit of confusion was cleared by the IRS on Thursday with its announcement that the maximum deductible for taxpayers with family coverage under a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with HSA...
View ArticleDoctors Take Aim at HSA Regulation
Health savings accounts have plenty of potential in addressing both health care funding and retirement saving challenges, but they could be doing more, according to a medical trade organization. “When...
View ArticleNew Bill Doubles Health Savings Account Contribution Limits
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018. As the Employee Benefit Research Institute noted, it...
View ArticleTrump Cabinet Members Call for HSA Expansion
We all want it, so let’s get it. On Monday, government heavy-hitters from the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor, as well as the Federal Trade Commission, all called for...
View Article7 Situations When HSA Contributions Can Be Returned: Marcia Wagner
Certain situations allow for an employer to request the return of Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions it made on behalf of its employees, and the IRS has issued Information Letter 2018-0033,...
View ArticleA Call for Mandated Financial Literacy Programs in the Workplace
With more states and municipalities stepping in (finally) to include financial literacy in public education, a new paper argues employers should also play more of a role in addressing the subject. The...
View ArticleHSAs Can Be Used for COVID-19 Testing and Treatment: IRS
COVID-19 testing and treatment are now considered qualifying expenses for health savings accounts (HSA), the IRS said Wednesday. To facilitate the nation’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
View ArticleEpisode 12—TILT’s Jamie Greenleaf on the New Healthcare Rule and What it...
When three major government agencies want to take credit, it’s gotta be good. The Transparency in Coverage final rule was released on Oct. 29 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the...
View ArticleMedicare Part B Premiums Will Rise in 2021
The hits keep coming. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the 2021 monthly Medicare Parts A and B premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts. Medicare Part B covers...
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