Brinsonbenefits.com

What You Need to Know about Health Flexible Spending Accounts

WEB11/1/20: Updated for 2021 Health FSA limit and 2021 carryover amount. A health flexible spending account (health FSA) is a pre-tax account used to pay for out-of-pocket …

Actived: 7 days ago

URL: https://www.brinsonbenefits.com/compliance/need-know-health-flexible-spending-accounts/

Brinson Benefits

WEBThe Buzz is Brinson’s way to reduce the clutter and keep you informed of hot compliance topics, relevant cost control techniques, educational offerings and many other employee …

Category: Health Go Health

Employee Retention Tax Credit: Qualified Health Plan Expenses …

WEBThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated its COVID-19-Related Employee Retention Credits: Amount of Allocable Qualified Health Plan Expenses …

Category: Health Go Health

FAQs on Health Plan Coverage under the FFCRA and the CARES Act

WEBThe Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury (Treasury) (collectively, the Departments) have …

Category: Health Go Health

New HDHP Preventive Care Benefits

WEBIn response to the President’s Executive Order 13877 “Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First,” the Internal Revenue …

Category: Health Go Health

Behavioral Health in the Workplace

WEB“The service I receive now from Brinson Benefits has far exceeded my expectations. I continue to hear about our employees’ great experience with The Purple Card’s ability to …

Category: Health Go Health

An Employer’s Guide to Annual Group Health Plan Notices

WEBEmployers that sponsor group health plans are required to give eligible employees a number of notices each year. Some notices must be given by a particular …

Category: Health Go Health

Proposed Rules on Wellness Programs subject to the ADA or GINA

WEB2/23/2021 Update: The proposed rules on wellness programs described below have been withdrawn by the EEOC pursuant to the Biden Administration regulatory freeze.Until …

Category: Health Go Health

IRS Guidance on Reduction in Hours for COBRA Subsidy Eligibility

WEBMay 26, 2021. The IRS recently issued IRS Notice 2021-31 in the form of FAQs, which provides extensive guidance on the COBRA subsidy under the American Rescue Plan …

Category: Health Go Health

PPE as Section 213(d) Qualified Medical Expenses

WEBThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Announcement 2021-7 providing that amounts paid for personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks, hand sanitizer and …

Category: Health Go Health

Frequently Asked Questions about the Patient-Centered Outcomes

WEBQ1: What plans does the PCORI fee apply to? A1: All plans that provide medical coverage to employees owe this fee. Medical coverage includes preferred provider (PPO) plans, …

Category: Medical Go Health

Final Rules on Grandfathered Group Health Plan Coverage

WEBIn response the President’s Executive Order 13765 “Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal” issued on January 20, …

Category: Health Go Health

What Group Plan Sponsors Need to Know About ERISA

WEBThe Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was signed in 1974. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is the agency responsible for administering and

Category: Health Go Health

HDHPs Can Waive Deductible for Telehealth for Remainder of Year

WEBRead time: 2 minutes The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (CAA), recently signed into law to avoid a government shutdown, includes a provision that will reinstate COVID …

Category: Health Go Health

Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021

WEBThe Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2021 (Appropriations Act) signed into law on December 27, 2020, includes several provisions requiring that group health plans and …

Category: Health Go Health

Nondiscrimination Rules for Cafeteria Plans

WEBNondiscriminatory 25% Concentration Test. If a Section 125 cafeteria plan provides more than 25 percent of its nontaxable benefits (excluding group term life …

Category: Health Go Health