CCIIO Issues Guidance on HRAs and Restricted Annual Limit Waiver Process
On Aug. 19, 2011, the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) introduced supplemental regulatory guidance regarding the annual limit waiver application process. Specifically, the guidance clarifies that sponsors of stand-alone HRAs will not be required to seek waivers from PPACA rules that restrict annual dollar limits on the coverage of essential benefits.
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Bill Seek Repeal of OTC Exclusion and End to FSA "Use or Lose" Clause
Last week, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) introduced S. 1404, the Medical Flexible Spending Account Improvement Act of 2011, a bill that would allow employees to pay taxes on and withdraw any unused funds in their employer-sponsored FSAs at the end of the year.
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HHS Issues Proposed Guidance on State Insurance Exchanges
As you know, every state is mandated to establish its own exchange by Jan. 1, 2014, or have the federal government run a health insurance exchange on its behalf under PPACA.
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