CMS Cuts Some Slack on HRA Reporting Rules

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided badly needed relief to Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) administrators in an Alert that was issued on Thursday.

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Jobs Bill Would Cap Employer Exclusion and HSA/HRA Deductions

The release of President a Obama's deficit reduction plan comes just a week after the President submitted to Congress the actual text of his proposed jobs legislation.

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New Regulation Requires Health Plan Option Summary in 2012

This month, the Departments of Labor and HHS proposed rules for the “uniform summary of coverage” that is required under PPACA. Heath insurers and group health plans (including grandfathered plans) must provide consumers with clear, consistent and comparable information about their health plan benefits and coverage beginning in 2012.

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