by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 11, 2012 | Health Laws
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama will veto legislation that would ease a 28-year-old Internal Revenue Service rule that requires forfeiture of unused flexible spending account balances and eliminates restrictions on using FSAs and health savings accounts to pay for...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 31, 2012 | Health Laws
Benefits Pro reports: “The IRS has announced adjustments that affect health savings accounts in 2013. The HSA contribution limits and high deductible health plan out-of-pocket maximums are up slightly over 2012. For the first time in three years, the HDHP...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 21, 2012 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Politico reports: “House Republican leaders are quietly hatching a plan of attack as they await a historic Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama’s health care law. If the law is upheld, Republicans will take to the floor to tear out its most...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 10, 2012 | Group Health Insurance
BenefitsPro reports: “Health Savings Accounts What are they? HSAs are tax-advantaged medical savings accounts available to taxpayers who are enrolled in an HSA-qualified high-deductible health plan. The funds contributed to the account are not subject to federal...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 3, 2012 | Health Laws
Health Savings Accounts What are they? HSAs are tax-advantaged medical savings accounts available to taxpayers who are enrolled in an HSA-qualified high-deductible health plan. The funds contributed to the account are not subject to federal income tax at the time of...