IRS has increased the 2021 contributions limits for HSA
The IRS has increased the 2021 deductible contributions limits for health savings account by $50 for individuals and $100 for
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Employer Healthcare
Key Issues Related to COBRA Subsidies
(By Karen Pollitz, Matthew Rae, Cynthia Cox, Rabah Kamal, Rachel Fehr, and Greg Young For Kaiser Family Foundation) The COVID-19 pandemic has
Read MorePossible mid-year changes to health plans, expands FSAs and More
Last year when you were picking your 2020 employer health insurance policy you couldn’t have planned for the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreHighmark extends breaks for telehealth through Sept. 30: 4 details
(By Laura Dyrda for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pittsburgh-based insurer Highmark extended telehealth coverage benefits to waive deductibles, coinsurance and copayment
Read MoreCongress Said COVID-19 Tests Should Be Free — But Who’s Paying?
(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio for Kaiser Health News) Hospitals around the country are afraid to send out hundreds
Read MoreCigna expands virtual provider network
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fourteen million members in Cigna’s employer-sponsored health plans can now talk and text with
Read MoreIf you’re 65 or older and lose your job, this is the time to sign up for Medicare
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate among people age 65 or older is now over 15 percent. For
Read MoreBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to return more than $100 million to insured customers and members
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announced due to disruptions in previously anticipated health care services caused by the COVID-19
Read MorePremera Blue Cross pioneers low-premium virtual care plan
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) Health insurer Premera Blue Cross is launching its first virtual primary care plan, available
Read MoreIRS Notice 2020-29 provides temporary flexibility to cafeteria plans
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-29 provides temporary flexibility for section 125 cafeteria plans to permit employees to
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