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Woodruff Sawyer

IRS Releases 2026 HSA Contribution Limits and HDHP Deductible and Out-of-Pocket Limits

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In Rev. Proc. 2025-19, the IRS released the inflation adjusted amounts for 2026 relevant to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs).  In Rev. Proc. 2025-19, the IRS released the inflation...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Agencies Release 2026 Out-of-Pocket Limits and 2025 Limits for Health FSAs

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Recently HHS issued a memorandum announcing the maximum annual limitation on cost sharing (a/k/a out-of-pocket maximum) for 2026 and the IRS issued Rev. Proc. 2024-40 announcing the cost-of-living adjustments to certain...more

McAfee & Taft

RADICAL new transparency rules likely to apply to your health plan in one year

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New rules published last month likely require your employer health plan to phase-in certain disclosures over a three-year period beginning in one year: 1. January 1, 2022 (three files must be disclosed): For plan years...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Is an Employer’s Health Plan Required to Count the Value of Drug Manufacturer Coupons Towards an Employee’s Out-of-Pocket Maximum?

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Background. These days, almost all employer-sponsored group health plans require an employee (and any dependents) covered under the plan (each are referred to as a “member”) to pay “out-of-pocket” for covered expenses in the...more

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Preventive Care Can Now Be Covered for Specified Chronic Conditions Before HDHP Deductible

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On July 17, 2019 the IRS released Notice 2019-45 resolving a preventive care problem that has been plaguing many high deductible health plans (“HDHPs.”). The Affordable Care Act’s free preventive care mandate appears to be...more

Fisher Phillips

Reference-Based Pricing: Another Self-Insured Option for Employers

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As health care costs increase, employers have been exploring new types of health coverage options, one of which is reference-based pricing (RBP). This method typically does not involve a traditional insurance carrier or...more

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Reminder: Non-Grandfathered Plans Must Implement Embedded Out-of-Pocket Maximums

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As employers and plans prepare for 2016 open enrollment, they must be sure to address in their benefit design and with their third party vendors the new embedded out-of-pocket maximum limitations on individuals that were...more

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