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One Big Beautiful Bill: What Brokers Need to Know
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now law, impacting HDHPs, FSAs, HSAs, and telehealth benefits starting in 2025 and 2026. Brokers must act fast: update HDHP docs, refresh ICHRA illustrations, prep Dep‑Care FSA changes, and guide clients on DPC/HSA pairings. Getting ahead now means confident renewals later.

Sarah Borders
Jul 303 min read


What on earth does an "omnibus bill" have to do with health insurance ?
One of the biggest rules with HSAs is "no first-dollar coverage." In other words, there's very few items that can be covered with no cost...

Sarah Borders
Jan 6, 20231 min read



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May 2, 20220 min read



Sarah Borders
Sep 29, 20210 min read


2022 HSA limits announced (and other helpful HSA tips)
The IRS recently announced the 2022 HSA limits - which have implications for employee handbooks, payroll, vendor management functions and...

Sarah Borders
May 21, 20211 min read


HSA Reminders and Increases for 2021
HSAs are often confused with health FSAs, but they are very different. Here’s a quick reminder of how an HSA works. HSA eligibility is...

Sarah Borders
Sep 27, 20202 min read


What does an employer do when an employee fails to open an HSA?
If an employer offers an HSA, the employer should create an administrative policy addressing situations for both active and terminated...

Sarah Borders
Dec 9, 20193 min read


Direct Primary Care and HSA Eligibility Part 2: What is "Coverage?"
More information, along with some information on the clarifications, can be found in last week's blog post.

Sarah Borders
Nov 12, 20191 min read


Direct Primary Care and HSA Eligibility
In order to open and contribute to an HSA, an individual can have no other coverage (other than preventive care) before the statutory...

Sarah Borders
Nov 12, 20193 min read


What's the employer's role with HSA compliance?
Employer HSA contributions are excludable from an employee's gross income, and are not subject to income tax withholding, FICA, FUTA, or...

Sarah Borders
Oct 28, 20192 min read


IRS expands preventive care for HDHPs
On July 17th 2019, the IRS released Notice 2019-45 which adds to the list of preventive care benefits that can be covered under high...

Sarah Borders
Jul 22, 20192 min read


Important facts to remember about HSAs
HSAs are often confused with health FSAs, but they are very different. Here’s a quick overview of how an HSA works to help keep it all...

Sarah Borders
Apr 2, 20192 min read
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