Read the latest news about Health Savings Accounts and consumer-driven health care. News from Washington White House Drops Bid to Add Dental, Vision Benefits to Traditional Medicare in Pared Down Infrastructure BillThe White House released an updated framework for its trillion-dollar infrastructure package that closes the Medicaid coverage gap and extends enhanced subsidies on the […]
Did you know that when you sign up for Social Security benefits after turning age 65 that you will be automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A and given up to 6 months of retroactive coverage? Unfortunately, there isn’t much you can do since enrollment in Medicare Part A is mandatory when you sign up for […]
Read the latest news about Health Savings Accounts and consumer-driven health care. News from Washington Under Pressure, Democrats Cut Back Spending PackageDemocratic lawmakers are swiftly cutting back their spending on the Build Back Better agenda after President Biden made clear to progressive lawmakers that the package will spend far less than they had hoped on […]
Health care flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) are similar to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in some ways but very different in other ways. For example, FSAs and HRAs are only available when offered by a company to its employees, so employees that don’t work for an employer that offers an FSA […]
Read the latest news about Health Savings Accounts and consumer-driven health care. News from Washington Biden Signs Debt Limit Hike, but December Standoff LoomsPresident Joe Biden signed into law a bill raising the nation’s debt limit until early December. The passage of the short-term debt ceiling increase ensures that, for now, the U.S. will continue […]
Many employers and insurance carriers permit individuals to cover a same-sex spouse or domestic partner on their insurance coverage. This includes high deductible health plans that make people eligible for health savings accounts (aka “HSA-qualified” plans). Under an HSA-qualified plan, individuals either have self-only coverage or family coverage. “Family coverage” is simply defined as having […]
Read the latest news about Health Savings Accounts and consumer-driven health care. News from Washington Democrats Face Tough Choices on Trimming Spending PackageDemocrats face challenges in reducing the size of their wide-ranging social spending package, a task that will be necessary in order to get key centrists to support a bill. There are several ways […]
Read the latest news about Health Savings Accounts and consumer-driven health care. News from Washington No Deal: House Delays Infrastructure VoteAfter a long day of meetings between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and the warring centrist and progressive factions of the caucus, as well as with White House staff, Democrats opted to delay a vote on […]
Read the latest news about Health Savings Accounts and consumer-driven health care. News from Washington Pelosi Sets Thursday Vote on Bipartisan Infrastructure BillThe House will vote Thursday on the Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill, pushing back an originally planned vote for Monday that Democratic moderates had demanded as part of a deal with Speaker Nancy Pelosi […]
Read the latest news about Health Savings Accounts and consumer-driven health care. News from Washington Democrats Suffer Blow on Drug Pricing as 3 Moderates Buck PartyDemocrats’ signature legislation to lower drug prices was defeated in a House committee on September 15 as three moderate Democrats voted against their party. The vote is a striking setback […]