Category: Health Care Reform

“HIT assesses a levy on every fully-insured medical-plan premium. For example, a retired couple enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans will pay an additional $510 for coverage in 2018 to pay this new tax, according to actuarial consultancy Oliver Wyman. Working families are projected to experience a similar $525 – $550 increase.” William G. (Bill) Stuart Director of.. Read more

“An Amazon/CVS/Aetna combination would bring three very different businesses together in ways that would spur innovation to reduce costs, promote transparency, increase convenience and enhance the consumer and producer experience. It’s time for these three entities to realize and exploit the potential synergies.” William G. (Bill) Stuart Director of Strategy and Compliance January 4, 2018.. Read more

“A number of companies . . .  are ignoring the partisan activity in the nation’s capital. They’re rolling up their sleeves and providing meaningful alternatives to companies with the foresight and courage to make meaningful, disruptive changes in their approach to keeping their employees healthy at a cost that doesn’t compromise the company’s core business.”.. Read more

“It’s unclear how the administration will act, given the mixed signals. The president wants medical insurance reform to be his major initial domestic legislative victory, which is still possible but less and less likely. At the same time, he’s done nothing to build a case for the GOP alternative. . . “ William G. (Bill).. Read more

“As long as politicians and policy advocates see a $250 billion pot of money within their sights, the issue of tax treatment of group medical insurance premiums will dominate every discussion of health care reform and tax reform.” William G. (Bill) Stuart Director of Strategy and Compliance July 20, 2017 What is the employer exclusion?.. Read more

Want to learn more about the rules around HSA eligibility, contributions and distributions? Check out the 2017 edition of our popular Health Savings Account GPS booklet. It’s bullet-point format helps you find the information that you’re looking for quickly. “Because of the wording of the text of the ACA, it’s ambiguous as to whether CSR.. Read more