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• What You Need to Know about Health Flexible Spending Accounts | Florida Benefits Broker

  Posted on September 6th, 2017

    A health flexible spending account (FSA) is a pre-tax account used to pay for out-of-pocket health care costs for a participant as well as a participant’s spouse and eligible dependents. Health FSAs are employer-established benefit plans and may be offered with other employer-provided benefits as part of a cafeteria… Read more »

• Best and Worst Health Savings Accounts for Singles, Families | Benefits Broker Florida

  Posted on March 8th, 2016

  By Bill Olson Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors We’ve just released the latest findings from the UBA Health Plan Survey related to how health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) are being used among employers. (Spoiler alert: California employers lead the way with the most generous… Read more »

• HRAs, HSAs, and Health FSAs – What’s the Difference? | Employee Benefits Florida

  Posted on February 25th, 2016

  By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors Health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), health savings accounts (HSAs) and health care flexible spending accounts (HFSAs) are generally referred to as account-based plans. That is because each participant has their own account, at least for bookkeeping purposes. Under the tax rules,… Read more »

• Minimum Value: HRA Contributions and Flex Credits | Jacksonville Benefits Broker

  Posted on February 11th, 2016

  By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued a final rule that clarifies various topics relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and premium tax credit eligibility provisions. Mirroring guidance from IRS Notice 2015-87, the final rule clarifies… Read more »