Add to ORKGbenefit plans allow employees to pay their portion of the premiums for employer-sponsored health insur-ance on a pretax basis, which lowers taxable income and tax liability. Sometimes referred to as cafeteria plans, Section 125 plans can take several forms. When they are used only to shelter employee health premium dollars, they are called premium-only plans. Section 125 premium-only plans are simple to imple-ment, have minimal filing obligations, lower the cost of health insurance for employees, and may even save employers money. This brief explores how states are expanding the use of these plans to increase access to health coverage. How 125 Plans Can Expand Coverage Many states are exploring policies to reduce the cos
Because current tax laws exclude employer-paid health insurance premiums from employees’ taxable wag...
Health Care Coverage Requirements. Referendum. A “Yes” vote approves, and a “No” vote rejects legisl...
This Policy Brief explores the implications of state Medicaid reforms – whether implemented either a...
When employees without group health insurance buy individual coverage, they do so using after-tax in...
The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) could be combined with health insurance tax cr...
Employer-based health insurance is the backbone of the U.S. system of health insurance coverage. Yet...
The American health care system consists largely of employer-based group health insurance. After Wor...
The Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed regulations concerning cafeteria plans which includ...
In this article, Professor Orentlicher and his colleagues assess the impact of state laws requiring ...
BASIC HEALTH CARE COVERAGE. INITIATIVE STATUTE • Requires employers to provide basic health care cov...
Limited-benefit plans are insurance plans that require high cost sharing, exclude coverage of some s...
More than 90% of Americans with private health insurance obtain that coverage through employer-spons...
Obama, this Issue Brief examines the administrative and implementation issues that arise from one of...
This paper presents a study of Corporate Flexible Benefit Plans to combat increased health and other...
Provides an updated overview of employer-sponsored health coverage, provisions in the House and Sena...
Because current tax laws exclude employer-paid health insurance premiums from employees’ taxable wag...
Health Care Coverage Requirements. Referendum. A “Yes” vote approves, and a “No” vote rejects legisl...
This Policy Brief explores the implications of state Medicaid reforms – whether implemented either a...
When employees without group health insurance buy individual coverage, they do so using after-tax in...
The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) could be combined with health insurance tax cr...
Employer-based health insurance is the backbone of the U.S. system of health insurance coverage. Yet...
The American health care system consists largely of employer-based group health insurance. After Wor...
The Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed regulations concerning cafeteria plans which includ...
In this article, Professor Orentlicher and his colleagues assess the impact of state laws requiring ...
BASIC HEALTH CARE COVERAGE. INITIATIVE STATUTE • Requires employers to provide basic health care cov...
Limited-benefit plans are insurance plans that require high cost sharing, exclude coverage of some s...
More than 90% of Americans with private health insurance obtain that coverage through employer-spons...
Obama, this Issue Brief examines the administrative and implementation issues that arise from one of...
This paper presents a study of Corporate Flexible Benefit Plans to combat increased health and other...
Provides an updated overview of employer-sponsored health coverage, provisions in the House and Sena...
Because current tax laws exclude employer-paid health insurance premiums from employees’ taxable wag...
Health Care Coverage Requirements. Referendum. A “Yes” vote approves, and a “No” vote rejects legisl...
This Policy Brief explores the implications of state Medicaid reforms – whether implemented either a...