HealthLeaders Media July 8, 2019
Cowden Associates CEO Elliot Dinkin said the new rule issued by the Trump administration could have a wide-ranging impact.
Less than a month after the Trump administration released a final rule on expanding access for tax-free health reimbursement arrangements (HRA) for employer-sponsored health insurance, an employee benefits expert said the move could have a “significant impact” on insurance markets.
Cowden Associates CEO Elliot Dinkin said the rule, which lets employers offer HRAs as an option for paying premiums on Medicare policies or purchasing health coverage, would provide “some protection” to covered individuals while addressing out-of-pocket costs associated with individual coverage.
“The new rule provides some flexibility to employers who would otherwise have been forced to either provide benefits or cancel...
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