Providers

On February 2, the U.S. Senate voted to repeal Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

We believe that flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health reimbursement accounts (HRAs) will continue to grow in the face of Health Care Reform, especially when the "pay or play" mandate kicks in beginning in 2014.

While you would have to be living under a rock to be unfamiliar with the new Medicare Part D Prescription Drug coverage beginning January 1, 2006, some clarification regarding notification may be helpful.

With the rise in popularity of consumer-driven health care (CDHC) options, questions and concerns continue to be heard from employers, employees, providers and lawmakers.

Overall medical spending, including spending on prescription drugs, fell for about half of employers offering workers consumer-driven health care plans (CDHC).