Towers Watson Explains the Impact of the ACA on HRAs, FSAs and Other Health Accounts

In "Applying PPACA Market Reforms to HRAs, FSAs and Other Health Accounts", Towers Watson explains that:

"New guidance prohibits employers from using individual accounts, such as health reimbursement accounts (HRAs) and flexible spending accounts (FSAs), to reimburse employees for premiums they buy in a public or private exchange. Under the guidance, however, employers may use certain “integrated” HRAs to reimburse retirees tax-free for individual policy premiums."

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