Saturday, November 8, 2014

Agencies Issue More ACA FAQs

In "FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation (Part XXII)", the the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury indicate that:

"[T]hese FAQs answer questions from stakeholders to help people understand the new law and benefit from it, as intended...On September 13, 2013, DOL and the Treasury published guidance on the application of the market reforms and other provisions of the Affordable Care Act to health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), certain health flexible spending arrangements (health FSAs) and certain other employer health care arrangements.(1)HHS issued contemporaneous guidance to reflect that HHS concurs in the application of the laws under its jurisdiction as set forth in the DOL and Treasury Department guidance.(2) Subsequently, on May 13, 2014, two FAQs were made available on the IRS website addressing employer health care arrangements.(3)"

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