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Beckman: ICHRA allows employers to offer tax-free healthcare allowances

Adam Beckman · The Future of Health Insurance in a Work Remote World · Nov 14, 2024 · at 6:49

Adam Beckman, co-founder of healthcare benefits platform Thatch, explains the regulatory origin and legal mechanism of Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRA).

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“ICRA is a law that went into effect, ah, four years ago that makes it possible for the first time ever for employers to, instead of choosing all the benefits for their team, just give them tax-free dollars that they can spend the way that they want.”

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The ICHRA regulation took effect four years prior to 2024, enabling employers to offer employees tax-free money to purchase individual healthcare coverage rather than selecting group health plans for them.

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Assessment

Public federal regulatory records confirm that the Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) final rules became applicable for plan years beginning on January 1, 2020, which is four years prior to 2024. The rule allows employers of any size to provide tax-free funds to employees to purchase individual health insurance policies instead of offering traditional group health plans.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services issued the joint final rule in June 2019 (84 FR 28888).
Federal regulatory records state that ICHRA rules became applicable for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2020.
ICHRAs allow employers to reimburse employees on a tax-free basis for individual health insurance premiums rather than selecting group health coverage.

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[1] federalregister.gov [2] ogletree.com [3] federalregister.gov [4] ifebp.org [5] cms.gov [6] kushnerco.com [7] employmentlawletter.com [8] lawleyinsurance.com

Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement final rule effective date 2020 ICHRA effective date January 1 2020 federal register

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