Health reimbursement arrangements: Chaos theory in the ERISA realm

19/08/2019 21 min Temporada 2 Episodio 4
Health reimbursement arrangements: Chaos theory in the ERISA realm

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Episode Synopsis

In simpler times, health reimbursement arrangements, or HRAs, were furry, fluffy, friendly creatures in the benefits forest. But now …  not so much. They're multiplying like crazy, and growing fangs and claws. In this episode, Ed and Scott track the current species of HRAs, in all their varieties. How do the endlessly evolving types of HRAs differ from each other? What kind of HRAs can an employer offer, and to whom, without getting bitten? What do Tesla sedans have to do with HRAs? (Ed is slow on the take-up, and still not clear.) Can an employer offer young (tan) Scott a group plan and old (probably dying) Ed an HRA and a one-way ticket to Medicare? What advantages or "free passes" from complex ACA regulation do some of the new HRAs offer employers?

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