Can Your Business Benefit From an HRA (Health Reimbursement Arrangement)?Healthcare coverage is an effective employee recruiting and retention tool.Link to this post: ramlcpa.link/022822a It is not news that the talent shortage is making employers think about ways to attract and retain exceptional talent. Offering a range of benefits is one such method they are using, and the statistics bear them out: 80 percent of workers would keep a job with benefits rather than take one that offered more pay but no benefits. It should come as no surprise the Society for Human Resource Management found that retention (72 percent) and recruiting (58 percent) were top reasons companies increased their benefits. Competitive Benefits
Health Reimbursement ArrangementWith a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA), the employer provides an allowance toward employees’ individually purchased health insurance premiums. HRAs often are more affordable than traditional health care because employers can choose their own contribution amount as long as they stay within federal guidelines. This is especially attractive to smaller employers because it allows them to provide health care without having to deal with participation requirements or minimum contribution percentages. Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement AccountsNew in 2020, individual coverage health reimbursement accounts (ICHRAs) are a new option for employers. These plans, which are governed by complicated regulations, reimburse employees for individual health insurance premiums as long as the employee satisfies certain conditions, including the following:
Other Considerations Companies have many other choices in offering health-care coverage. This makes it wise for companies to engage an employee benefits expert for guidance when evaluating a new or existing health insurance program. Among the many considerations are the following:
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