Group Benefit Solutions

The IRS has raised the maximum amounts employees can funnel into their health savings accounts in 2027, as well as the minimum deductible and maximum out-of-pocket expenses for high-deductible health plans.

Understanding these amounts now can help you get an early start on human resources planning for next year. Here's how to prepare now.

https://gbsbenefitsgroup.com/2027-hsa-contribution-hdhp-cost-sharing-limits/

Workers are increasingly turning to direct-to-consumer online drug platforms like Amazon Pharmacy, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company and the government-backed TrumpRx to buy prescription medications at prices sometimes far lower than what they would pay through their employer-sponsored health plans.

But in many cases, the money they spend on those drugs does not count toward their health plan deductible or annual out-of-pocket maximum. A new bill in Congress aims to change that.

https://gbsbenefitsgroup.com/bill-would-require-health-plans-to-count-online-drug-purchases-toward-deductibles/