NAHU Washington Update 6/18/2021
As members of the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) we receive weekly bulletins on benefit related topics, mostly focused on health insurance. Here are topics of interest from week ending June 18, 2021.
FSA Flexibility
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) of 2021 includes legislation that increases the dependent care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) limit for 2021 from $5,000 to $10,500 (from $2,500 to $5,250 for married filing single). An employer can amend its cafeteria plan...The Employer Role in the COVID-19 Vaccine
On Thursday, January 28, 2021, Kentucky rolled out a new website and hotline to assist Kentuckians so they can decide if they are eligible to be vaccinated. For more information and resources on vaccines in Ohio and Indiana, go to our COVID-19 alert page.
While employers are thinking through how best to prepare and support their employees from a health, education, safety, and legal perspective, some have reached out to us with questions.