The first executive order asks federal agencies to address three issues: (i) expanding access to association health plans; (ii) expanding coverage through low cost short-term limited duration insurance; and (iii) changing health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) so employers can have more leeway to use them for employees. The second order ends the reimbursements to insurers of cost-sharing reductions to low-income individuals who purchase coverage through the ACA insurance exchanges.
Click here to view the Frost Brown Todd Legal Update discussing the impacts of Association Health Plans, Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Short-Term Duration Plans and Cost-Sharing Order.
If you have any specific questions on how the orders affect your employer group health plan, please contact Carl Lammers or any other attorney in Frost Brown Todd’s Employee Benefits Group.