The Affordable Care Act: A Review and Update
As explained on the official government health care site, the law has three goals:Make affordable health insurance available to more people. The law provides consumers...
The Strategic Role of the CFO
The chief financial officer of a company has always had a seat at the table, but the current business environment combined with changes wrought by the pandemic make the role even more important. CFOs, who are already dealing with the perfect storm of rising prices, higher interest rates, continuing supply chain issues and labor shortages, now must add strategic planning to their duties. Building safeguards into a shifting landscape is hard, but there are ways to bring agility and flexibility to the role.
What's the Deal with Health Savings Accounts?
Health savings accounts are paired with high-deductible health plans for an especially adaptable insurance and savings program. HDHPs have large deductibles that members must meet before receiving coverage. Participants meet those deductibles by contributing their own money to HSAs. The government does not tax these funds as long as they're used to pay for qualified medical expenses.