Benefits brokers who want to address the needs of small-business owners have a new option, courtesy of the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act.
That law, which enjoyed vast bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, was a rider to the 21st Century Cures Act, passed in the waning hours of the 114th Congress in December.
The bill allows employers under the 50-life threshold of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate to offer standalone health reimbursement accounts.
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