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IRS loosens rules on health plan coverage for preventive care

The IRS has expanded the list of preventive care benefits for high-deductible health plans allowing for coverage without meeting deductibles and enabling tax deductions and reimbursements through health accounts.

By Alan Goforth | November 19, 2024 at 01:29 PM
The IRS building in Washington

The IRS has expanded its list of preventive care benefits for high-deductible health plans. Services that must be covered at no cost to policyholders now include condoms and breast cancer screenings other than mammograms, among other items.

“Generally, the Internal Revenue Code allows employees to take tax deductions and receive reimbursement from an account-based medical plan for qualified medical care expenses,” according to a report from WTS. “Medical care is defined as the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease, or to affect any structure or function of the body. The IRS has provided guidance over the years on what expenses meet the definition of medical care,”

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