Tom Mafale, the Chief Revenue Officer at SureCo, a health care and insurance technology company that specializes in ICHRA administration, offers a compelling comparison in Benefits Pro. 

As you read this article remember: ICHRAs are defined contribution health reimbursement arrangements to empower American workers to choose their favorite ACA-compliant plans on the individual marketplace. "ACA-compliant" is a crucial designation, since it includes anti-discrimination protections against pre-existing conditions, age, gender, etc. ICHRAs, like QSEHRAs, can only be used to purchase fully compliant ACA health insurance.

In this article, Julie Appleby at KFF Health News delves into various health policy proposals, including the CHOICE Act which began its life as draft legislation to codify ICHRA. Other items were added to the legislation on its journey to becoming a bill, including policy proposals for insurance products that are not ACA compliant. If you are new to HRA‘s, just remember that ICHRAs equal anti-discrimination, ACA-compliant health insurance.

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Entrepreneur.com has praise for ICHRAs in the form of an opinion piece from CPA Gene Marks,  owner of The Marks Group PC, a ten-person technology and financial consulting firm located near Philadelphia. Citing the hurdles of group plans and the benefits to both employers and employees,  he points to ICHRAs as the increasingly popular solution for many of his clients.  Read more...

Marketplace-eligible consumers who lose Medicaid or CHIP coverage can come to HealthCare.gov anytime between March 31, 2023, and July 31, 2024. See the announcement here. 

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