Policy Examples

• The federal government has enacted change to user rules of HRAs, allowing employers to give employees tax-exempt money to purchase insurance on their own, effective January 1, 2020. source
• CMS has developed a tool (to be rolled out Jan. 1, 2020) to help employers decide whether to offer HRAs. source

Outcome Evidence

• According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), nearly 20% of employers offered an HRA in 2018. source
• According to SHRM, the change in HRA participation has not changed greatly, staying between 17-20% with no general trend between 2014 and 2018. source