Fiscal Cliff Deal Restores Commuter Tax Break for 2012 and 2013
Forbes - January 2, 2013
Obamacare Strikes Again: New Limits on Spending Accounts
10/15/12 - Human Events
Calif. Law gives transit agencies authority to require Bay Area employers to offer commuter benefits
10/9/12 - Business Insurance
Treasury May Scrap ‘Use It or Lose It’ Rule on FSAs
8/13/12 - National Journal
Senate panel approves bill to increase mass transit contribution tax break
8/6/12 - Business Insurance
IRS considers modifying FSA 'use it of lost it' rule
7/31/12 - benefitspro
Chris Murphy, Rosa DeLauro call for increasing child care tax break
7/31/12 - New Haven Register
OTC Consumer Brand Loyalty Falters in Wake of Branded Recalls, Change in FSA Law, and Recession - Finds Kline
7/24/12 - MarketWatch
Commuter Tax Benefit gets GOP Champion
7/3/12 - The Hill
House Kills FSA ‘Use-or-Lose’ Rule
6/7/12 - Benefits Pro
New IRS guidelines offer good news for FSA users
6/1/12 - Benefits Pro
House panel approves bill to ease FSA ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ rule
6/1/12 - Business Insurance
IRS issues guidelines for Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
5/31/12 - AdvisorOne
Congressman McGovern Fights for Commuter Benefits
5/16/12 - Framingham Patch
Congress must restore the full transit tax break, saving riders hundreds of dollars
5/9/12 - New York Daily News
Doctors pressured to write prescriptions for OTC drugs
5/7/12 - American Medical News
Boustany backs changing law on some medicine purchases
4/26/12 - The Advocate
Congress examines tax-advantaged health accounts
4/26/12 - Tax-News
Congress Re-evaluates Use of FSAs and HSAs for OTC Drugs
4/25/12 - Accounting Today
Paulsen and Jenkins: Health Care Provision on OTC Drugs Hurts Consumers
4/25/12 - Roll Call
House panel to hold hearing on FSA reimbursements for over-the-counter drugs
4/19/12 - Business Insurance
Hultgren Reiterates Need For Transit Parity In Infrastructure Legislation
4/19/12 - Publius Forum
House Fails to Reverse Cut to Pre-Tax Transit Accounts
4/3/12 - Society for Human Resource Management
House fails to reverse commuter benefit cut
3/30/12 - Benefits Pro
Riders Grumble as Perk Disappears
3/15/12 - The Wall Street Journal
Senate to pass mass transit benefit extension
3/11/12 - FOX New York
How reducing emissions could lower your tax bill
2/28/12 - USA Today
Commuters facing higher transportation costs as mass transit pre-tax benefit ends
2/24/12 - Asbury Park Press
The commuter tax benefit New Yorkers deserve
2/12/12 - NY Daily Op-Ed by Charles Schumer and Steve Israel
How lawmakers can help account-based plans
1/31/12 - Benefits Pro (Jody Dietel’s Blog)
Commuter Benefit could be tied to payroll package –
1/31/12 - Benefits Pro
For every $1 spent on OTCs, the healthcare system saves up to $7
1/31/12 - Drug Store News
Schumer pushes for commuter tax extension
1/5/12 - The Hill
Commuting Puzzle: Why Driving Is Rewarded Over Taking the Bus
12/9/11 - New York Times
Commuters at risk of tax discrimination and increase
12/8/11 - The Hill
Unless Congress acts, mass transit riders will be penalized in 2012
12/6/11 - Benefits Pro
Beware! Obamacare will affect your flex account
11/29/11 - NewsMax.com
Pretax commuter benefit to end next month
11/8/11 - Newsday
NY Sen. Charles Schumer urges Congress to extend tax benefit for mass transit riders
11/7/11 - Associated Press
Op-ed: CHPA, AMA call on Congress to repeal OTC Rx-only FSA Provision
11/4/11 - Drug Store News
Less-Flexible FSAs: What's on tap for 2012
11/2/11 - HR Morning
Some Help Getting Reimbursed for OTC Drugs
10/31/11 - New York Times
Melville and Carmel: A Flexible Solution for Cutting Health Costs
10/24/11 - Roll Call
Push growing to end reform's OTC rule
9/13/11 - HR Morning
Pro-Consumer Bill To Fight Obamacare Regulation On Spending Accounts
8/24/11 - Heartland Blog
Congress Reconsiders Restrictions on Flexible Spending Accounts for Health Care
8/22/11 - Minnesota Public Radio
FSA Advocates Push to End Cap
8/21/11 - Business Insurance
Fixing the Transportation Program: What the DOT Can Do Right Now
8/10/11 - NRDC
Will Congress Cure the Problems with Health Care FSAs?
7/29/11 - Daily Finance
FSA Bill: A Little Common Sense in Washington
7/28/11 - Benefits Pro
Bill would allow consumers to keep FSA funds
7/26/11 - Employee Benefit News
Senators seek to end FSA 'use it or lose it' clause
7/26/11 - Employee Benefit Advisor
Health Reform II: Lawmakers Revive FSA "Use It or Lose It" Battle
7/22/11 - National Underwriter
Bill seeks repeal of health-care restriction
7/14/11 - Capital Journal
Another provision of healthcare reform law comes under bipartisan assault
7/14/11 - The Hill
A Call for Congress to Reconsider the Cap on Flexible Spending Accounts
7/1/11 - Employee Benefit News
Paulsen's Patients Freedom to Choose Act Gains 100 Co-Sponsors
6/2/11 - Erik Paulsen
Health Choices Coalition Urges Congress to Reverse Over-the-Counter Medicine Restrictions on Flexible Spending Arrangements
5/11/11 - CHPA
Letter: Congress Should Lift FSA Restrictions
5/6/11 - Evansville Courier Press
Healthcare FSAs Increase Your Personal Savings
5/4/11 - Investopedia
Ending "use it or lose it" is a win-win
4/25/11 - Benefits Pro
Prescription for Non-Prescription Drugs?
4/5/11 - Pharma Compliance Blog
Pre-Tax Purchase of OTC Drugs: A Prescription for Compromise
3/21/11 - Health Affairs
FSA: Use-It-Or-Lose-It Fight Continues
3/16/11 - National Underwriter
In Health Law, RX for Trouble
3/9/11 - Wall Street Journal
Fix 'Lose It' So You Can Use It
2/25/11 - The Hill
Political leaders press for changes in FSAs and HSAs
2/20/11 - Insurance Quotes
Bill Would Repeal FSA Cap Provision in Health Care Reform Law
2/11/11 - Business Insurance
Breast-Feeding Supplies Win Tax Breaks from I.R.S.
2/10/11 - New York Times
Poll Shows HR Departments Struggling with Health Reform Law
2/8/11 - The Hill
Republicans Move to Undo Restrictions on Flexible Spending Accounts
2/2/11 - NPR
Defending the Flex Spending Accounts
2/2/11 - Politico
Paying for OTC Medications - New Rules, Big Impact
1/27/11 - Nielson Wire
GOP Vows to Attack Health Law Tree, Branch by Branch
1/23/11 - Kaiser Health News
5 health reform provisions most employers want repealed
1/17/11 - HR Morning
Taxpayer Group Predicts Changes to Healthcare Law
1/11/11 - The Hill
Four Changes to Flexible Spending Accounts in 2011
1/11/11 - San Francisco Chronicle
Health-care law will be inefficient, too bureaucratic
1/10/11 - Tennessean
Obama makes it harder to quit smoking
1/9/11 - Richmond Times Dispatch
Health Reform Squashes 'Flexible' Spending
1/7/11 - San Jose Business Journal
Editorial: The Aspirin Tax
1/4/11 - Washington Times
Press Release: Sen. Hutchison: Newly Effective Limitations on HSAs and FSAs Take Away Patients’ Flexibility, Choice, and Cost Savings
1/3/11 - Hutchison.senate.gov
Rules change Saturday on health flex
12/31/10 - The Spokesman Review
New Year Means New Changes In Drug Coverage
12/29/10 - WBUR
IRS Backs Off Flex Account Debit Card Ban for Over-the-Counter Drugs
12/27/10 - Fox News
Prescription requests may rise under new OTC drug payment provision
12/13/10 - American Medical News
Thank Obamacare
11/22/10 - Boston Herald
Flexible spending account restrictions need fixing
11/21/10 - San Francisco Chronicle
Coalition Urges Congress to Repeal Pending FSA Change, Calls Policy 'Unwarranted'
11/18/10 - Drug Store News
FSA advocate pushes for law repeal
11/17/10 - Benefits Selling Magazine
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan Changes and Limits in 2011 and Beyond
11/17/10 - Smart On Money
Change in Drug Payment Rule May Trigger Headaches
11/16/10 - NPR/Associated Press
Flex Spending Accounts Less Flexible Under New Health Law
11/15/10 - Minnesota Public Radio
New Congress Pressed to Lift Restrictions on Flexible Spending Accounts
11/11/10 - The Hill
OTC Medicines Cut From 2011 Flexible Spending Accounts
11/9/10 - Kaiser Health News
Inflexible Spending: FSA Changes Loom
11/9/10 - The News Journal
Flexible Spending Gets Blindsided
11/2/10 - Benefits Selling Magazine
Screeching Halt to Flex Spending Accounts?
10/27/10 - FOX News
Doctors Say Obamacare FSA Rules Could Drive Up Costs
10/21/10 - Forbes Blog
Drug Stores Ask IRS to Delay Rules on Health Debit Card Purchases
10/20/10 - Web CPA
Employers Shifting Health-Care Costs to Workers, Survey Shows
9/2/10 - Washington Post
FSAs: One of the Best Kept Financial Secrets
8/18/10 - Huffington Post
Economy Led to Cuts in Use of Health Care, Study Says
8/16/10 - New York Times
Move Over Mom, Here Comes ObamaCare
8/16/10 - The Daily Caller
Flexible Spending Accounts
8/12/10 - ABC News
FSA Accounts for Homeopathy
8/12/10 - American Tax Relief
Flexible health care spending rules getting trickier in 2011
7/27/10 - Waco Tribune
Podcast Interview: Impact of Health Reform on Flexible Spending Accounts
7/15/10 - Health Business Blog
Congressman, Groups Fight to Delay FSA Provision
7/15/10 - Benefits Selling Magazine
Palin: Health Care Overhaul to Hurt Special Needs
6/30/10 - Associated Press
GUEST COLUMN: Reduction of FSA a Step Back Unwelcome
5/12/10 - The Sun Chronicle
Insured Workers' Health Costs Still Rising
5/11/10 - CNNMoney.com
FSA, Adult Children Clarification From The IRS
4/29/10 - San Francisco Chronicle
New Health Law Means Changes in Flexible Spending Plans
4/16/10 - New York Times
How Health Care Reform Changes FSAs, HSAs
4/14/10 - Bankrate.com
Reform Takes a Bite Out of Medical Accounts
4/4/10 - Wall Street Journal
What Health Care Reform Means to You
4/4/10 - Federal Times
How the Health Care Reform Will Affect Flexible-Spending Accounts
4/2/10 - Star-Ledger
What Health Care Reform Means for FSAs and HSAs
3/31/10 - Kiplinger
The New Health Care Bill Limits Flexible Spending Accounts
3/29/10 - Associated Content
President’s Plan Limits Flexible Spending Accounts
3/24/10 - The Heartland Institute: Health Care News
Direct Taxes In Health-Care Bill Won't Hit 'Til 2013
3/22/10 - Consumer Reports Money Blog
Health Care Reform Bill Set For House Vote
3/18/10 - Business Insurance
Health Bill Would Add 3.8% Tax on Investment Income
3/18/10 - Business Week
Op-ed: Reform Would Seal Obama's Fate
3/18/10 - Politico
Health Care Reform: Good For The FEHBP?
3/15/10 - Federal News Radio
2/23/10 - Fox News
Small Businesses Seek More Action to Curb Health-Care Costs
2/23/10 - Wall Street Journal
White House Releases Health Reform Proposal
2/22/10 - Business Insurance
While Confident Health Care Will Pass This Year, Democrats Still Search for a Plan
1/28/10 - New York Times
Understanding Key Provisions in Federal Health Care Reform
1/18/10 - Business Insurance
Don't Tax Health Benefits, Dental Groups Say
1/13/10 - Dental Tribune
Nine-Million-Member Union Calls for Defeat of Cadillac Tax
1/12/10 - Huffington Post
Excise Tax on 'Cadillac' Health-care Plans is a Bad Idea
1/12/10 - Washington Post
Changes in Healthcare Options: How Will They Affect Molders and Moldmakers?
1/11/10 - Plastics Today
What Counts Towards the Cadillac
1/7/10 - New York Times Blog
Reforms Bode Ill For Tax-Free Health Accounts
1/6/10 - The Washington Times
Reform Moves Closer, Details Remain Unclear
1/3/10 - Business Insurance
Collision Course: Consumer-Driven Health Care
1/1/10 - Benefits Selling Magazine
Big PhRMA Payoff: Hidden Tax on Pedialyte, Prenatal Vitamins, and Pain Relievers
12/23/09 - Big Government Blog
A Health Care Legislation Explainer for Consumers
12/22/09 - New York Times Bucks Blog
Senate Poised to Approve Health Reform Bill
12/21/09 - Business Insurance
Editorial: That Health-Care Tax Pledge
12/17/09 - Wall Street Journal
Health Accounts Face Revamp Knife
12/13/09 - Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Healthcare Flexible Spending Accounts Face The Scalpel
12/10/09 - Consumer Reports Money Blog
Senate Restrictions on FSAs Spur New Campaign
12/10/09 - Benefits Selling Magazine
12/10/09 - Government Executive
12/8/09 - Federal News Radio
Bill Caps Flexible Spending Account Contributions
12/4/09 - Government Executive
Tax On Costly Health Plans Would Reduce Benefits: Survey
12/3/09 - Business Insurance
Majority of Employers Would Reduce Health Benefits to Avoid Proposed Excise Tax, Survey Finds
12/3/09 - Mercer
New Survey: 'Cadillac Tax' Would Force Employers To Trim Health Insurance Costs
12/3/09 - Kaiser Health News
Senate Floor #009: Middle Class Tax Increases
12/2/09 - Keithhennessey.com
Op-ed: They're After My Health Care
11/26/09 - Sun Journal
Plan to Restrict Health Accounts Will Hurt the Disabled, Critics Warn
11/25/09 - Fox News
Democrat Healthcare Plan Raises Taxes on Special Needs Children
11/23/09 - The Washington Examiner
Palin Slams Senate Health Care Vote
11/21/09 - CNN Political Ticker
Listing the New Taxes in the Senate Health-Care Bill
11/19/09 - Wall Street Journal Health Blog
Op-ed: One Reform That Will Hurt Wyoming Families
11/15/09 - Casper Star Tribune
11/10/09 - Joe Taxpayer Blog
Medical Expense Accounts Could Be Limited to $2,500
11/8/09 - The Oklahoman
Health Bill May Affect Flexible Spending Accounts
11/2/09 - CBS 5
Flex Spending Accounts Face Hit in Health Overhaul
11/1/09 - Associated Press
New Limits Coming on Flex-Account Contributions
October 2009 - Kiplinger
Cuts to Health Accounts May Force Patients to Expedite Care
10/30/09 - Bloomberg
Op-ed: Limiting Flexible Spending Accounts Is Not Effective Health Care Reform
10/29/09 - Roll Call
Union Joins Fight To Save FSAs
10/27/09 - National Underwriter
Op-ed: Restrictions on FSAs Not a Wise Move
10/27/09 - New Haven Register
Brace Yourself: The Benefits of Flexible Spending
10/27/09 - ABC News
10/27/09 - 1500 AM Federal News Radio
Rep. Jim Moran tackles a possible FEHBP tax
10/23/09 - 1500 AM Federal News Radio
A $6 Billion Employee Benefit May Dry Up
10/23/09 - The Street
Lawmakers Say Senate Health Care Bill Could Hit Feds with New Taxes
10/21/09 - Government Executive
Connolly and Moran Say Senate Finance Health Reform Bill Could Hurt Federal Employees and Retirees
10/21/09 - Rep. Gerry Connolly
10/20/09 - SJSU Online for CNN iReports
Editorial: Ill-Advised Legislation
10/19/09 - Hartford Business Journal
Proposed Restrictions On Flexible Spending Accounts Cause for Concern
10/19/09 - Hartford Business Journal
Workers Will Pay More for Health Care, Consulting Firm Says
10/18/09 - Wall Street Journal
10/15/09 - Roll Call
Op-ed: Senate Bill Taxes Your Current Health Plan
10/13/09 - Investors Business Daily
House Moves Closer to Combined Health Measure With Tax Changes
10/9/09 - Bloomberg
Americans Cutting Back on Health Care to Save Money
10/7/09 - McClatchy
Op-ed: Curb On Medical Accounts Ill-Conceived
10/2/09 - Hartford Courant
Making Sense of the Debate on Health Care
9/30/09 - Wall Street Journal
9/29/09 - TASC CEO Blog
The Fight Over Flexible Spending Accounts
9/25/09 - The New York Times
Op-ed: Health-Care Plan Presents Problems
9/25/09 – Deseret News
Congress Targets FSA Tax Break
9/24/09 – Federal News Radio
Health Expense Accounts Could Face Cuts
9/23/09 – USA Today
Both Sides Skeptical as Baucus Revises Health Care Bill
9/23/09 – USA Today
Enzi Backs Continuing Flexible Health Accounts
9/23/09 – Billings Gazette
Will Health Reform Make Saving Harder?
9/18/09 – Marketplace (American Public Media)
Proposal's Cost Savings Seem to Be Elusive
9/17/09 – Wall Street Journal
9/17/09 – Yahoo! Finance
US Senate Eyes Curbs on Tax-Free Health-Spending Accounts
9/15/09 – NASDAQ Dow Jones Newswires
Health Reform Perspective: Taxing Middle Class FSAs Is Bad Policy, Says ECFC
9/10/09 – ECFC
9/9/09 – Joe Taxpayer Blog
Op-ed: Flexible Spending Accounts, and Tax Savings in Jeopardy
9/5/09 – Winston-Salem Journal
Obama’s ‘Specific’ Healthcare Speech: Will He Disavow Pledge-Breaking Tax Hikes?
9/2/09 – Americans for Tax Reform
Op-ed: Flexible Spending Accounts Must Stay
8/30/09 – Casper Star-Tribune
Editorial: Keeping the ‘Flex’ in Health Care
8/30/09 – Washington Times
Don’t Tread on My FSA, Advocacy Group Warns
8/27/09 – Health Reform Talk (Wolters Kluwer Law and Business Blog)
8/27/09 – Government Executive
Here’s Why It Is So Difficult to Find Money for Health Overhaul Effort
8/25/09 – Wall Street Journal
Forget the Whales, Save the FSA!
8/21/09 – The Examiner
Health Reform May Trim Our Flex-Spending Accounts
8/20/09 – MarketWatch
8/19/09 – Roll Call
Flexible Spending Accounts Contribute to Affordability of Healthcare, but May be in Jeopardy
8/19/09 – American Association of Orthodontists
Will health reform make saving harder?
8/18/09 – Marketplace (American Public Media)
Lawmakers Target Flex Spending to Fund Healthcare Reform
8/13/09 – WKBT LaCrosse
Better Health, Take Charge: Health Insurance Homework Finds Cost, Coverage Balance
8/10/09 – Memphis Commercial Appeal
Employers are Facing Big Changes with Health Care Reform
8/3/09 – Kiplingers
Flexible Spending Account Providers Fight to Protect Benefits
8/3/09 – Roll Call
Editor’s Inbox: Reader Pleads with Lawmakers to Take FSAs off ‘the Chopping Block’
8/1/09 – Employee Benefit News
Public Option Nixed from Health Bill
7/27/09 – Associated Press
The Five Biggest Hurdles to Health-Care Reform
7/27/09 – Time
Health Reform Bills Attract Side Issues
7/27/09 – Business Insurance
7/23/09 – Federal News Radio
Obama's Health Care Plan: Prepare to Pay Up
7/21/09 – Smartmoney.com
House Panels Approve Health Plan With Tax on Wealthy
7/17/09 – Bloomberg
More than Half of All Americans Would Drop Employer-Sponsored Dental Plans If Taxed
7/13/09 – National Association of Dental Plans
House Proposes One Tax Hike on Wealthy for Health Care Reform and Another on Everyone Else
7/12/09 – The Examiner
7/11/09 – New York Times
Senators Press Baucus to Reconsider Health-Care Tax
7/8/09 – Bloomberg
Dems' Second Thoughts on Taxing Health Benefits
7/8/09 – San Francisco Chronicle
Swing-State Senators Concerned About Tax on Employer-Paid Coverage
7/8/09 – The Washington Post
7/6/09 – National Journal
Editorial: Financing Health Care Reform
7/6/09 – New York Times
Will Obama Tax Employer-Provided Health Benefits?
7/2/09 – Time
White House Open to New Tax on Health Benefits
6/28/09 – Associated Press
FSAs Could End Up On Chopping Block in Hunt for Health Overhaul Money
6/12/09 – Kaiser Health News
Consumer-Managed Health Care Accounts May Face Big Changes
6/10/09 – CQ
How Congress Might Tax Your Health Benefits
6/8/09 – Kaiser Health News
