On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act, which goes into effect on January 1, 2017. This law allows small churches to set up a QSEHRA to contribute toward your employees’ healthcare costs. This plan is now available through our website. Click Here to Order.
If your church (with less than 50 employees) does not offer a group health plan to any of your employees, then you can set up QSEHRA plan to offer a pre-tax benefits for insurance premiums and health expenses to all eligible employees.
The maximum individual amount is $4,950, and maximum for an employee and family contribution is $10,000. The annual maximum must be prorated for employees who are not working a full year, meaning if someone starts mid-year you cannot bump up their monthly contribution amounts to allow them to receive the full yearly amount. The cost of the QSEHRA benefit must be entirely covered by the church. Let us know if you have any additional questions.
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