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VEBA News & HighlightsSave Tax. Keep More.
Today’s Topics
• What’s new?• Administrative reminders• VSG client consultant territories• What are other CTC groups doing?• HRAs and HSAs• Systematic premium reimbursements• Health care reform
Updated Forms
• Updated look and feel
• More user-friendly• Reorganized content• New Investment
Allocation Change Form
• Updated Enrollment Kit coming soon
Administrative Reminders
• Participant effective dates • Specify on Enrollment Forms• Default effective date is that date upon which both an
Enrollment Form and contribution have been received• Contribution remittance• Send contribution data reports timely• The lockbox is for paper checks only• Send contribution data reports to Meritain Health• Contribution data reports to the lockbox causes delays
and added cost to the Trust
VSG Client Consultants
What are other CTC groups doing?
• Early retirement incentives (ERIs)• Mandatory employee contributions• Sick leave cash out at retirement• Vacation, personal, other leave cash outs
Early Retirement Incentives (ERIs)
• Budget shortfalls are causing a growing number of governmental employers to offer incentives to encourage early retirement
Budget shortfalls
• Medical costs during retirement are a huge concern to employees
Retiree medical costs
• Generally, ERIs are a permissible VEBA funding source and can be a win-win solution for employer and employees
VEBA can be win-win
Mandatory Employee Contributions
• Per College policy or written agreement• No individual choice• Flat dollar amount• Move % of pay to flat dollar amount
VEBA eligibility criteria; contribution amount
• All eligible group members, if five or more• Contact VSG if less than five
Who typically votes?
Retirement Sick Leave Cash Out
• Must meet college’s definition of eligibility for sick leave cash out
Eligibility at retirement
• 25% of unused sick leave• No individual choice
VEBA contribution calculation
Vacation leave cash out
• Per College policy or written agreement• No individual choice• No classified unions
VEBA eligibility and contribution calculation
• All eligible group members, if five or more• All employee group members, if less than five eligible
voters
Who typically votes?
Coordination With HSAs
Contributions can be made to both, but To become eligible to make (or receive) contributions
to an HSA, you must elect limited purpose VEBA Plan coverage
Only certain dental, vision, and orthodontia expenses may be reimbursed while coverage is limited
Can file claims to either; no ordering rules
Can you have an HSA and an HRA? YES!
HSA Eligibility
An individual can make (or receive) contributions to an HSA if they Have coverage under an HSA-qualified HDHP
Have no other first-dollar, non-HDHP medical coverage (through self or spouse)
Are not enrolled in Medicare
Cannot be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return
HSA Eligibility
HSA-qualified HDHP a health plan that meets the statutory requirements for annual deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses
First-dollar coverage provides benefits before an employee meets their deductible (e.g. coverage under a spouse’s health plan, general plan,
general purpose FSA or HRA coverage, etc.) Preventive care is OK
NOTE: HSA contributions must stop once an employee is enrolled in Medicare; the employee will keep the money in their HSA for future use.
AUTO DEDUCT
from pension check
DIRECT DEPOSIT
from VEBA to bank account
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT,
SECURE
Systematic Premium ReimbursementPEBB retiree medical
• Systematic Premium Reimbursement Form available online at veba.org
• Provides reimbursement to participants for qualified premiums only
• No direct payments to insurance companies or providers
Healthcare Reform
W-2 Reporting for HRAs not required• Do not report contributions or value of coverage on Form W-2• Value of health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) coverage
exempt from Form W-2 reporting until further notice• IRS Notices 2011-28 and 2012-9
PCOR Fee• New fee under healthcare reform• $1 per participant per year for current plan year; will go to $2
next year• Funds go to Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Pop Quiz
Can an employee have an HSA and then have their sick leave cash out go to VEBA when they retire? 1
Can VEBA pay HCA directly for PEBB retiree medical premiums? 2
Is W-2 reporting required for contributions to VEBA? 3
Questions