Employee and Employer Health Benefits Glossary

Learn how an Out-of-Network Provider impacts small business health benefits, employee costs, and CHOICE (ICHRA) reimbursement rules.

A beginner-friendly guide to the Open Enrollment Period (OEP) and how it affects small businesses, HR teams, and employees choosing health benefits.

Learn what Open Enrollment means for small businesses, HR teams, and employees, and how it affects health benefits decisions and compliance.

How non-discrimination rules apply to small business health benefits, HRAs, and CHOICE Arrangements (ICHRAs), and what employers and employees need to know.

Learn how a monthly allowance works in employee health benefits, including CHOICE (ICHRA) rules, tax treatment, and best practices for small businesses.

Learn what Minimum Value (MV) means for health plans, how it affects employers and employees, and why it matters for ACA compliance.

Learn what Minimum Participation Rate (MPR) means for small businesses, HR teams, and employees—and how it impacts health benefits decisions.

Learn how Metal Tiers (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum) work in health insurance and what they mean for small businesses and employees.

A beginner-friendly guide to Medicare for small businesses, HR teams, and employees, including eligibility, enrollment timing, and benefit coordination.

A plain-English guide to Medicaid for small business owners, HR teams, and employees, including eligibility, coordination with work benefits, and compliance.

Learn what a Measurement Period is, how it affects health benefits eligibility, and why small businesses must understand Measurement Period to stay compliant.

Learn how a Marketplace Subsidy works, who qualifies, and how it affects small business health benefits, employees, and CHOICE (ICHRA) decisions.

Learn how Marketplace (Exchange) health insurance works for small businesses, HR teams, and employees, and how it fits with modern benefits like CHOICE (ICHRA).

LCSP stands for Lowest Cost Silver Plan, the benchmark used to test CHOICE (ICHRA) affordability. How to find yours and what it decides.

Learn how the Look-Back Measurement Method works, who it affects, and how small employers stay ACA-compliant while managing health benefits confidently.

Learn how a Limited Purpose FSA (LPFSA) works, who it’s for, and how small businesses and employees can use it alongside HSAs and modern benefits.

Letter 226J is an IRS notice tied to ACA penalties. Learn what it means, why you received it, and how small businesses should respond.

IRS Publication 969 explains HSAs, HRAs, FSAs, and MSAs. Learn how small businesses and employees use these benefits and stay IRS-compliant.

IRS Publication 502 explains which medical expenses are tax-deductible or reimbursable. Learn what it means for employers and employees.