ABA’s Health Savings Accounts Council today applauded the inclusion of an HSA-qualified plan in the bronze tier of proposed “simple choice plans” that will be available through state health insurance exchanges in 2018. In a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the council recommended that HSA-qualified plans also be made available in the silver and gold tiers for 2018, and urged CMS to increase its efforts to help educate consumers on HSA-qualified plans, noting that these plans “are among the most affordable insurance plan choices for many Americans.” For more information, contact ABA’s Kevin McKechnie.
Nichols calls on bankers to contact senators ahead of stablecoin vote
In a Sunday letter to bank CEOs, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols urged bank leaders across the country to join an industry-wide effort to convince senators to improve digital asset market structure legislation before a key committee...








