The Trump Administration made several changes to be more responsive to health care needs amid the pandemic. Bill Sweetnam, the legislative and technical director of the Employees Council on Flexible Compensation (ECFC), talks about why Congress needs to act on HR 8450, a bill that will allow more items to be deducted from tax free health savings accounts, like masks, hand sanitizers, and personal protection equipment.  The discussion moves towards expanding such accounts to allow for more dependent care, like taking care of sick parents or relatives and how Congress will be positioning for health care once the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of Obamacare.

Sweetnam also introduces listeners to a new tool ECFC has created to help consumers navigate the numerous benefit changes under COVID-19 legislation. 

HR 8450 https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8450?s=1&r=20&fbclid=IwAR0yxrATnBZ0lsc9MitFehRAdcnRuuzqH3O9MbEL1Np4DunJYrQ6Hz5j6I4