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©  2015  Benefi+ocus.com,  Inc.  All  Rights  Reserved  |  Confiden@al  &  Proprietary       1  

©  2015  Benefi+ocus.com,  Inc.  All  Rights  Reserved  |  Confiden@al  &  Proprietary       2  

Forward-­‐Looking  Statement  This  presenta@on  may  include  forward-­‐looking  statements  related  to  the  future  business  and  financial  performance  of  Benefi+ocus  and  future  events  or  developments  involving  Benefi+ocus.  These  statements  may  be  iden@fied  by  words  such  as  “expects,”  “looks  forward  to,”  “an@cipates,”  “intends,”  “plans,”  “believes,”  “seeks,”  “es@mates,”  “may,”  “might,”  “will,”  “could,”  “would,”  “should,”  “targets,”  “projects”  or  words  of  similar  meaning.    Forward-­‐looking  statements  can    involve  a  number  of  risks  and  uncertain@es  that  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ  materially  from  those  explicit  or  implicit  in  the  forward-­‐looking  statements,  including  fluctua@ons  in  those  results,  general  economic  risks,  management  of  growth,  the  need  to  innovate  and  deliver  useful  products  and  services,  our  ability  to  compete  effec@vely,  reliance  on  key  personnel,  privacy,  security,  regulatory  changes,  and  other  risks  associated  with  our  business  as  set  forth  from  @me  to  @me  in  our  filings  with  the  SEC.  Some  of  the  products  and/or  product  features  discussed  in  this  presenta@on  may  be  works  in  progress  and  not  yet  generally  available  for  sale.  Benefi+ocus  assumes  no  obliga@on  and  does  not  intend  to  update  any  forward-­‐looking  statements.    

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©  2015  Benefi+ocus.com,  Inc.  All  Rights  Reserved  |  Confiden@al  &  Proprietary       4  

excise  tax  on  high-­‐cost  health  plans  when  exceeds    a  designated  annual  limit    

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for  individual  coverage  

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for  family  coverage  

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Applies  to  Both  Fully  Insured  Carriers  &  Self-­‐Funded  Plans  

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May  be  passed  on  via  employer’s  ASO  contractor  

The  cost  must  be  borne  by  employer  if  plan  is  self-­‐administered  

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To  slow  the  rate  of  growth  of  health  costs  

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Finance  the  expansion  of  health  coverage  –  Congressional  Budget  Office  es@mates  $111  billion  

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Make  companies  and  workers  more  cost-­‐conscious  

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FSA  the  amount  of  an  employee's  salary  reduc@on  contribu@on  (capped  at  $2,500)    

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HSA  employer  and  employee  contribu@ons  that  are  made  on  a  pre-­‐tax  basis  (afer-­‐tax  employee  contribu@ons  are  not)  

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HRA  since  these  are  100%  employer  funded,  the  en@re  amount  of  the  HRA  

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of  large  employer  plans  will  be  subject  to  the  Cadillac  tax  in  2018.      

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Scale  back  health  benefits  offerings    Ending  employer  AND  employee  contribu@ons  to  tax-­‐free  flexible  spending  and  health  savings  accounts  

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