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Design the Benefit

Build classes, contribution approaches, employer strategy, and a sustainable benefit design.

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11 Permissible ICHRA Classes

Summarizes the eleven class structures that may be considered when designing an ICHRA.

Evidence File
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Affordability Review File

Organize affordability assumptions, calculations, source facts, and reviewer conclusions so the benefit design has a traceable support file.

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ALE Strategy Design Worksheet

Organizes design considerations for an applicable large employer evaluating an HRA strategy.

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Class Builder and Tracker

Helps define proposed employee classes and track the facts, rationale, and review needs supporting each class.

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Contribution Calibration Worksheet

Supports refinement of contribution amounts using employer goals, affordability, geography, and participant considerations.

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Contribution Strategy Builder

Helps structure employer contribution goals and compare approaches for a sustainable HRA design.

Checklist
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Design Risk Review Checklist

Review a proposed benefit design for class, contribution, affordability, administration, communication, and governance risks before approval.

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Human-Touch Design Review

Evaluate whether a proposed benefit design and support model preserve understandable choices, reachable help, and appropriate human judgment.

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Non-ALE Strategy Design Worksheet

Organizes goals, constraints, and benefit-design considerations for an employer that is not an ALE.

Checklist
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QSEHRA Strategy Checklist

Reviews core strategy and eligibility considerations when evaluating a QSEHRA approach.

Decision Record
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Rejected Design Rationale Log

Record benefit-design options that were considered but not selected, including the decision rationale, evidence, and conditions for reconsideration.

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Renewal Strategy and Indexing Worksheet

Evaluate renewal assumptions, contribution indexing approaches, market changes, budget effects, and participant impact before updating the design.

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Simple vs. Segmented Design Comparison

Compares simpler and more segmented benefit designs across administration, employee experience, and governance considerations.