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    <title>What an ICHRA allowance actually pays for</title>
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    <summary>Your employer gives you money to buy your own health plan. Here is what the allowance can pay, what it cannot, how the amount is set, and the trade with the premium tax credit.</summary>
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    <summary>Insurer provider directories go stale. Here is how often, what the law requires, how to check your own doctor before you enrol, and what to do about a surprise bill.</summary>
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