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WIMPER: How you can save in Significant FICA Taxes
SIMERPU recap and commentary: Mardy Gould
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Quick recap
Markets an integrated wellness, healthcare and SIMERP platform under §105(b), connecting preventive services with claimed tax and cost savings.
SIMERPU’s viewpoint
The integrated wellness presentation connects preventive services with the intended financial benefits. SIMERPU would examine both the employee’s ability to use those services and the assumptions behind the savings illustration. Service access, reimbursement mechanics and employer costs should each have a clear explanation.
What this source contributes
The presentation links preventive services to an intended employee and employer value proposition.
What remains unanswered
Service access, reimbursement mechanics and projected savings each need their own supporting detail.
Mardy Gould’s take
I would want an employer to see the employee experience as clearly as the financial result. How does someone get care, what is included and who helps when there is a problem? Then connect that experience to the complete funding explanation so the program can be evaluated as an operating benefit.
Questions I would bring to the conversation
1. How do employees access the preventive services?
2. What expense supports each reimbursement?
3. What fees and participation assumptions affect the savings?
Mardy Gould · Co-Founder, SIMERPU →
What would change our assessment?
A documented service pathway and reconciled financial model would strengthen the practical explanation of the integrated offer.
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Publisher: SageShield Assurance
Original Publication Date: Not stated
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Source position: Supportive
Compare the integrated offer with the supportive professional framework.
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26 CFR §1.105-2 — Amounts expended for medical care
eCFR / Office of the Federal Register
Source position: Neutral / explanatory
Read the regulation behind the reimbursement claim.
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CCA 201622031 — Tax Treatment of Wellness Program Benefits and Employer Reimbursement of Premiums Provided Pre-tax Under a Section 125 Cafeteria Plan
IRS Office of Chief Counsel
Source position: Neutral / explanatory
Distinguish the payment from participation rewards and premium refunds.
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About this source
Original Updated Date: Not stated
Source Type: Vendor / adviser marketing or advocacy
Model Discussed: WIMPER (Wellness Integrated Medical Plan Expense Reimbursement)
Position: Promotional
Period: Undated / current reference
Retrieved: October 31, 2026
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