This is because people who have had a. stroke are patients for only a short time, first in the acute care hospital and then perhaps in a. rehabilitation program. For the rest of their lives, they are people who happen to have had a. stroke.
DEFINITION of 'Cafeteria Plan'. An employee benefit plan that allows staff to choose from a variety of benefits to formulate a plan that best suits their needs. Cafeteria plan options may include health and accident insurance, cash benefits, tax advantages and/or retirement plan contributions.
By providing benefits under a cafeteria plan, an association can provide its employees with a mechanism to avoid taxation of the employer-provided benefits. What's offered in a cafeteria plan? Why not provide a built-in cafeteria plan by giving all individual taxpayers a deduction above their adjusted gross income for health-insurance premiums, and deduct premiums from their FICA base as well?