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Benefit Allocation Systems, Inc. ("BAS") is the developer of MyEnroll.com – leading, web-based employee benefits administration for enrollment, COBRA/HIPAA, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA) and Professional Learning Accounts. BAS delivers its solutions on a "Software-as-a-Service (Saas)" platform along with administrative support services for off-loading administrative processing, data interchanges with insurers and payroll, reporting, and call center services. Cobra Control Services, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAS and provides BAS with Cobra administration services.
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Question of the Week
Q- My company is changing the number of work hours required for benefits eligibility. Previously, employees had to work 20 hours a week to be eligible for benefits. The requirement is being increased to 35 hours a week for benefits eligibility. Will individuals working between 20 and 35 hours who lose health coverage be entitled to elect COBRA continuation coverage?
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Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
Employers with fewer than 25 employees may be able to claim a federal tax credit for providing health care coverage. Certain employers who pay at least 50% of the cost of single health care coverage may be eligible for a credit based on premiums paid to a health insurance issuer.
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Coverage for Preventive Health Services under Health Care Reform
Under health care reform, certain preventive health care services must be provided without cost-sharing in the first plan year beginning on or after August 1, 2012. Various women’s health services, including contraceptive services, are considered “preventive.” Religious employers with an objection to providing contraceptive services now have an alternative for compliance with the health care reform mandate.
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BREAKING NEWS: Government Issues SBC and Uniform Glossary Template to Describe Health Coverage
BREAKING NEWS: Continuing on the path of implementing health care reform, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor jointly issued a template for the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) and Uniform Glossary required by the Affordable Care Act. The SBC and Uniform Glossary are intended to give consumers clear, consistent and comparable information about health plan benefits and coverage. Health insurers and group health plans must provide the information by September 23, 2012.
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MyEnroll Logon Account Locks
In this posting, we expand on security controls to address excessive, unsuccessful log on attempts. How Account Locking WorksIf MyEnroll.com detects 5 consecutive, failed log on attempts for a known User ID within 10 minutes, MyEnroll.com will lock the user’s account. The lock remains on the account for 15 minutes, then automatically releases. Removing an [...]
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