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Dependent Eligibility Review Through MyEnroll.com

BAS' Dependent Eligibility Audit Program helps employers confirm that only eligible dependents are covered under their group health plans. Employers can achieve large ...
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Unencrypted Data Subject to Internet Hacking in South Carolina

The State of South Carolina has identified a hacking incident that has placed personal information of South Carolina residents at risk. Anyone who has filed a tax return ...
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Guidance on Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans

The government recently released new guidance in the form of proposed regulations addressing when a wellness program will be considered discriminatory. Wellness programs ...
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EEOC Approves Strategic Enforcement Plan

The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved a Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) to coordinate enforcement of EEOC Policies throughout the EEOC's ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 27.12.2012
Q.- We have an employee who is out on disability. He won't tell us if he is coming back to work or not. We want to remove him from benefits and offer him COBRA. We pay ...
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Breaches of Unsecured PHI in 2012

The HITECH Act under HIPAA requires the Department of Health and Human Services to post a list of breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or ...
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Forgot your Password?

MyEnroll.com's secure Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model for benefits/administration requires a unique user-id and password for access.
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New Fee Assessment Increases Cost of Employer-Provided Health Coverage

Beginning in 2014, individuals and small businesses (companies with under 50 employees) will be able to purchase health insurance through state or federal based ...
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Year End HR Checklist

As 2012 comes to a close and another new work-year begins, Human Resources Departments should take the time to review certain business practices. Getting processes and ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 20.12.2012
Q.- My company is an S corporation and I share ownership of the company with my brother. May I participate in our company's flexible spending account plan?
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Checking Eligible FSA Expenses Easy in MyEnroll

BAS makes it easy to determine if an expense is eligible for reimbursement from a flexible spending account plan. In order to maintain its tax-favored status, a health ...
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MyEnroll Secure File Transfer

The Secure File Transfer utility in MyEnroll has been updated to even better protect the security of sensitive client information. Secure File Transfer is a feature of ...
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New Fee Imposed on Health Plans

The Internal Revenue Service issued a final rule addressing new fees on insurers and plan sponsors under health care reform.
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Huge Penalty Awarded for Missed COBRA Notice

In a recent district court case, an employer was fined for not providing a COBRA election notice. Cobra Control Services, LLC can make sure that employers properly ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 13.12.2012
Q.- We have an employee who is going to jail for 3-4 months. We are not firing him because of the incarceration, and he will most likely be coming back to work when he ...
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COBRA Email Correspondence from CCS

Cobra Control Services, LLC makes it easy to keep track of COBRA continuants and to confirm that requested qualifying event letters are processed properly. Each week, ...
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COBRA Email Correspondence from CCS

Cobra Control Services, LLC makes it easy to keep track of COBRA continuants and to confirm that requested qualifying event letters are processed properly. Each week, ...
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Understanding De-Identification of PHI

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released guidance on the two methods for de-identifying protected health information (PHI) under the Privacy Rule of ...
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Understanding De-Identification of PHI

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released guidance on the two methods for de-identifying protected health information (PHI) under the Privacy Rule of ...
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Notice of Exchange Must Be Distributed to All Employees

The Affordable Care Act requires all employers to provide their employees a notice about the upcoming health insurance exchanges. This notice must be provided by March ...
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Hurricane Sandy Relief from both DOL and IRS

Hurricane Sandy's devastation impacted more than just physical building structures. The Department of Labor and the Department of Treasury recognized that employers and ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 06.12.2012
Q.- I am trying to use up my health FSA balance before the end of the year. Someone suggested that I go to the drug store and buy a lot of aspirin, bandages, shampoo and ...
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