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Retroactive Enrollment Adjustments Through MyEnroll.com

In some situations, employers need to retroactively adjust benefit enrollment data for employees. MyEnroll.com is equipped to manage retroactivity seamlessly and without ...
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Encrypt Computers to Avoid HIPAA Breach upon Theft

A third party billing vendor, Sutherland Healthcare Solutions, caused a HIPAA breach when several of its unencrypted computers were stolen last month. The computers at ...
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Encrypt Computers to Avoid HIPAA Breach upon Theft

A third party billing vendor, Sutherland Healthcare Solutions, caused a HIPAA breach when several of its unencrypted computers were stolen last month. The computers at ...
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SHOP Enrollment

Small employers may use the SHOP exchange marketplace to offer health plan coverage to their employees.
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Paid Sick Leave in New York City

New York has expanded its new sick-leave law to apply to more businesses. Beginning April 1, businesses in New York City with five or more employees must provide up to ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 27.03.2014
Q.- We offer a Health Reimbursement Account for individuals who elect our high deductible health coverage. We put money in the HRA and that money may be used to pay ...
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County Pays HHS for HIPAA Deficiencies

Skagit County, Washington must pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $215,000. HHS investigated the County after learning that protected health ...
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County Pays HHS for HIPAA Deficiencies

Skagit County, Washington must pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $215,000. HHS investigated the County after learning that protected health ...
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Data Feeds to MyEnroll.com

BAS offers an easy solution for employers to keep data consistent for HR purposes. By accepting recurring data feeds from employers’ payroll and/or HR systems, BAS can ...
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New IRS and Employee Reporting Requirement for Employers with 50 or ...

The IRS released final regulations governing reporting requirements for employers and insurers under health care reform. Beginning in 2015, two new reporting ...
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President Proposes Changes to Overtime Laws

While no changes in the laws have been made yet, last week the President issued a memorandum directing the Department of Labor to review the Fair Labor Standards Act ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 20.03.2014
Q.- An employee enrolled in the dependent day care FSA for 2014 because his child was attending daycare. The child was just evaluated for learning disabilities and has ...
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Wellness Program Credit Administration Through MyEnroll.com

MyEnroll.com can assist an employer in administering any type of wellness program in which the employer offers credits or plan alternatives for participation.
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Logon Protections in MyEnroll.com

MyEnroll.com incorporates best-practice security protections to prevent hacking of user logon credentials.
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Increase in Minimum Wage for Federal Contract Workers

Beginning January 1, 2015, all workers who perform services under a federal contract or sub-contract must receive a minimum wage of $10.10 per hour. This increase in the ...
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Three Components of Health Care Reform

Health Care Reform can be divided into three main tenets: The Individual Mandate, Exchanges, and Pay-or-Play. A brief overview of each of these components follows.
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 13.03.2014
Q.- We are no longer going to be offering health coverage to our part time employees starting 7/1. Do we have to offer a COBRA election to the part time employees who ...
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Location Billing In MyEnroll.com

BAS offers location billing to aid employers in collecting charges for various insurance and other benefit coverages. BAS’ location billing service provides an extensive ...
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MyEnroll Technology Infrastructure

BAS makes significant investment in its infrastructure technology. This investment allows BAS to maintain state-of-the-art network components with significant scaling ...
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Blue Button Program Adopted by Several Pharmacies

Over the past few weeks, several large U.S. pharmacies and grocery stores have committed to participating in the Blue Button Initiative. The Blue Button initiative is a ...
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Google Glass Covered By Some Vision Plans

Employers who offer vision plans to their employees through a certain insurer may now be subsidizing frames and prescription lenses for Google Glass.
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 06.03.2014
Q.- We have a calendar year FSA and would like to allow participants to carry over up to $500 of their 2013 unused contributions to be available in 2014. Can we do this ...
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