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FSA Carryover View in MyEnroll.com

Health Flexible Spending Account Plans (FSAs) may now be structured to allow participants to carry over up to $500.00 of unused funds into the next plan year. The ...
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HIPAA Breach in Insurer's Research Study

Over 5,000 patients participating in research studies with Kaiser Permanente may have had their personal information compromised. A research computer used to store ...
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HIPAA Breach in Insurer's Research Study

Over 5,000 patients participating in research studies with Kaiser Permanente may have had their personal information compromised. A research computer used to store ...
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Limits May Not Be Imposed on Essential Health Benefits

The Affordable Care Act prohibits group health plans from imposing lifetime and annual dollar limits on what are deemed “essential health benefits.” Dollar limits may be ...
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Employee Background Checks

New explanatory guidance on employee background checks has been issued by the Federal Trade Commission and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This guidance takes ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 24.04.2014
Q.- Our employee had a medical service in 2013. The insurance did not go through until just last week, so the employee did not know how much he had to pay for the ...
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Heartbleed Bug- No Indication BAS Was Impacted

The Heartbleed Bug is a security risk that made headlines last week. It presents a vulnerability in the OpenSSL cryptographic software library that implicates encryption ...
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Heartbleed Bug- No Indication BAS Was Impacted

The Heartbleed Bug is a security risk that made headlines last week. It presents a vulnerability in the OpenSSL cryptographic software library that implicates encryption ...
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Health Coverage for Dependents

Beginning in 2015, large employers with over 50 full time employees must offer minimum essential health coverage to the dependents of full-time employees or pay a ...
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Employees Can Discuss Salary; Employers Must Report Salary

Earlier this month, the President issued an executive order prohibiting employers who do business with the federal government from retaliating against employees who ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 17.04.2014
Q.- When I paid for my $30.00 copay for my eye doctor visit, the doctor asked if I would donate $1.00 to a charity to end blindness. Is the full $31.00 eligible for ...
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COBRA Automated Rate Update Program: Pre-Loaded Rating Structures For ...

Cobra Control Services, LLC (“CCS”) is pleased to announce an easy method of updating premiums for age and tobacco rated medical plans. This special alert is intended to ...
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COBRA Automated Rate Update Program: Pre-Loaded Rating Structures For ...

Cobra Control Services, LLC (“CCS”) is pleased to announce an easy method of updating premiums for age and tobacco rated medical plans. This special alert is intended to ...
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Mobile Device Policies

The organization HealthIT.gov has issued guidance for employers who allow employees to access information through a mobile device. This information may be helpful for ...
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Mobile Device Policies

The organization HealthIT.gov has issued guidance for employers who allow employees to access information through a mobile device. This information may be helpful for ...
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IRS and Health Care Reform Requirements

The Affordable Care Act places requirements on both employers and employees. The IRS is involved with many aspects of health care reform, including requiring employers ...
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Religious Beliefs in the Workplace

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance on employers’ responsibilities with respect to employees’ religious rights. A revised EEOC fact ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 10.04.2014
Q.- An employee did not tell us that her child aged out of the dental plan when the child turned age 23. The carrier automatically terminated coverage for the child. ...
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MyEnroll.com Manages Employers’ Rules on Deductions for Coverage

MyEnroll.com can be configured to capture an employer’s specific payment deduction rules for identified events. For unpaid leave and other arrangements, MyEnroll.com can ...
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HHS Releases HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Tool

The Department of Health and Human Services released an online tool to help mid-sized organizations perform a security risk assessment under HIPAA. Click here to access ...
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HHS Releases HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Tool

The Department of Health and Human Services released an online tool to help mid-sized organizations perform a security risk assessment under HIPAA. Click here to access ...
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Penalties for Not Complying with Health Care Reform

Employer-provided group health plans must meet certain requirements to be compliant with health care reform. Some of the health care mandates include:
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Correcting Unsubstantiated Debit Card FSA Payments

Last week the Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel, released a memorandum describing correction procedures for improper payments from a health flexible ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 03.04.2014
Q.- An employee is transferring to a different location within our company. Do we have to offer her a COBRA election?
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