Question of the Week
Q.- Can a participant in a health care flexible spending account plan be reimbursed for the cost of traveling to a doctor’s appointment? A.- Yes, if the appointment is a ...
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Wellness Programs
- BAS
- 26.06.2014
- Wellness Programs
Many employers look to wellness programs in an effort to contain costs. Healthy employees tend to be productive employees, and require less time off for illness and ...
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Guidance on 90 Day Waiting Period and Orientation
The government released final guidance on the maximum permissible length of an orientation period consistent with the 90 day waiting period under health care reform. The ...
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Self-Service Reporting with the MyEnroll.com Report Generator
BAS provides administrators with a variety of insightful reports through the MyEnroll.com Report Generator. With the Report Generator, client administrators can produce ...
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HHS Releases Two New HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance Reports
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has published two new reports on HIPAA privacy, security compliance, and breach notification for the two-year period ending December ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- Our Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Plan allows reimbursement for dependent day care expenses. Can an employee claim an amount he pays his 14 year old for ...
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Protect Against Viruses on All Computers
In its continued effort to keep client data private and secure, BAS protects against computer viruses by installing anti-virus software on all computers. These computers ...
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Consider Revisions to Employee Handbooks for Health Care Reform
- BAS
- 19.06.2014
- Health Care Reform (ACA)
Employers should review employee handbooks to ensure that any description of benefits is consistent with changes made to health plans for health care reform.
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Understanding the Individual Shared Responsibility Provision
Health care reform has an impact on both employers and employees. In fact, health care reform’s mandates reach all U.S. citizens, whether working or not. The Individual ...
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Penalties for Reimbursing Employee’s Premiums for Marketplace Coverage
With the requirement for large employers to offer health coverage to full-time employees quickly approaching, employers are seeking creative, cost effective options for ...
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Dependent Care FSA or Tax Credit
A dependent care assistance program (DCAP) is a separate, written plan of an employer for the exclusive benefit of employees to provide coverage for dependent care ...
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MyEnroll.com Offers Several Resources to Help Employees Select Plans
In order for employees to select the appropriate benefit plans during new hire or open enrollment, they expect to be well-informed about the various plans offered by ...
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USB Drives Can Lead to HIPAA Breaches
A HIPAA breach at a Pennsylvania-based hospital serves as another reminder that data on USB devices can be lost or compromised. The breach involved approximately 1,800 ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- We terminated an employee who left for military duty. Do we offer him COBRA coverage?
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Question of the Week
Q.- I know there is a new special enrollment period for COBRA participants to cancel COBRA and enroll in a federal Marketplace plan. But can’t COBRA participants cancel ...
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The HIPAA Security Rule Requires Physical Safeguards
The HIPAA Security Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals’ electronic personal health information that is created, received, used, or maintained by a ...
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Simultaneously Manage Benefits for Two Plan Years in MyEnroll.com
All benefits information stored in MyEnroll.com is associated with a 12-month plan year, in accordance with Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan year ...
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New and Small Businesses
The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor publishes many resources for employers. One such resource, Labor Standards Information for New and Small ...
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Medical Loss Ratio Reporting
Each year, health insurers must report information about their medical loss ratio to the Department of Health and Human Services. The medical loss ratio (MLR) is the ...
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