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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 28.05.2015
Q.- An employee wants to be reimbursed from her health flexible spending account plan for the cost of diet food. She provided a note from her doctor saying that she is ...
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Las Vegas Casino Announces Breach

  • BAS
  • 28.05.2015
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas announced that hackers stole payment card and personal information from its computer systems. According to its website, the ...
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MyEnroll Helps Manage Employee Leave

  • BAS
  • 28.05.2015
MyEnroll.com can be configured to capture employer-specific salary deduction rules when an employee takes a leave of absence. Through MyEnroll.com, an employer can track ...
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HSA and HDHP Cost of Living Adjustments

  • BAS
  • 28.05.2015
The IRS released the 2016 limits for high deductible health plans and health savings accounts. These limits take into account cost of living adjustments.
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IRS Issues New FAQs on Health Care Reform

Last week, the IRS released new Frequently Asked Questions and Answers addressing health care reform reporting requirements. The Affordable Care Act requires applicable ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 21.05.2015
Q.- Our premium rates increased a lot at our latest renewal. Why is this?
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Massachusetts Hospitals Encounter Data Breach

  • BAS
  • 21.05.2015
A health care group in Massachusetts, including Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, announced a data breach. The breach occurred after ...
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Employer Funding Options for BAS FSA Administration

  • BAS
  • 21.05.2015
BAS’ FSA administration provides employees easy and accurate claims submission and processing. Reimbursement is sent each Tuesday for claims processed and approved the ...
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HIPAA and Wellness Programs

The government recently released guidance for employers to use when structuring wellness programs. See our prior articles on wellness programs here. One additional item ...
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IRS Publication Explains Health Care Reform Reporting

The IRS released a simple publication explaining the reporting requirements under health care reform. Click here for a copy of the publication.
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 14.05.2015
Q.- An employee voluntarily dropped her health coverage April 30. She then terminated employment May 2. Do we have to offer her COBRA coverage?
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Pharmacy’s Paper Record Disposal Violates HIPAA

  • BAS
  • 14.05.2015
The paper record disposal practices of a small pharmacy located in Denver, Colorado violated HIPAA.
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Notes Program in MyEnroll.com

  • BAS
  • 14.05.2015
Administrators who use MyEnroll.com’s online enrollment system may find the Notes Program useful. Through the Notes application, administrators can document ...
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Facebook Postings May be Protected Speech

  • BAS
  • 14.05.2015
The National Labor Relations Board recently held that a catering company in New York City violated the National Labor Relations Act when it terminated an employee for an ...
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Information Reporting for Minimum Essential Coverage

  • BAS
  • 14.05.2015
Applicable large employers (employers with 50 or more full-time employees) have to be concerned with health care reform reporting requirements. In addition, insurers, ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 07.05.2015
Q.- We had an employee who was hired in October 2014 and was involved in a car accident a few weeks later. If he had been at work the whole time, his health coverage ...
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Health System Has Another HIPAA Breach

  • BAS
  • 07.05.2015
A health system in Indianapolis, Indiana encountered its seventh HIPAA security breach in five years.
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Social Security Number Masking

  • BAS
  • 07.05.2015
The first 5-digits of an employee’s Social Security Number (SSN) is masked when the employee is logged into MyEnroll.com. An employee may confirm their complete SSN in ...
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Circuit Court Finds Telecommuting not a Reasonable Accommodation

  • BAS
  • 07.05.2015
In EEOC v. Ford Motor Company, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals held that telecommuting up to four days a week was not a reasonable accommodation under the Americans ...
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Cadillac Tax Draws Criticism in Congress

  • BAS
  • 07.05.2015
Support in Congress has been growing for a repeal of the Cadillac tax under health care reform.
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