Health System Pays for HIPAA Violations
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights entered into a resolution agreement with Oregon Health & Science University for HIPAA violations. ...
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COBRA TPA Provided Proof of Mailing to Avoid COBRA Penalties
In a Western District of Michigan court case, an employer successfully held off a challenge by a former employee of failure to provide a COBRA notice. In Perkins v. ...
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Opt Out Payments and Affordability
The IRS released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing the treatment of opt-out payments when determining affordability of health coverage. An opt-out payment is ...
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Set Up Direct Deposit for FSA/HRA Reimbursements
Employees can easily set up direct deposit ACH authorization for flexible spending accounts and health reimbursement arrangements in MyEnroll.com. Direct Deposit is ...
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Monthly COBRA Reports
Through BAS’ affiliated company, Cobra Control Services, LLC (CCS), BAS provides easy and efficient administration of COBRA and state continuation coverage. Part of this ...
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Tax Treatment of Wellness Program Rewards
The Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel issued a memorandum confirming that an employer may not exclude from an employee’s gross income payments of cash ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- We use the lookback method for determining ACA full-time status. We are hiring a new employee into a full-time position (he will definitely work over 30 hours per ...
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IRS Announces Increased Cyber Protections
The Internal Revenue Service is implementing new cybersecurity protections for 2017 intended to prevent identity theft and hacking. These new protections include adding ...
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Coverage for Full-Time Employees
An applicable large employer must offer minimum essential coverage providing minimum value to its full-time employees and their dependents. A full-time employee is an ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- I know under health care reform, a large employer has to offer coverage to employees who work 30 hours or more per week. Does this mean we have to take away ...
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Ransomeware and HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human Services issued a Fact Sheet addressing Ransomware and HIPAA. Ransomeware is a type of malicious software that attempts to deny a ...
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New Form 5500 Requirements
Last week, the Department of Labor, Department of Treasury, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation issued 777 pages of proposed changes to Form 5500. Form 5500 is ...
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IRS Issues 2016 Draft ACA Reporting Forms
The IRS released revised draft 1094 and 1095 forms for the 2016 reporting year. Only a few changes were made to the 2015 versions.
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Pension Plan Administration in MyEnroll
BAS offers tools to help employers administer their pension plan in MyEnroll.com. A defined benefit pension plan is a type of retirement plan that pays a fixed sum to a ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- Do we have to file Form 5500 for our health plan? We have only 52 employees.
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MyEnroll Security Practices
BAS takes great strides to protect its clients’ electronic protected health information. Specifically,
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Dependent Verification in MyEnroll.com
BAS’ dependent verification service through MyEnroll.com offers employers the ability to reduce health care costs by confirming that only eligible dependents are covered ...
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Pre-Existing Conditions and Potential Employer Liability
In some cases, an employee may be entitled to compensation and disability coverage for a workplace incident even if the employee has a pre-existing condition ...
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More Time to Transmit Form 1094
While BAS has transmitted all of its ACA clients’ 1094 Forms to the IRS, the Service recognizes that some employers may not have been as timely. Therefore, the IRS has ...
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