Impact of Women-Owned Businesses
The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration supports small business owners and conducts research to understand the needs of such businesses. This ...
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Medical Loss Ratio Rebates Coming Soon
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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Limits to Employee Software Downloads
Employers may benefit from implementing procedures to review software employees download to company computers. Monitoring software on company computers can cut the risk ...
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Personalized MyEnroll User Settings
BAS is continuously improving the user experience of MyEnroll both on the employee and administrative levels. Most recently, we have created a new user settings program ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- An employee told us that her husband is contributing to a dependent care flexible spending account plan at his employer. Do we have to limit our employee’s ...
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Senate Health Care Reform Debate
According to multiple news sources, the United States Senate’s latest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act is stalled. The Better Care Reconciliation Act ...
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Anthem HIPAA Settlement
In the largest data-breach settlement to date, Anthem Inc. agreed to pay $115 million to address claims resulting from a 2015 cyberattack. The attack impacted data of ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- A lot of employees are asking if they can be reimbursed from their dependent care FSA for the cost of their kids’ summer camp. Is camp an eligible expense for ...
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Form 5500 For Calendar Year Plan Due Soon
Employers with large, calendar year health plans subject to ERISA should be gearing up for the Form 5500 filing deadline. Unless an extension is requested, ...
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FSA Dates Accessible in MyEnroll
Flexible spending account plans allow participants to put money aside pre-tax to pay for certain eligible benefits. A Health Care FSA is for the reimbursement of ...
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Senate Releases Another Version of Health Care Reform
Earlier today, Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate released a revised health care reform bill. The bill modifies the Better Care Reconciliation Act, which was the ...
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New MyEnroll Application- Manage User Settings
MyEnroll.com now allows user to self-manage their personal settings. This week, BAS deployed a new MyEnroll.com application, “Manage User Settings.” Once logged into ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- We have a group that is comprised of 6 divisions. Two of those divisions are breaking off and forming their own entity. They will be offering coverage to their ...
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Ransomware Tips
Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI) recently identified best practices for preventing and responding to ransomware. Ransomware is an attack ...
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Guidance on Joint Employment and Independent Contractors
The U.S. Department of Labor withdrew two guidance letters issued in 2015 and 2016 addressing joint employment and independent contractors. The reversal of the DOL ...
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FBI Guidance on Building an Email Fortress
The Federal Bureau of Investigation suggests that all businesses build an email fortress to prevent vulnerability to phishing. The FBI’s guidance can be accessed by ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- An employee had a child. Can he enroll in the dependent care FSA?
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No Vote on Senate Bill, House Takes Additional Action
The U.S. Senate left for their 4th of July recess without bringing the Better Care Reconciliation Act to a vote. The Senate is back in session July 10.
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Location Billing Service Through 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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COBRA Notice Drafted for Average Plan Participant
A decision in a recent Florida court case held that a COBRA notice does not necessarily have to be written in the recipient’s native language.
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