News-to-Use

Impact of Women-Owned Businesses

  • BAS
  • 27.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 27.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 27.07.2017
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
  • 27.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 27.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 20.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 20.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 20.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 20.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 20.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 13.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 13.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 13.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 13.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 13.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 06.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 06.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 06.07.2017
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
  • 06.07.2017
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

  • BAS
  • 06.07.2017
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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