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Consider Cost of Health Coverage

As employers prepare to launch open enrollment for the 2023 plan year, it is important to pay attention to the employees’ share of the premium for health coverage. The ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- How do we make sure the medical coverage we offer to employees is affordable for ACA purposes? Compensation can fluctuate throughout the year.
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Hacks by MFA Fatigue

It has been reported that Uber suffered a cyberattack, with the attacker gaining access to Uber’s Slack messages and vulnerability dashboard reports.
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BAS at DFMC

Benefit Allocation Systems, LLC was a sponsor at the Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference (DFMC) annual meeting held in Washington, DC September 25 through September 28.
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IRS Withholding Review

The IRS encourages individuals to review their tax withholding during the last quarter of 2022. Employees can use the IRS’ Tax Withholding Estimator tool to see if they ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- One of our employees was just appointed legal guardian of his 16 year old brother. Does this allow him to enroll his brother in our health coverage?
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Employee Turnover and MyEnroll360 Administrative Access

Many employers have experienced workforce changes over the past few months as more and more employees quit for new opportunities. It is important to notify BAS if an ...
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Easy Open Enrollment Setup in MyEnroll360

As employers start thinking about open enrollment for the 2023 plan year, they should remember MyEnroll360 offers an easy and targeted online enrollment experience.
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DOL Timesheet App

The Department of Labor offers employees an app that helps track regular work hours, break time, and overtime hours. The app has been updated recently to allow comments, ...
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SBC Distribution

A Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) is an easy-to-read summary of health coverage that allows an individual to compare costs and coverages among health plans in ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- We have 35 employees and a fully insured health plan. Will we have to do ACA reporting?
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HIPAA Risk Assessment Tool Update

HIPAA requires covered entities to conduct a risk assessment to ensure compliance with HIPAA’s security standards. A risk assessment helps identify where an organization ...
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MyEnroll360 Document Posting

MyEnroll360 provides employers the ability to create a comprehensive reference library for centralizing Human Resources documents. The Reference Library feature allows ...
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VETS Filing

The U.S. Department of Labor encourages affirmative actions to employ covered veterans and to advance covered veterans in employment.
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Social Security Numbers for ACA

The Affordable Care Act requires insurers and sponsors of self-funded health plans to report to the IRS information about individuals enrolled in health coverage. A ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- What states require Affordable Care Act filing in addition to the federal requirements?
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CyberSecurity Checklist

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a graphic and guide explaining the steps a HIPAA covered entity must take in response to a cyber-related security ...
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BAS COBRA Services

BAS, through its subsidiary Cobra Control Services, LLC, provides a complete turn-key COBRA (and continuation of coverage) administration solution.
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Workplace Protections for Expecting and New Mothers

August each year is National Breastfeeding Awareness month. The U.S. Department of Labor used the month to highlight maternal health and workplace protections for ...
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Medical Loss Ratio Rebates

The Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) provisions of the Affordable Care Act require insurers and certain self funded group health plans to spend at least a certain percentage of ...
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