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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 20.02.2014
Q.- We processed a COBRA qualifying event letter with Cobra Control Services a month ago. We just now realize that when the employee terminated employment, he gave us a ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 13.02.2014
Q.- An employee is sending her daughter to camp for the summer. Can she be reimbursed from her FSA from the cost of the camp?
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 06.02.2014
Q.- Our business is closing up shop. We are terminating employment for all employees and cancelling health coverage. What happens with people who are on COBRA?
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 30.01.2014
Q.- An employee is terminating employment next week. He made a full $2,500 election to our health FSA. He wants to know if he will be allowed to contribute $2,500 to his ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 23.01.2014
Q.- We have an employee who enrolled in the FSA beginning 1/1/ 2014. She just had a baby and is now enrolling in our high deductible health plan. She wants to cancel her ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 16.01.2014
Q.- Are we required to send a COBRA Initial Rights Notice to a dependent who gets added to an employee's coverage after the employee has already been enrolled and has ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 09.01.2014
Q.- An employer merged with another company and some employees will be covered under the new company’s group health plan. Is this a qualifying event for COBRA purposes? ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 02.01.2014
Q. An employee’s doctor has prescribed an experimental procedure for him. The procedure is not covered by insurance. May the amount the employee pays for the procedure ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 26.12.2013
Q.- An employee’s mother-in-law lives with him and is his tax dependent. Can the mother-in-law’s expenses be reimbursed through the employee’s FSA? A.- You will first ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 19.12.2013
Q.- An employee is covering his child under our health plan based on a qualified medical child support order issued by the court. The child turned age 21 and no longer ...
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