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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 26.09.2013
Q.- An employee is asking to enroll her same-sex spouse in coverage. She just went to Connecticut and got married over the weekend. Our business is in Pennsylvania, and ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 19.09.2013
Q.- For my health flexible spending account plan, what is the difference between a Letter of Medical Necessity and a Prescription?
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 12.09.2013
Q.- One of our employees was on family coverage and terminated employment. The entire family elected to continue coverage under COBRA. The employee’s daughter had a baby ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 04.09.2013
Q.- Can an employee terminate a Dependent Day Care FSA election if the dependent meets the eligibility requirements, but no longer attends day care?
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 29.08.2013
Q.- We have an employee who was not enrolled in our health coverage, but we are now terminating his employment. Does he need to receive a COBRA notice?
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 22.08.2013
Q.- I ordered Nexium over the Internet and it was shipped to me from France. It was much less expensive to buy the drug abroad. May I get reimbursed for the cost of my ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 15.08.2013
Q.- An employee received a COBRA Initial Rights Notice when he first enrolled in our health plan. He is now adding his 15 year old son to coverage. Do we have to send ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 08.08.2013
Q.- My wife is not covered under my health plan because she has her own coverage through her employer. May I submit her medical expenses for reimbursement through my ...
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 01.08.2013
Q.- I hear that health plans have to pay a new fee each year called the PCORI research fee. Does that fee apply to our health plan or our health FSA?
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Question of the Week

  • mroshkoff@basusa.com
  • 25.07.2013
Q.- A child of an employee is covered under our medical plan. The child will be turning age 26 in December 2013. She got married on July 2, 2013. Should we automatically ...
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