Health System Pays for HIPAA Violations
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights entered into a resolution agreement with Oregon Health & Science University for HIPAA violations. ...
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COBRA TPA Provided Proof of Mailing to Avoid COBRA Penalties
In a Western District of Michigan court case, an employer successfully held off a challenge by a former employee of failure to provide a COBRA notice. In Perkins v. ...
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Opt Out Payments and Affordability
The IRS released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing the treatment of opt-out payments when determining affordability of health coverage. An opt-out payment is ...
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Set Up Direct Deposit for FSA/HRA Reimbursements
Employees can easily set up direct deposit ACH authorization for flexible spending accounts and health reimbursement arrangements in MyEnroll.com. Direct Deposit is ...
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Monthly COBRA Reports
Through BAS’ affiliated company, Cobra Control Services, LLC (CCS), BAS provides easy and efficient administration of COBRA and state continuation coverage. Part of this ...
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Tax Treatment of Wellness Program Rewards
The Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel issued a memorandum confirming that an employer may not exclude from an employee’s gross income payments of cash ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- We use the lookback method for determining ACA full-time status. We are hiring a new employee into a full-time position (he will definitely work over 30 hours per ...
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IRS Announces Increased Cyber Protections
The Internal Revenue Service is implementing new cybersecurity protections for 2017 intended to prevent identity theft and hacking. These new protections include adding ...
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Coverage for Full-Time Employees
An applicable large employer must offer minimum essential coverage providing minimum value to its full-time employees and their dependents. A full-time employee is an ...
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