News-to-Use

Requesting Social Security Numbers

  • BAS
  • 12.11.2015
Applicable large employers, and small employers with self-funded medical plans, will be providing information to employees about their offer of health coverage. Notices ...
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Confirmation of Benefits Enrollment in MyEnroll.com

  • BAS
  • 05.11.2015
It is important for employees to receive confirmation that they have successfully enrolled in benefits. BAS and MyEnroll.com offer two options for providing benefit ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 05.11.2015
Q. - We have fewer than 50 employees. Do we have any ACA filing responsibilities?
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States Implement Breach Notification Laws

  • BAS
  • 05.11.2015
Starting January 1, 2016, California will impose more stringent rules upon the event of a cyber breach.
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COLA Adjustments for Plan Benefits Released

  • BAS
  • 05.11.2015
IRS Announced cost of living adjustments for plan benefits for 2016.
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Automatic Enrollment Repealed

  • BAS
  • 05.11.2015
The Affordable Care Act included a provision requiring certain employers to automatically enroll new full-time employees in health coverage. Automatic enrollment had not ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 29.10.2015
Q.- I thought health care reform required children to be covered under our plans until age 26. Why won’t our dental carrier allow this?
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Another Insurance Company Cyber Attack

  • BAS
  • 29.10.2015
Excellus BlueCross Blue Shield reported that hackers accessed their information systems. The health plan covers members in New York State. According to reports, the ...
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HR Notices

  • BAS
  • 29.10.2015
The fall is a good time for employers to review the annual notices that must be distributed to employees. Some notices are distributed at open enrollment, and others are ...
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Transitional Reinsurance Fee Due Soon

  • BAS
  • 29.10.2015
Health care reform requires health insurance issuers and self-insured group health plans to pay a transitional reinsurance fee in 2014, 2015 and 2016. For 2015, the fee ...
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