Health Care Reform Phishing Emails
Employers should be wary of emails referencing the Affordable Care Act that do not come from www.healthcare.gov.
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COBRA Administration - Federal or State COBRA?
BAS' COBRA administration service through its subsidiary Cobra Control Services, LLC (CCS) provides a full-service COBRA administration alternative. Our automated ...
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DOL Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender ...
The US Department of Labor issued a new rule prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The rule implements an executive order ...
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Online Filing Required for Plans with Prescription Drug Coverage
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires all employers that offer prescription drug coverage to file an annual statement about the coverage. The ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- Do we have to issue a Form W-2 reporting the cost of health coverage to a former employee who has been on COBRA for over 12 months already?
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Patient Records Left in Driveway
An Indiana health system was assessed an $800,000 fine for leaving paper patient records on a physician’s driveway. The health system delivered 71 boxes of patient ...
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MyEnroll.com Can Administer Recent Cafeteria Plan Permissible Changes
As reported in prior installments of the News to Use, cafeteria plans can be amended to allow new mid-year life event changes for coordination with health care reform. ...
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Transit Pass Limit Retroactively Increased for 2014
The IRS, through the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (TIPA), increased the 2014 monthly limit under qualified transportation plans for transit pass and vanpooling ...
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New SBC Rules Proposed
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury issued proposed rules to add features to the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC).
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Question of the Week
Q.- We hired a new employee. His COBRA coverage from his former employer ended 12/31/14. His new medical coverage with us doesn’t start until 2/1/15. Will he be subject ...
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