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Employee vs. Independent Contractor

  • BAS
  • 15.05.2014
Employers that hire non-traditional workers must make sure to classify all members of their workforce properly. The misclassification of workers can result in serious ...
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Employer Shared Responsibility Penalties Under Health Care Reform

Starting in 2015, employers that employ, on average, at least 50 full-time employees may be subject to a penalty if their employees receive a tax credit and purchase ...
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Data Breach Leads to Record-Setting HIPAA Settlement for Hospital and ...

  • BAS
  • 15.05.2014
A New York City-based hospital and university have agreed to pay $4.8 million to settle charges of a HIPAA violation involving 6,800 patients’ electronic medical ...
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BAS is now a Certified Subscriber to the Limited Access Death Master ...

  • BAS
  • 15.05.2014
BAS has been certified to access the Limited Access Death Master File (DMF) from the Social Security Administration (SSA). With this certification, BAS continues to ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- We have a calendar year health FSA. An employee purchased contact lenses in December 2013. He got the bill for the lenses and paid the bill in January 2014. He ...
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White House Pushes for National Data Breach Legislation

  • BAS
  • 08.05.2014
In a report on data and privacy published last week, the White House recommends the adoption of a national data breach reporting standard. This recommendation comes as ...
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Viewing Invoices for Insurance and Benefit Coverages in MyEnroll.com

  • BAS
  • 08.05.2014
BAS offers location billing services for employers with multiple locations. Location billing helps an employer bill and collect payments for insurance and other benefits ...
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HSA/HDHP Limits for 2015

  • BAS
  • 08.05.2014
The Internal Revenue Service issued 2015 limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) and their associated high deductible health plans (HDHPs). The limits increased based ...
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Coordination of COBRA and Enrollment in Exchange Coverage

  • BAS
  • 08.05.2014
The Department of Labor issued guidance intended to coordinate continuation of coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) with qualified ...
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Big City Medical Center Reports Breach Impacting 27,000 Employees

UPMC, affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, has reported a data breach impacting its employees. No patient data was stolen.
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