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Billing Employees on Leave

BAS can bill, collect and remit benefit premiums for employees on short-term, unpaid leaves of absence.
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Question of the Week

Q.- We offer a few different medical plans to our employees. A COBRA participant wants to change plans to a lower cost option. It is not open enrollment time. Do we have ...
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Smishing Scams

Smishing” occurs when nefarious actors send text messages, pretending to be from reputable companies, trying to induce the recipient to reveal personal information such ...
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Covid-19 Pandemic Relief Continues

While many in the U.S. are resuming pre-COVID lifestyles, pandemic relief continues for many employee benefit plans provisions. The government-declared COVID-19 National ...
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Draft 1095-B and 1095-A Released

The IRS released draft Forms 1095-A and 1095-B for the 2022 reporting year. Form 1095-C has not yet been issued, nor have related instructions.
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FSA Claim Reimbursement Direct Deposit

Benefit Allocation Systems provides easy and accurate flexible spending account plan services. Employees who participate in an employer’s FSA serviced by BAS should know ...
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Department of Labor Required Reporting Guide

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published a Reporting and Disclosure Guide for Employee Benefit Plans. This guide may be ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- We are putting a full-time employee on a temporary leave of absence. Do we have to continue his health coverage?
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HIPAA Electronic Transaction Standards

  • BAS
  • 23.06.2022
  • EDI
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a fact sheet summarizing the rules covered entities and business associates must follow when transmitting ...
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Affordability of Health Coverage

Applicable Large Employers, those with 50 or more full-time employees in the prior year, must offer their full-time employees minimum essential coverage providing ...
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