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Question of the Week

Q.- A terminated employee’s spouse (not the former employee) is electing to continue health FSA coverage through COBRA. Can the former employee’s eligible expenses be ...
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Payment Coupons for COBRA

As a courtesy to continuants, Cobra Control Services (CCS) provides monthly payment coupons for continuants to use to remit payment for coverage. These coupons are not ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- An employee dropped our health coverage and enrolled in his wife’s plan. Her company had an April plan year and our plan year started in January. Do we need to send ...
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Guidance issued on End of National Emergency and COBRA Timeframes

In February, almost three years after President Trump declared a COVID-19 National Emergency and Public Health Emergency, the Biden Administration announced that the ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- We provide group term life insurance to our employees. The carrier allows employees to ‘buy up’ for an increased benefit. Do we include the life insurance plan in ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- Our health FSA plan has a carryover feature. When determining if a COBRA election has to be given to a terminated employee, do we include the carryover amount as ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- We forgot to send a COBRA notice to an employee who terminated last year. What do we do?
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COBRA and Affordable Care Act Reporting

Employers should remember their COBRA continuants when reviewing ACA reporting. All individuals with health coverage, including COBRA continuants, should receive ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- We offer our employees the option to purchase a “legal services” plan. The plan gives employees discounts on various legal services like drafting a will, negotiating ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- How long does a continuant have to elect COBRA coverage?
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