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 ...

Payment Coupons for COBRA

BAS
20.04.2023
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 ...

Question of the Week

BAS
06.04.2023
COBRA

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 ...

Guidance issued on End of National Emergency and COBRA Timeframes

BAS
30.03.2023
COBRA

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

Question of the Week

BAS
23.03.2023
COBRA

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 ...

Question of the Week

BAS
09.03.2023
COBRA

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 ...

Question of the Week

BAS
23.02.2023
COBRA

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

COBRA and Affordable Care Act Reporting

BAS
23.02.2023
COBRA

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

Question of the Week

BAS
02.02.2023
COBRA

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 ...

Question of the Week

BAS
12.01.2023
COBRA

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

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