Q.- Our health plan runs on a 7/1 to 6/30 plan year. An employee enrolled in the plan starting July 1 and then terminated employment July 2. Do we have to offer COBRA? ...

Question of the Week - Missed COBRA Notice

BAS
24.06.2025
COBRA

Q: What happens if we forget to send a COBRA qualifying event letter and the employee doesn’t receive their COBRA election notice on time?

Question of the Week - COBRA and Credit Card Payments

BAS
22.05.2025
COBRA

Q.- A terminated employee wants to elect COBRA. He said he doesn’t have a checking account anymore and told us we have to allow him to pay using his credit card. Is this ...

Question of the Week - COBRA for Employee on Leave of Absence

BAS
15.05.2025
COBRA

Q.- We have an employee who is currently on long-term disability. Company policy is to discontinue an employee’s medical benefits if they are on leave longer than 6 ...

Easy Access to QELs in MyEnroll360

BAS
15.05.2025
COBRA

There may be times when HR needs to reference a qualifying event letter sent to a continuant. BAS’ MyEnroll360 provides easy access to COBRA or Continuation of Coverage ...

Question of the Week - Mailing COBRA Qualifying Event Notices

BAS
08.05.2025
COBRA

Q.- Are we required to send COBRA qualifying event notices by certified mail to make sure they are received?

Requesting COBRA Coupons

BAS
01.05.2025
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 - COBRA Notices in Non-English Languages

BAS
24.04.2025
COBRA

Q.- Do we have to provide a COBRA qualifying event election letter in a non-English language if we know the recipient does not speak English?

Question of the Week - COBRA Upon Company Going out of Business

BAS
10.04.2025
COBRA

Q.- We are going out of business. What do we do about our employees’ benefits? Our business is part of a controlled group but our employees don’t have anything to do ...

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