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 ...

Question of the Week - Late COBRA Payment

BAS
03.04.2025
COBRA

Q.: What happens if a former employee on our health plan through COBRA makes a late payment?

Question of the Week - COBRA and FSA Carryover

BAS
27.03.2025
COBRA

Q.: An employee terminated employment. He did not have a health FSA election for the plan year, but he did have a carryover balance from prior years. Should he be given ...

Question of the Week - Retirement and FSA

BAS
13.03.2025
COBRA

Q.- An employee is retiring in July. He elected a $3,300 FSA contribution. Can he be reimbursed for the full election even though the total amount will not have been ...

Question of the Week - COBRA for Terminated Employee Moving Out of ...

BAS
06.03.2025
COBRA

Q.- An employee is terminating employment, and we know he is moving far away. Do we have to offer him COBRA if we know he will be outside our plan’s coverage area?

Question of the Week - Resuming COBRA After Terminating Coverage

BAS
27.02.2025
COBRA

Q.- A former employee continued coverage under COBRA. She terminated COBRA effective 12/31/2024 and enrolled in a Marketplace plan starting 1/1/2025. She doesn’t like ...

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