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Lookback Measurement Results

Employers with calendar year health plans that use the look-back measurement method for determining employees’ full-time status should be able to identify who will be ...
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Resources for Small Businesses

The government website usa.gov provides resources for small employers. The site has information on how to start a business, get financing help from the government, file ...
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Constitutionality of the ACA

This week the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments which will impact the future of the Affordable Care Act. The questions to be decided by the Court are ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- A COBRA participant is asking for his spouse to be added to his COBRA coverage since she exhausted her own COBRA coverage. Doesn’t his request have to be made within ...
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Aetna Settles HIPAA Breach Allegation

Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna) has agreed to pay $1M to settle 3 HIPAA breach allegations. It will pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and adopt a ...
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Updated MHPAEA Tool

The U.S. Department of Labor released a revised tool to help employers comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). This self-compliance tool ...
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Marketplace Open Enrollment

The open enrollment period for 2021 Marketplace coverage runs from November 1, 2020 through December 15, 2020. This is the only time individuals can select a Marketplace ...
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Plan Contribution Limits for 2021

The IRS released plan contribution limits for 2021 which for the most part will not change from the 2020 limits. The Social Security Administration also released the ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- Are school sport physical form costs eligible for reimbursement from a health flexible spending account plan?
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Ransomware Guide

The Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center issued a joint Ransomware Guide with information ...
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