You can seek expert advice from peers, ask a question or search for answers! Community FAQs
Browse popular products from the tax and accounting brands you rely on.
The more you buy, the more you save with our quantity discount pricing.
Proposed ACA FAQs Part 39 About Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Implementation and the 21st Century Cures Act Part XX (Apr. 23, 2018); Revised Form to Request Documentation from an Employer-Sponsored Health Plan or an Insurer Concerning Treatment Limitations Proposed FAQs Revised Form The DOL, … Read More
IRS Information Letter 2018-0001 (Jan. 11, 2018) Available at https://apps.irs.gov/app/picklist/list/informationLetters.html The IRS has released an information letter explaining that a participant cannot take a 401(k) plan hardship distribution to pay off his daughter’s student loans. Hardship distributions may be offered by 401(k) plans to satisfy participants’ immediate and heavy financial needs … Read More
QUESTION: As a third-party administrator (TPA) for group health plans, what are our obligations for providing notification if we discover a breach of electronic PHI relating to a group health plan for which we provide claims processing services? ANSWER: As a TPA that processes claims on behalf of group health plans, you are considered to … Read More
A timely new course focused on employee wellness programs joins the EBIA intermediate-level seminar offerings coming to Boston, Minneapolis, Seattle, Dallas, and Chicago in May and June. EBIA Seminars, taught by experienced benefits attorneys, also cover ERISA, the ACA, cafeteria plans, HRAs & HSAs, HIPAA, and COBRA. There’s still time to … Read More
Thorson v. Aviall Servs., Inc., 2018 WL 1426971 (N.D. Tex. 2018) Available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-txnd-3_15-cv-00571/pdf/USCOURTS-txnd-3_15-cv-00571-3.pdf The mother of a deceased employee sued her son’s former employer and benefits administrator, alleging breach of a severance agreement and numerous COBRA violations. As part of a corporate restructuring, the employer and employee had entered into … Read More
Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2019 Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Medicare Advantage and Part D Payment Policies and Final Call Letter (Apr. 2, 2018) Available at https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Health-Plans/MedicareAdvtgSpecRateStats/Downloads/Announcement2019.pdf Under Medicare Part D regulations, most group health plan sponsors offering prescription drug coverage to Part D eligible individuals (including active or disabled … Read More