EBIA Weekly Archives - COBRA
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- Can we withdraw an offer of COBRA?
- From the September 10, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We incorrectly offered a former employee COBRA coverage. Can we withdraw the offer now that he has elected and is receiving COBRA? ANSWER: It depends. Before attempting to withdraw COBRA coverage that should not have been offered, you should ...
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- No Small-Employer Exception Where Lack of Time Records Prevents Counting Commission-Only Employees as Part-Time
- From the September 10, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- Under COBRA’s small employer exception, a plan is not subject to COBRA for a calendar year if all employers maintaining the plan normally employed fewer than 20 employees on a typical business day during the preceding calendar year. ...
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- IRS Issues Final Regulations on Excise Tax Reporting and HSA Comparability
- From the September 10, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has issued final regulations on the HSA comparability rules, and on reporting and paying excise taxes for failure to comply with comparability requirements or various group health plan mandates (including COBRA and HIPAA). There are few differences between ...
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- IRS Adds New Webpage With Q&As for Employees and Former Employees on COBRA Premium Subsidy
- From the September 10, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has created a new webpage with questions and answers (Q&As) for employees and former employees relating to the COBRA premium subsidy created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). As background, under ARRA, ...
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- COBRA Premium Payment Postmarked One Day After the End of the Grace Period Was Late
- From the September 03, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The COBRA claims administrator for the self-insured health plan in this case terminated a former employee’s COBRA coverage because his COBRA premium payment was postmarked one day after the end of the 30-day grace period for ...
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- IRS Posts Reminder That COBRA Subsidy Recipients Must Notify Plan of Other Coverage or Face Penalty
- From the August 27, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has posted on its website a reminder that COBRA subsidy recipients who later become eligible for other group health plan coverage or Medicare should notify their plan in writing that they are no longer eligible for the subsidy, ...
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- MSP Rules Prohibit Terminating Group Health Plan Coverage Based Solely on ESRD Eligibility, Except as Permitted by COBRA
- From the August 20, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- This case addresses the application of the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) rules to Medicare entitlement based on end-stage renal disease (ESRD). A kidney dialysis center (Center), as assignee of a deceased participant’s retiree health care benefits, sued ...
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- Court Fixes Employment Termination Date Based on Timing of Election Notice, Requiring Longer Active Coverage for Employee
- From the July 02, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The employee in this case was away from work for a month and a half, due to medical complications following elective surgery. While he was away, the employee remained in regular contact with his manager. He also incurred significant medical ...
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- Court Reduces Award of Unreimbursed Medical Expenses and Sustains Attorneys' Fee Award Following Second Appeal
- From the June 25, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- This is a case with a lengthy history involving a disabled employee who continued to receive employer-sponsored health coverage for himself and his wife for more than two years after he stopped working. When a professional employer organization (PEO) ...
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- DOL Comment Request Includes Form Letter to Contact Plan Administrator Regarding COBRA Subsidy Denial
- From the June 18, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL is requesting additional public comments on the application to be used by individuals to request DOL review of a denial of COBRA premium assistance and the form letter to be used by the DOL to contact plan administrators ...
