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- When is a qualified beneficiary considered entitled to Medicare for purposes of terminating COBRA coverage early?
- From the March 04, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We understand that our group health plan can terminate a qualified beneficiary’s COBRA coverage early if he or she becomes entitled to Medicare after electing COBRA. When is a qualified beneficiary considered to be entitled to Medicare? ...
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- What happens if an employee on FMLA leave doesn't pay her share of health coverage premiums on time?
- From the February 11, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: An employee on unpaid FMLA leave agreed to pay her share of premiums for coverage under our company’s major medical plan by sending in a personal check, but she has missed the due date for the first ...
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- Agencies Issue Long-Awaited MHPAEA Regulations for Group Health Plans
- From the February 04, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL, HHS, and Treasury have issued long-awaited regulations implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). As background, the MHPAEA expanded the mental health parity provisions for group health ...
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- IRS Issues New Form 8928 on Excise Taxes for Failures to Comply With HSA Comparability, COBRA, HIPAA, and Other Group Health Plan Mandates
- From the February 04, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released the final version of Form 8928, a new reporting form provided for in IRS excise tax regulations finalized in September 2009. (See our Checkpoint Newsstand article.) Here are some highlights: Violations Triggering Excise Taxes. The Instructions ...
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- Updated Mandatory Reporting User Guide Clarifies and Eases HRA Reporting Requirements, Among Other Changes
- From the January 14, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- CMS has again updated its Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Mandatory Reporting User Guide for group health plans. The revised version includes guidance on reporting for HRAs, as well as other topics of interest to “responsible reporting entities” (RREs), ...
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- What premiums may we charge for an employee who is continuing health plan coverage under USERRA?
- From the January 07, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: One of our employees has just been called to service in the uniformed services. He wants to continue coverage for himself and his dependents under our company’s major medical plan during his absence and is entitled to ...
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- 2009 Form M-1 Now Available; Virtually Unchanged From 2008
- From the January 07, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has announced the availability of the 2009 Form M-1, Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) and Certain Entities Claiming Exception (ECEs), which is virtually unchanged from 2008. Form M-1 is an annual report that must ...
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- CMS Updates Creditable Coverage and Late Enrollment Penalty Guidance in Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Manual
- From the January 07, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- CMS has revised Chapter 4 of its Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Manual, which addresses Part D creditable coverage period determinations and the late enrollment penalty (LEP). As background, Medicare beneficiaries may incur an LEP if there is a continuous period ...
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- Do the MSP mandatory reporting rules require that HICNs or SSNs be provided to CMS?
- From the November 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We’ve heard that the Medicare Secondary Payer mandatory reporting rules require that health insurance claim numbers or Social Security numbers be provided to CMS. In the past, it has been difficult to obtain those numbers for our ...
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- EEOC Revises Its "Equal Employment Opportunity Is the Law" Poster to Address ADA Amendments and GINA
- From the November 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The EEOC has revised its “Equal Opportunity is the Law” poster, which employers must post to notify employees of current federal employment discrimination laws prohibiting job discrimination based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, religion, age, ...
