As the insurance industry continues to prepare for the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on healthcare reform, due out any time, there’s at least one thing everyone agrees on: the rules have changed forever.
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With Healthcare Reform in flux, it's a confusing time for employers and healthcare brokers. However, one thing that's not confusing is the future of COBRA administration. Regardless of the Healthcare Reform outcome, COBRA compliance will continue to be a requirement. To help you separate fact from fiction, we've tackled three common COBRA administration myths below:
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Test your COBRA compliance knowledge: Are you required to offer COBRA for your vision plan? What about life insurance? Get the low-down on COBRA Compliance requirements here.
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Small Employers: Get Informed about Mini COBRA
It hasn’t been widely published, but in addition to complying with federal COBRA requirements, all employers need to be aware of their state COBRA compliance requirements, often known as mini COBRA laws. Did you know that in many states, there are new requirements impacting employers with fewer than 20 employees?
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How PPACA will influence COBRA administration as we know it
In today’s economy, COBRA administration is more important than ever. A January 24 article from Gallup.com reports that the percentage of Americans lacking health insurance climbed to 17.1% in 2011. This is the highest percentage recorded since Gallup and Healthways began tracking in 2008.
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Love is in the air today and a few sticky COBRA situations are brewing too.
One of the qualifying events for COBRA is the divorce or legal separation of a covered employee. When love goes wrong and a newly-divorced spouse loses coverage, he or she may be entitled to benefits under COBRA. Seems straight-forward, but here’s the problem: COBRA coverage can be expensive and often the still-insured spouse is ordered to pay for this coverage as part of the divorce settlement.
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Does Your Company Have A $24,000 Health Insurance Overpayment Lurking?
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It’s the first of the year and your new benefit plans are going into effect. Are your new COBRA administration services starting as well?
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