On March 21, 2020, The Wall Street Journal reported that, in response to the coronavirus, the Trump administration is considering opening a special enrollment period on healthcare.gov, and now some…
Erica Cordova Zinkie
Better Benefits, Compliance Confidence
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Carriers Relax Requirements & Open COVID-19 Special Enrollment Periods
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced that it is delaying the federal income tax due date from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020. In its announcement, the IRS…
3.25.2020
Compliance Confidence
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COVID-19 Relief: States Begin Extending Insurance Premium Grace Periods
As COVID-19 triggered layoffs and furloughs spread, some states have begun mandating that insurance issuers provide a longer grace period for premium payments. These measures are targeted at ensuring that…
3.25.2020
COVID-19 is creating difficult decisions for employers that are desperate to keep their business afloat while also trying to take care of their employees. To avoid furloughs, layoffs, and other…
3.25.2020
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, many global and domestic workforces are rapidly shifting to working from home to keep the business functional during the public health emergency. Working from…
Compliance Confidence
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COVID-19 Furloughs, Layoffs & Leaves: How It Affects Your Employee’s Health Benefits
As COVID-19 continues to test our economy, many employers are being forced to make the difficult decision to layoff employees and institute furloughs or other temporary leaves of absence. A…
3.20.2020
On March 18, 2020, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued FAQs announcing that it would not take enforcement action against any health issuers that revises its catastrophic…
3.19.2020
Compliance Confidence
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CMS Expands Telehealth Access for Medicare Participants Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
On March 17, 2020, the Trump Administration announced that it is expanding telehealth coverage for Medicare participants to enable greater access to healthcare without having to visit a facility. Beginning…
3.18.2020
Technology has expanded the way we communicate and receive care. It is more important than ever to understand your obligations as a group health plan to comply with HIPAA, which…
2.20.2020
In Notice 2019-63, the IRS provided welcomes ACA reporting relief for employers and insurance carriers. As with prior years, the IRS extended the deadlines to complete and distribute certain ACA…
2.12.2020
An MIT Technology Review recently found that more than 26 million consumers have taken ancestry tests such as those offered by AncestryDNA and 23andMe. In fact, as many consumers completed…
10.23.2019