Most employers with 50 – 99 employees have become accustomed to ‘composite rating’. This means, there is generally an EE Only, EE+Spouse, EE+Child(ren), EE+Family rate, independent of employee or dependent ages. Be prepared that, very soon, this will no longer be the case and your rates will become more complex. Employers of this size will need…
DetailsClients and friends of Bestefits will receive a webcast invitation via email for a Health Care Reform presentation that will address the ‘must know’ information for small and large employers. This will include compliance requirements, filing requirements, benefits technology information and software to automate many compliance provisions. This webcast will not be recorded so please…
DetailsForms 1094-C and 1095-C will be required of employers with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees. For calendar year 2015, the forms must be filed by February 28, 2016, if paper filing, or March 31, 2016, if filing electronically. Many employers are evaluating software systems now that will track all of the information required for…
DetailsAlthough this tax is set to take place in 2018 and there may be modifications before that time, it is important that employers begin considering its impact now. Many employers are already preparing by making changes to the level of plans they are offering and finding other ways to enhance benefits for employees who will…
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Many small and medium size employers, I’d even go as far as saying MOST small and medium size employers, are not aware that the plan documents provided by the carrier (usually referred to as Summary of Benefits and Coverage, SBC’s, benefit summaries and Explanation of Coverage, EOC’s) do not contain all of the information that…
DetailsIndividuals are eligible to enroll in individual medical insurance outside of the annual Open Enrollment period if they experience a qualifying event. Loss of your company’s group medical insurance upon termination would be considered such a qualifying event and the former employee could enroll in individual coverage within 60 days. In some cases, the former…
DetailsWHO: Employers with 50 of more FTE’s (remember, that means full-time equivalents, NOT number of full-time employees) WHAT: File forms 1094-C and 1095-C. The IRS created draft forms so you may review the information you will be required to provide 1095-C, 1094-C, draft instructions. WHEN: “There is no filing requirement for 2014; employers may file…
Details“On June 20, 2014, the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury released new final regulations on application of the 30-day orientation period under the 90-day waiting period limit, [60 days in California]. The proposed regulations had provided that one month be the maximum allowed length of of any reasonable…
DetailsAs employers continue to look for ways to control the cost of group medical insurance, the topic of spousal coverage is coming up more frequently. Each company views the issue differently and will implement different strategies. Some strategies include: eliminating spousal coverage offering spousal coverage but requiring spouses with access to medical insurance through their…
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