by Ethan McWilliams | October 10, 2019 | Employee Communications, Medicare, Reporting and Disclosure
But fear not … many plan sponsors met this requirement months ago! Under federal rules, health plan sponsors are required to notify their Medicare-enrolled participants and dependents on at least an annual basis concerning the “creditable” or “noncreditable” nature of...
by Jay Kirschbaum | August 23, 2018 | COBRA, Medicare
The American public is often bombarded by Medicare advertisements and options for Medicare supplement plans. For those not in the baby-boom generation, this must really be tedious. Nevertheless, the baby-boom generation continues to age into retirement, and with that,...
by Jay Kirschbaum | August 1, 2018 | Health Savings Accounts, Medicare
Medicare enrollment of an employee has several consequences – including some retroactive consequences – for the employee’s right to make contributions to a health savings account (HSA). But many employees are unaware that Medicare coverage of the employee’s spouse...
by Ed Fensholt | March 3, 2016 | Medicare
The CMS Data Match game, that is. That’s right, ladies and gents, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has kicked off a new Medicare Data Match game. Employers everywhere are receiving letters from CMS asking them (the employers) to provide eligibility...
by Compliance Services at Lockton | January 15, 2015 | Compliance Services, Dollar Limits, Domestic Partners, Employer Mandate, ERISA, Essential Health Benefits, Form 5500s, Health Reform, Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Health Savings Accounts, HIPAA, Life Insurance, Medicare, Mental Health Parity, Misc Health Reform, Preventive Care, Reporting & Disclosure, Reporting and Disclosure, Tax Issues
Compliance deadlines for health and welfare plans continue to abound as we start 2015. In the listing below, we focus on compliance deadlines during the first half of 2015. Although Jan. 1 has passed, we have also included items having compliance deadlines related to...
by Mark Holloway | September 20, 2011 | Compliance Services, Medicare
A provision in last year’s federal health reform law accelerated Medicare Part D’s annual enrollment period, beginning this year. The annual enrollment period used to run from November 15 to December 31; however, for this year and future years, the annual enrollment...
