Is it worth splitting off COBRA administration to a client’s medical plan trust administrator? You be the judge. We take a look at what that scenario would mean to the client and their participants.
Question of the month: Should we offer COBRA payments as a part of a severance package?
Sometimes good intentions come with unexpected consequences. Is this the case with adding COBRA payments to severance packages?
True to size: why it’s important to be accurate about your COBRA count
It can cost you if you tell an insurance carrier that your company is COBRA eligible when it’s not. Here’s why.
It’s not just a sales pitch: a single TPA for all alphabet soup programs makes good sense
While yes, we’d love to have you as a client for all your alphabet soup business, the reality is you are doing yourself a favor if you use one TPA.
Axed for no vax? It that a voluntary or involuntary termination?
As companies begin terminating employees for failing to follow vaccine mandates, questions are arising about how these terminations will be categorized and what ramifications will follow. Here’s what we know so far.
Question of the Month: Air Ambulance Memberships: COBRA eligible expense? FSA/HSA eligible expense?
With more companies adding air ambulance memberships as benefits, Gina answers the question of COBRA, FSA & HSA eligibility.
Does anyone really know the answer? Terminating COBRA due to Medicare Entitlement
A COBRA participant turns 65 and is now Medicare entitled. When should COBRA be terminated? It’s not as clear cut as I once thought.
The Continuing Saga of ARPA and COBRA
We did it! 2,200 COBRA Notices sent. And while we celebrate that, we’re still mired in the aftermath of the COBRA/ARPA tsunami. Here’s where we’ve been and what we’ve learned.
ARPA COBRA Subsidy Notifications on hold as the tsunami looms
Unanswered questions are holding up the flood of ARPA COBRA notices. Here is why we can’t act yet.
Just the FAQs: The American Rescue Plan & COBRA
Our phone has been ringing off the hook with questions about the new COBRA subsidies taking effect on April 1st. Here’s what you need to know.