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In an age when more and more positions require duties to be carried out almost exclusively on
computers, and where the internet can instantly connect anyone anywhere, many employers, including ,
are offering the option of telecommuting. Telecommuting allows employees to work from home or
another alternate location and communicate with their employers electronically.
Employee Eligibility Exception for furloughed or temporarily laid off employees. As a result of the COVID‑19 outbreak, Independence will honor employer requests to continue coverage for employees furloughed or temporarily laid off as a result of impacts of COVID‑19. This exception applies to fully insured and self-funded business, and is contingent upon the following: Full premium payments continue to be made by the employer.Self‑funded employers must continue to remit invoiced amounts in full. The employer is responsible for collecting employee contributions, if applicable. No reductions to employer contributions will be allowed. Only actively at‑work employees can be added to the plan as new enrollees. Our preferred Stop Loss partner, HM Insurance Group (HMIG) HMIG will honor… Read More
On December 2, 2019, the IRS issued Notice 2019-63, which provides: • An extension of time, until March 2, 2020, for employers to provide Forms 1095-C to their full-time employees and other individuals; and • An extension of relief from penalties for the 2019 reporting year for employers and other entities that make good-faith efforts to comply with the reporting requirements.
Annual Medicare Part D reporting is required for all employers who provide health benefits with prescription drug coverage. The reporting is an online filing to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and it lets CMS know if the prescription drug coverage available on the employer’s health plan is “creditable.” The Medicare Part D reporting helps CMS determine if a person enrolling in a stand-alone Part D plan is subject to a late enrollment penalty. Late enrollment penalties apply for individuals who delay enrollment in a Part D plan upon first becoming eligible unless they have prescription drug coverage elsewhere that is at least as good as the standard… Read More