Medicare or Group Health Insurance: Who Pays First?
In this week’s blog, we are going to attempt to explain “who pays first” when a person has both Medicare AND group insurance. Medicare (NOT Medicaid) is a national health system that provides [...]
Beware of the Employer Paid COBRA Trap!
We often speak with employers who offer to pay COBRA premiums for a period of time as part of a severance or retirement agreement. Frequently the employer is trying to help out a long term [...]
The $143,000 Mistake – The ACA Shared Responsibility Penalty
We recently received an urgent call from one of our clients who had received a notice from the IRS with a request for payment of $143,000 as a penalty for not complying with a key provision of [...]
New Massachusetts Health Care Assessment
Governor Baker recently signed a law that will impact Massachusetts employers with 6 or more employees (full time or part time) to become effective January 1, 2018. The law is still awaiting [...]
Tips for Open Enrollment Season – Part 2
Our last post addressed some of the key points for employers to share with employees during open enrollment season. One area that we mentioned was things to consider when changing insurance [...]
Medicare and Group Health Insurance
We frequently receive questions from our clients or their employees about how their group health coverage is impacted by an employee’s or a spouse’s eligibility for Medicare. Medicare and [...]
