Infinisource staff members have contributed to several national
publications on the topics of COBRA, human resources and HIPAA.
Below are the articles our experts composed. The articles are
available to our clients and agents as an additional resource for
some of the most challenging areas of compliance.
The COBRA Guide |
Date | Article |
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February
2012 | Multi-employer Plans 101: What Are the Special COBRA Issues? |
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January
2012 | Being Nice Is Not Always The Best Move With COBRA |
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December
2011 | Dual Coverage: Who Picks Up the Tab? |
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November
2011 | COBRA Information: Is it PHI Under HIPAA? |
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October
2011 | Tricks When Offering COBRA Are Not Always Magical Acts |
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September
2011 | COBRA Legislative Review Foreshadows its Future |
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August
2011 | COBRA Tasks: Should They Stay Or Should They Go? |
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July
2011 | COBRA & HIPAA Are Not Necessarily Like PB&J |
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June
2011 | COBRA Answers to Major Insurer Questions |
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May
2011 | COBRA Issues Arise When U-Hauls Arrive |
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April
2011 | Going Above and Beyond The Required COBRA Notices |
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March
2011 | COBRA Facts of Life Include QMCSOs |
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February
2011 | Food for Thought on Cafeteria Plans & COBRA |
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January
2011 | When Individual Plans Are Subject to COBRA |
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December
2010 | Finding a COBRA Needle in a Legal Haystack |
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November
2010 | State Continuation Part II |
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October
2010 | State Continuation Part I |
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September
2010 | COBRA & Medicare-Medicaid |
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August
2010 | Domestic Partners-Common Law Spouses |
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July
2010 | HCTC & ARRA |
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June
2010 | Is Michelle's Law Still Relevant After Health Care Reform? |
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May
2010 | FMLA Knockout With COBRA as Opponent |
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April
2010 | A Day Late or a Dollar Short |
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March
2010 | Correct - Don't Ignore - Major COBRA Failures |
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February
2010 | Take Notice of COBRA Content in SPD |
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January
2010 | Retirement - No Pleasure Cruise For Employers |
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December
2009 | COBRA and MSP Intersect |
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November
2009 | Eligibility Audits Cut Down on Health Care Costs |
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October
2009 | COBRA Is Not Always All or Nothing |
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September
2009 | ARRA |
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August
2009 | Involuntary Termination |
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July
2009 | Know Your Limits When It Comes to COBRA |
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June
2009 | How the COBRA Period Can Be Extended |
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May
2009 | 'Less Is More' Does Not Always Work With COBRA |
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April
2009 | Incapacity Is Serious Matter For Employers |
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March
2009 | Church Plan Exception Can be Difficult |
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February
2009 | How the Trade Act Subsidy Affects COBRA |
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January
2009 | COBRA Compliance Includes Termination, Unavailability Notices |
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December
2008 | COBRA Noncompliance Penalties Are Many and Costly |
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November
2008 | TAMRA |
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September
2008 | Election Notices |
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August
2008 | Overseas |
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July
2008 | Common Ownership |
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June
2008 | Small Employer Exception |
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May
2008 | Show Me the Money |
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April
2008 | PEO's |
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March
2008 | Notices |
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February
2008 | Determination Periods: A Hard Reality of COBRA |
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January
2008 | Employers Should Handle Disability Extensions With Care |
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December
2007 | Fitting the Puzzle Pieces Together With COBRA Can Be More Than Child's Play |
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November
2007 | Make Sure You Include All Ingredients in COBRA Offering |
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October
2007 | Special COBRA Issues Exist With HRAs |
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September
2007 | How to Create a Clear 'Gross Misconduct' Framework |
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August
2007 | Don't Close Off Open Enrollment to COBRA QB's |
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July
2007 | Employers Should 'Anticipate' COBRA Issues With Divorce |
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June
2007 | COBRA and USERRA: It's Important to Understand The Differences |
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May
2007 | Is Your COBRA General Notice Missing in Action? |
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April
2007 | Road Rules Provide Street Smarts For FSAs and COBRA |
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March
2007 | FSAs and COBRA, Just Like Riding a Bike |
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December
2006 | COBRA QB Dilemma: Who's on First, What's on Second |
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October
2006 | With COBRA Compliance, The Proof Is in the Pudding |
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August
2006 | The Undocumented Alien Question: To Offer or Not Offer COBRA |
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June
2006 | Coming Up a Little Short: How to Handle Insignificant Premium Underpayments |
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April
2006 | "Come Together Right Now": COBRA Issues in the Business Sale Context |
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February
2006 | How Medicare Coverage And COBRA Interact |
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Employee Benefit News |
Date | Article |
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May
2011 | Open Enrollment: Notice the Notices |
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Flex Plan Handbook |
Date | Article |
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February
2012 | Stay Alert to New Guidance in 2012 |
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November
2011 | Twelve for 2012: A Dozen Flexible Ideas |
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August
2011 | Dependent Care FSAs Have Issues Also |
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May
2011 | Box 12 of W-2 Will Be More Crowded |
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February
2011 | Eleven for 2011: A Short List for Flex Plans |
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November
2010 | OTC Drugs, Six Questions Employers Must Answer |
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August
2010 | Health Care Reform--Much Has Come, More to Come |
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May
2010 | Health Care Reform's Impact On Flexible Benefits |
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February
2010 | What Reform's Squeeze May Mean for Flex Benefits |
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November
2009 | HITECH Act Affects Flex Plan Administration |
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August
2009 | A Mid-year Checkup for Your Health FSA |
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May
2009 | New COBRA Law Affects Flex Plan Administration |
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Employer's Guide to HIPAA Privacy Requirements |
Date | Article |
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December
2011 | Recent HIPAA Report Cards Include Warnings for Plans |
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June
2011 | EAP Referrals Trigger HIPAA Issues |
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December
2010 | HIPAA for the Holidays: A Checklist of Things to Do |
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June
2010 | The HITECH Act: Higher Stakes, Greater Challenges |
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January
2010 | It's Time to Update Your HIPAA Privacy Notice |
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June
2009 | HIPAA's Interaction With FMLA Medical Certifications |
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June
2008 | You Received a Subpoena for PHI, Now What? |
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Employer's Guide to HIPAA |
Date | Article |
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September
2010 | Nondiscrimination |
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March
2010 | New IRS Form 8928 Should Not Be Taxing |
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September
2009 | Employers Should Take Notice Of HIPAA Portability Rules |
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September
2009 | New Special Enrollment Rights And Related CHIPRA Issues |
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March
2009 | The Tag-along Rule: Where HIPAA and §125 Collide |
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California Broker Magazine (California Association of Health Underwriters) |
Date | Article |
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April
2008 | Military Leave Invokes Three Amigos: COBRA, USERRA, and FMLA |
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February
2008 | PRAs: A Different Kind of Cafeteria Plan Entrée |
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October
2007 | To Save or to Spend: That's the HSA Question |
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Self Funding Magazine |
Date | Article |
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March
2011 | Why Consider COBRA Outsourcing? |
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Health Insurance Underwriter (National Association of Health Underwriters) |
Date | Article |
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October
2007 | To Save or to Spend: That's the HSA Question |
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