Employee Benefit Extensions for the COVID-19 Pandemic: COBRA, FSA, HRA, and More

This post was submitted by Navia Benefit Solutions. In February 2020, FlexBank Administrators, a trusted and tenured provider of pre-tax benefits, COBRA administration, and compliance solutions, announced its partnership with (more…)

Surprise Billing Behind the Scenes

In a Stanford study released in March of 2019, medical transport percentage of visits out of network was reported up to 42.8 percent between January 2010 and December of 2016. (more…)

IRS Announces 2021 HSA Contribution Limits, HDHP Minimum Deductibles, and HDHP Out-of-Pocket Maximums

The IRS has announced the 2021 cost-of-living adjusted limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) and high-deductible health plans (HDHPs). Here are the details: HSA Contribution Limits. The 2021 annual HSA (more…)

DOL Issues Benefit Extensions During COVID-19 National Emergency

The Department of Labor, Revenue, and Treasury recently issued benefit extensions for certain group health plans, disability and other welfare plans, and pension plans during the COVID-19 National Emergency. The (more…)

The Supreme Court’s ACA Ruling and What it Might Mean

According to ThinkAdvisor, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ACA ruling could “add some stability to the individual and family major medical insurance market, at a time the COVID-19 is shaking everything (more…)

Ohio Insurance License Renewal and Continuing Education Relief During COVID-19

The Ohio Department of Insurance recently announced that Governor DeWine signed House Bill 197, which includes relief to insurance license-holders whose license expires during the coronavirus pandemic. This bill applies (more…)

Coronavirus Stimulus Payments: What You Need to Know

Congress recently approved a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package that includes $300 million in direct payments to individuals with the intent of alleviating economic strife caused by the virus and (more…)

UPDATE FROM ODI: Health Insurance Coverage Flexibility for Ohio Employees

The Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) released a Bulletin on Friday with orders regarding insurers’ response to the COVID-19 threat. The Bulletin outlines the following requirements for insurers: Insurers must (more…)

IMPORTANT: Legislative Guidance Regarding COVID-19

As news is released regarding COVID-19, Cornerstone will compile all legislative information into one place as we receive it. See below for the releases that we have received from our (more…)

IRS Allows HDHPs to Cover COVID-19 Testing and Treatment With No or Low Deductible

This post was originally created and published by EBIA The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a notice allowing high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to provide benefits associated with testing for (more…)

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