Most Requested Information
A collection of frequently used information about employer health insurance laws, requirements and model notices. 
Employee Benefits
New For 2020 - WA - Surprise/Balance Billing Protection WA Dept of Ins
OR - Effective 3/1/2018 - Surprise/Balance Billing Protection oregon.gov
Upcoming For 2022 - OR - Balance Billing Prohibited For Health Care Facility Services oregonlaws.org
Definition of a Small Employer:
Oregon - Washington
Determining if an Employer is an Applicable Large Employer irs.com
What Happens When a Small Employer Grows Into an ALE Leavitt Group
Controlled and Affiliated Service Groups psfinc.com
New For 2020 - Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) cms.gov
Employer Health Care Arrangements For Individual Health Insurance irs.gov
Side-by-Side: Group Coverage - ICHRA - QSEHRA healthcare.gov
QSEHRA healthcare.gov
ICHRA healthcare.gov
ICHRA - A Comprehensive Guide Take Command Health
Employer Responsibility Under ACA Penalties (Flowchart)
ACA Affordability Safe Harbor Tests
Calculator - Estimator - Provisions - Regulations - Q&A
Employment Laws Assistance For Small Businesses and Workers dol.gov
Nondiscrimination Rules For Group Health Plans (Enforcement paused pending regulatory guidance) dol.gov
SHOP Small Business Tax Credit irs.com
ACA Tax Provisions For Employers irs.com
Tax Treatment of Common Fringe Benefits hr360.com
Certification of Creditable Drug Coverage
(To be completed by employers with Medicare Part D eligible employees, each year within 60 days of the start of the plan year)
Disclosure Guidance and Information
Model Notices
Instructions Slide Deck
COBRA About COBRA
Employer Guide - Employer FAQs
Employee Guide - Employee FAQs
COBRA Model Notices:
Model General Notice dol.gov
Model Election Notice dol.gov
CONTINUATION Coverage:
Oregon - Washington
ERISA dol.gov
ERISA Wrap Documents - hinklaw.com
Family and Medical Leave Act:
State Family and Medical Leave Laws
Paid Sick Leave vs FMLA vs Paid Family Medical Leave
FMLA Employer Guide dol.gov
OFLA Oregon Family Leave Act Federal vs Oregon
PFML Washington Paid Family Leave Act
OSHA State Plans FAQs
Social Security What Every Woman Should Know
Social Security Retirement Estimator Calculator
HSA
New for 2020 - CARES Act - TeleHealth and OTC irs.gov
HSA Basics: The Quintana Group
How Does a Health Savings Account (HSA) Work? healthinsurance.org
HSA IRS Publication 969 - Eligible Medical Expenses Publication 503
HSA IRS Guidance and Q & A irs.gov
HSA Employer Comparable Contributions Federal Register
HSAs and Medicare Conflicts
The Complete HSA Guidebook Stephen D. Neeleman, M.D., HealthEquity, 2018
Do This With Your HSA Right Now Jeff Rose, Forbes 2019
7 Ways to Maximize the Benefits of HSAs Bob Carlson, Forbes 2020
Health Savings Accounts
Comparison of HSA Providers HSA Search
Evaluation and Rankings of HSA Providers Morningstar
Medicare
Medicare Benefits ssa.gov
Medicare Enrollment - When to Sign Up medicare.gov
Medicare And You - 2021 medicare.gov
Get Started with Medicare medicare.gov
Medicare Costs at a Glance medicare.gov
Part A & Part B medicare.gov
The Part D Donut Hole (Coverage Gap) medicareinteractive.gov
I have Employer Coverage medicare.gov
Who Pays First? medicare.gov
How Medicare Works with Other Insurance medicare.gov
HSAs and Medicare noca.org
Who Do I Contact - Medicare or Social Security ssa.gov
Apply for Medicare Online ssa.gov
VA Benefits and Medicare - Asking the Right Questions
7 Things Not Covered By Medicare - AARP
SHIBA (Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance) - Oregon
SHIBA (Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors) - Washington
Individual and Family Coverage
Employer-Sponsored Coverage and Tax Credit Eligibility healthreformbeyondthebasics.org
eLAWS Interactive Health Benefits Advisor dol.gov
Short Term Health Insurance Oregon - Washington
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