Most employers must comply with COBRA if you maintain a group health insurance plan and employ 20 or more full or part-time employees during 50% of the business days in the previous calendar year. HIPAA

applies if you employ 2 or more full-time employees.

Existing COBRA and HIPAA laws place a great burden on employers who are required to comply with either or both legislative acts. Failure to comply with the rules of COBRA or HIPAA can expose an employer to severe IRS and ERISA penalties.

Benefit Management Group, Inc. can help provide your Human Resource Department with the technical expertise necessary to ease this burden and minimize your company’s exposure to penalties or litigation that can be avoided.

Benefit Management Group, Inc. can help you arrange quality, professional Third Party Administration of these two significant legislative burdens. These Third Party Admisitrators will handle ALL facets of COBRA and HIPAA notification, elections, responses to qualifying events, and Creditable Coverage Certificates at reasonable and affordable rates.