November 2006 | Volume V, Issue 9

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DPI 125 Basic Software Training:
December 20-21

DPI 125 Advanced / CMS Software:
December 5-6

DPI-105 HRA Software
December 4

DPI COBRA Software Training:
December 7

DPI-132 Training:
Available upon request.

myHSAToday™ Training:
To be announced.

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All seminars will be in Little Rock, AR.

 

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The November Election and the Future of HSA

The 110th Congress will have a lot on its plate between now and the next election. How will the shift in power in the US Congress affect the future of Health Savings Accounts?

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New TRICARE Rule

A new TRICARE Rule affects the coordination of Group Health Plans and Military Coverage. Plan Sponsors can no longer offer TRICARE eligible employees financial opt out incentives.

Click here to learn more about the new Rule.

 

Cafeteria Plan Documents

As many of you are aware DataPath previously provided updated plan documents every year, usually because there were new regulations that required plan document language changes. Therefore, unless there are regulation changes we will not be updating the Cafeteria Plan Documents for 2007.

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Electronic Payment Card for Transit Expenses

The IRS released Revenue Ruling 2006-57 on November 20, 2006. This ruling provides guidance to employers on the use of smartcards and debit cards to provide qualified transportation fringe benefits under section 132 (f) of the Code.

Click here to read about the new Ruling.

 

The IRS Finalizes Rules on Electronic Notices and Elections for Benefit Plans

The IRS has issued final rules that govern how plan administrators may use electronic media to provide various required notices. The new regulation applied to notices provided and participant elections made on or after January 1, 2007.

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The 2007 Adjustments Are In

Click here for information on the new limits and adjustments.

 

CDHC Expo 2007

CDHC Expo next February will focus on discussing the lucrative future of Consumer Driven Health. DataPath will be one of many among the esteemed participants of this world-class conference.

Click here to read more about next year’s CDHC Expo.

 

DataPath Operations Management System

DataPath has developed a new system to help manage letters and reports.

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Online Debit Card Enrollment

DataPath will be soon be releasing an update to DPICMS that will allow TPAs after an employer is uploaded to choose for that employer to allow participants to enroll for the debit card (mySourceCard) online. More information will be distributed to the users of mySourceCard when the update is made available.

 

DataPath's Featured Employee: Charles Richardson

Charles Richardson has been chosen as the featured employee for this month’s newsletter. Charles has been with DataPath for a year now as a Technical Support member for our COBRA and 125 systems.

Click here to learn more about Charles and his role here at DataPath.

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