Topics in this bulletin: Important information about MESSA’s new billing and payment portal 1095-B Tax forms New billing and payment portal MESSA’s new billing and payment portal will go live on February 13, 2023. Below is important information to help you prepare. Pay My Bill will be temporarily unavailable beginning 5:00 p.m., February 8 through …
New billing and payment portal Exciting news! MESSA’s new billing and payment portal will go live on February 13, 2023. You will begin using this new portal when you review and pay your March invoice. Please join us for a training session to become familiar with our new billing and payment portal. We will: Provide …
MESSA LMS PDP rates for 2023 Effective Jan. 1, 2023, rates for our MESSA LMS medical plan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) Medicare Part D group prescription drug plan are: Member Only with Basic Term Life: $546.49 Member Only without Basic Term Life: $542.10 Member and Spouse with Basic Term Life: $1,088.59 …
2022 MESSA Summits – – Register now! Mark your calendar. MESSA Summits are coming your way both live and online. Join us to meet and mingle with MESSA staff and your peers in benefit administration. We look forward to seeing you! Topics will include: COVID-19 Update Dental and Vision Plan Year How MESSA Stacks Up …
Open enrollment: Countdown toolkit Open enrollment season is right around the corner and we encourage our groups to start preparing as soon as possible. To help get you get started, we’re pleased to provide you with an open enrollment: countdown toolkit. This toolkit walks you through the process of creating your open enrollment, keeping you …
Annual required creditable coverage notices Employers are required to take action and meet two separate and distinct annual creditable coverage disclosure requirements: Annual notice to Medicare eligible individuals Online disclosure to CMS Form Please note: The information contained in this business bulletin is not intended to be, nor should it be construed as, legal advice. …
MESSA Jan. 1, 2023 renewals now available online Your Jan. 1, 2023 MESSA renewal report is now available online at the MESSA Business Administration Center > Reports > Renewal. Your new medical renewal report, medical rate summary, and vision rate summary are also available. Access your renewals here. If you would like additional quotes this …
Dental and vision benefits plan year change Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, MESSA dental and vision benefits plan year will change to Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, coinciding with the calendar year and to match MESSA medical benefits. This change will make it easier for members to monitor their coverage when all MESSA benefits and deductibles …
Introducing enhanced dental benefits for impaired dependents Effective June 1, 2022, MESSA and Delta Dental have partnered to offer enhanced dental benefits for dependents that are physically and/or intellectually impaired. Included in these enhanced benefits are: Additional visits to the dentist’s office and/or consultations prior to the first treatment to help patients learn what to …
1095-B Tax Forms Tax form 1095-B provides proof that an employee and their family had health insurance during the year. Beginning with the 2019 tax year, the government no longer requires tax form 1095-B to be filed with individual tax returns. This continues to be the case for the 2021 tax year. Therefore, a 1095-B …