MESSA + Meijer offering COVID-19 vaccine to preK-12 staff MESSA is teaming up with Meijer to help more preK-12 teachers and support staff get the COVID-19 vaccine at their local Meijer pharmacy. Starting Mar. 8, 2021, local Meijer pharmacies will streamline the process for preK-12 school staff to help them get a COVID-19 vaccine quickly …
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 2020 tax year. Therefore, a 1095-B …
MESSA LMS and Prescription Drug Plan rates effective Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2021 We are pleased to share that the 2021 rates for the MESSA LMS medical plan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) Medicare Part D group prescription drug plan are less than the 2020 rates. Effective Jan. 1, 2021, the …
2020 MESSA Virtual Summits – – Register now! MESSA Virtual Summits are coming your way, live and online via Zoom. Mark your calendar and join MESSA staff and local field representatives for an interactive experience with real-time chat and Q&A after each session. Topics will include: How we rate COVID-19 impacts Telehealth Pharmacy MESSA roadmap …
2020 MESSA Summits Our popular MESSA Summits, where employers can meet and mingle, ask questions, and learn about what’s happening at MESSA, will take place virtually this fall. Watch for more details coming your way in a future business bulletin. MESSA Services MESSA has solutions to address the challenges benefit administrators face every day. We …
Required Notices: Medicare Part D creditable coverage and new hire coverage options Employers are required by the government to provide their employees with certain notifications about their health plans. Two such required notices are detailed below. 1. Annual notice to Medicare-eligible employees regarding creditable coverage The Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) requires that plan sponsors disclose …
Pandemic relief for your vision insurance premium To help ease the financial burden our employers are experiencing and demonstrate the committed partnership between MESSA, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for VSP, and the employers we serve, MESSA announces pandemic relief for your VSP vision insurance premium. Employers with an effective date of May 1, …
COVID-19 updates: Our commitment to you continues MESSA knows the COVID-19 pandemic has created a time of great uncertainty and complexity for our employers. As part of our commitment to keeping you informed, we would like to provide you with the following updates that impact you and your employees right now. Pandemic relief for your …
Important information affecting flexible spending accounts now CARES Act: Amended Section 125 documents coming from MESSA Many over-the-counter medications are now reimbursable without a prescription or a doctor’s note for employees with flexible spending accounts, requiring employers to have amended Section 125 plan documents. Additionally, feminine hygiene products are now reimbursable through an FSA. These …
COVID-19 MESSA has taken the following steps to ensure access to care for all MESSA members and their covered dependents: MESSA will fully cover medically necessary testing and treatment for COVID-19 for all MESSA members and their covered dependents. Members will not have to pay a deductible, copayment or coinsurance. MESSA will fully cover medical …