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FAQs (Part 44) Clarify Health Plan Coverage of COVID-19 Tests and Vaccines

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As background, the FFCRA and CARES Act, along with implementing regulations (see our Checkpoint article ), generally require group health plans and insurers to cover COVID-19 diagnostic testing without cost-sharing, prior authorization, or other medical management requirements. Preventive Services, Including Vaccines.

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Taxpayer Advocate Rips IRS for Delay in California Tax Issue Ruling

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In a blog post , the National Taxpayer Advocate blasted the agency for urging taxpayers in California and more than a dozen other states to hold off filing their returns until the IRS makes up its mind. On Thursday, the IRS’s in-house taxpayer advocate service added its voice to the complaints.

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Report on ERISA Enforcement Identifies Common Violations, COVID-19 Challenges, and Regional Compliance Projects

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According to the report, EBSA generally focuses its enforcement efforts in three broad categories applicable to retirement and welfare plans and their service providers: disclosures to participants; reporting to relevant agencies; and fiduciary responsibilities. Part of the report addresses challenges presented by COVID-19.

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Amazon Celebrates Handmade’s 5th Birthday

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Based on selection and crafters, the world’s largest eCommerce website has been a success, according to Amazon’s blog. Handmade’s top-selling categories include items for the home, kitchen and jewelry. Amazon.com Inc.’s s Handmade, the platform for artists to sell handcrafted goods online, is celebrating its fifth birthday.

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Shipping Blues: Infrastructure Staggers Under Digital Shift

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With the PYMNTS COVID-19 tracker showing that nearly two times as many Americans have little or no interest in leaving their homes to reengage in the physical world as those who do, online commerce is booming – and shipping has become a dicey prospect.

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Corporate Card Innovators Bank On Continued Business Spend

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Pleo has also added support for ATM cash withdrawals on its cards, while the company noted in a blog post that it also plans to roll out expense reimbursement capabilities within Pleo Pocket in the near future. points on digital ad spend, "a major spend category and powerful driver of growth," the company said in its announcement.

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FedEx, Microsoft Team Up To Launch Shipping Initiative

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As the PYMNTS COVID-19 tracker reported last week, the sheer volume of packages from a variety of retailers has forced FedEx to limit the number of deliveries. This new service comes at a time when the infrastructure built for pre-pandemic eCommerce levels is staggering under the weight of the digital shift.