Sarah Borders

Principal, Benefits Compliance Solutions. Sarah has spent the last 15 years in the employee benefits industry, has numerous designations and serves on NAHU’s Employer Working Group Subcommittee and is an active board member of Austin AHU. She recently stepped down as Vice President of Benefits Compliance at one of the nation's largest brokerage firms to start her own compliance consulting practice. Her designations include an active license with the Texas Department of Insurance, CEBS (Certified Employee Benefits Specialist), Certified Health Care Reform Professional, HIPAA certification and Health Care Service Associate. She holds an MBA from Texas A&M Corpus Christi and a BA from University of Incarnate Word. Her consulting firm, Benefits Compliance Solutions, partners with employers to identify unknown risks and avoid hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and lawsuits from failure to comply with their healthplan obligations.

Blog Post by Sarah Borders

Sarah Borders
June 1, 2022 3 min read

Machine-Readable Files Must be Available July 1, 2022

Date: July 1, 2022 – Non-grandfathered group health plans and insurance carriers must ...

Sarah Borders
March 21, 2022 2 min read

Exemption Expanded for Telemedicine Services Under High Deductible Health Plans

A high deductible health plan (HDHP) partnered with an HSA usually can’t cover the costs ...

Sarah Borders
March 1, 2022 4 min read

Deadlines for COBRA and HIPAA Special Enrollments Extended Again

On February 18, 2022, President Biden formally extended the COVID-19 National Emergency ...

Sarah Borders
March 1, 2022 2 min read

ACA Reporting (6055 and 6056) Deadlines

Dates: February 28, 2022 (Paper Filings) or March 31, 2022 (Electronic Filings)

Sarah Borders
January 31, 2022 1 min read

HHS Releases 2023 Proposed Benefit & Payment Parameters

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has announced the maximum annual ...

Sarah Borders
January 31, 2022 2 min read

Mental Health Parity Report to Congress Outlines Enforcement Activity

On January 25, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health & Human ...

Sarah Borders
December 7, 2021 3 min read

Disclosure Requirement for Employers with Illinois Employees

The Illinois Department of Labor has issued a set of FAQs clarifying many of the ...

Sarah Borders
October 4, 2021 2 min read

Under the New Vaccine Mandate, Which Employers Have to Comply?

The Biden Administration recently announced the “Path Out of the Pandemic” plan. Among ...

Sarah Borders
October 4, 2021 1 min read

ACA Affordability Percentage Updated for 2022

Recently the IRS updated the affordability percentage to 9.61% for plan years that start ...

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