Sarah Borders, CEBS

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.

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Sarah Borders, CEBS
March 31, 2023 5 min read

Texas Federal Judge Strikes Down Parts of the ACA’s Preventive Care Mandate for Group Health Plans

On March 30th, 2023, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that the preventive care ...

Sarah Borders, CEBS
March 14, 2023 2 min read

ACA Penalties for 2024 Released

On March 9, 2023, the IRS issued Rev. Proc. 2023-17 reflecting the indexed changes to the ...

Sarah Borders, CEBS
March 1, 2023 2 min read

Next Round of RxDC Submissions Due by June 1, 2023

Section 204 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) requires group health plans and ...

Sarah Borders, CEBS
February 27, 2023 9 min read

Attestations for Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Due December 31, 2023

On February 23, 2023, The Departments issued joint FAQ guidance related to compliance ...

Sarah Borders, CEBS
February 6, 2023 7 min read

End of COVID-19 National Emergency and Public Health Emergency: Impacts to Health Plans

The Biden Administration has announced intentions to end both the National Emergency and ...

Sarah Borders, CEBS
February 1, 2023 3 min read

2023 Federal Poverty Level Increase Affecting FPL Affordability Safe Harbor

There are three affordability safe harbors an employer can rely upon to determine whether ...

Sarah Borders, CEBS
February 1, 2023 3 min read

2023 Adjusted Penalty Amounts Released

The Department of Labor has issued the 2023 annual adjustments to penalties applicable to ...

Sarah Borders, CEBS
February 1, 2023 2 min read

W-2 Aggregate Cost of Coverage

If an employer filed more than 250 W-2 forms during the prior year, the aggregate cost of ...

Sarah Borders, CEBS
February 1, 2023 2 min read

Medicare Part D Coverage Disclosures Due March 1st for January 1st Plan Years

Any employer that sponsors a group health plan is required to notify CMS of the plan’s ...

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