New COBRA Platform

Your Ameriflex account provides real-time access to all of your account information, including your current balance, transaction history, payment status, and more.

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Set Up Auto COBRA Payments

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Make a COBRA Premium Payment in the Participant Portal

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COBRA Open Enrollment (Ameriflex Platform)

Ameriflex offers COBRA Open Enrollment services for an additional cost. To select a COBRA Open Enrollment service that best suits your needs, please complete the following steps. Please note that we require a 3-4 week notice for COBRA Open Enrollment requests.

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Updated 1 week ago

Is an FSA or HRA COBRA Eligible? (New Platform)

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Updated 1 week ago

What is the difference between a Qualified Beneficiary and a Direct Bill Member?

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COBRA Quick Start Reference Guide

Below, you’ll find helpful topics with brief descriptions and direct links to related Help Center articles, making it easy to navigate your COBRA responsibilities with confidence and efficiency.

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Updated 1 month ago

Accessing COBRA Plan Information

Need to review the COBRA plans available to your qualified beneficiaries? This article will guide you through where to find that information and how to ensure your plan data is up to date.

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Updated 1 month ago

Adding a New COBRA-Eligible Employee

This article outlines how a plan administrator can add a New COBRA-Eligible Employee to the system to ensure they receive the COBRA Initial Rights Notice.

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Updated 1 month ago

Accessing COBRA Member Communications

This article outlines how a plan administrator can access member communications that have been sent by Ameriflex.

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Updated 1 month ago

View Member Payments in COBRA

The Employer Portal makes it easy to track COBRA premium payments made by your qualified beneficiaries.

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Updated 1 month ago

Adding a Subsidy to a Member Entry

This article outlines how a plan administrator can add a subsidy to an existing member's account, ensuring accurate benefit management and payment accuracy.

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Updated 1 month ago

Add a Dependent as a Qualified Beneficiary (QB)

In some cases, a dependent who is already covered under COBRA may experience their own qualifying life event, such as turning 26 (aging out), getting divorced, or losing other coverage.

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Updated 1 month ago

Add a Qualified Beneficiary's Dependent (New Platform)

When an employee becomes COBRA-eligible due to a qualifying event (like termination or a reduction in hours), you may also need to add dependents to their COBRA record.

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Updated 1 month ago

Finding Your Remittance Report

The COBRA Remittance Report is a valuable monthly resource that helps employers reconcile COBRA payment data with their insurance carrier invoices. This report lists all COBRA premium payments received by Ameriflex from qualified beneficiaries, providing insight into which individuals are actively making payments.

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Updated 2 months ago

Running a COBRA Remittance Report in Employer Portal

Here is a guided video tutorial on how to run a COBRA Remittance Report in the new platform within the Employer Portal.

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Updated 2 months ago

Configure COBRA Rates If Applicable (New Platform)

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Updated 3 months ago

Enter COBRA Age-Banded Plans and Rates (New Platform)

Step-by-step instructions on how to set up your Age-Banded COBRA plans and rates.

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If Ameriflex handles the group's FSA & COBRA, do the rates have to be added to the Ameriflex portal? (New Platform)

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When a person terminates COBRA, is the broker or client notified? (New Platform)

In the realm of employee benefits, understanding our COBRA Enrollment Notice process is paramount.

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Should the participant stop paying their COBRA premiums, does Ameriflex notify the carrier? (New Platform)

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What is a COBRA Initial Rights Notice?

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Step-by-Step COBRA Instructions

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What is a Takeover Letter? (New Platform)

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What is a Qualifying Event? (New Platform)

Learn what a Qualifying Life Event (QLE) is and how it relates to COBRA.

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What is the COBRA Qualified Beneficiary process after an employee terminates? (New Platform)

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What are COBRA-Eligible Plans? (New Platform)

According to federal COBRA guidelines, COBRA-eligible plans include medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, and health reimbursement arrangements.

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Why is dependent information needed for Legacy and Qualifying Event Submissions? (New Platform)

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Does Ameriflex Pay Carrier Bills? (New Platform)

No, Ameriflex does not accept or pay insurance carrier bills or invoices. The group will pay their carrier bills/invoices as usual and get reimbursed through the COBRA remittance process.

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Updated 3 months ago

COBRA Plan Glossary (I am renewing or adding a COBRA plan, what does this option mean?)

Here you can find helpful information for COBRA rate entry and answers to frequently asked questions regarding COBRA rates.

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Updated 3 months ago

Set up COBRA Plans & Rates

This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up your COBRA plans and their rates.

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