Insurers providing copies of 1095-Bs to Employer?

[Flyboyjohn]

We're telling our health insurance carrier we want a copy of all the 1095-Bs that they're sending to our 2015 covered employees.

We're identified as the "employer" on the forms and the forms are going to our employees due to their relationship with us.

Plus the employees will be calling us (and not the carrier's 800 number listed on the form) when they have questions.

So far the carrier is refusing our request (citing privacy issues) and I'm wondering what others are experiencing with their carriers.

Thanks

[leevena]

Instructions on distribution states that the carrier must provide a copy to the employee, not the employer. My guess is that since this is new, they may be cautious. Quick question, since you provided the info to the carrier, what questions could you not answer? By the way, I suggest telling employees to ask their tax advisor.

[J Simmons]

The insurer is the responsible tax filing party for the Forms 1095-B, not the employer. I would suggest you deflect employee questions to the insurer. If it does not like that, then they might be more willing to share the information with you.

[Flyboyjohn]

Leevena- we didn't provide any info to the carrier, they already know who they covered in 2015.

J Simmons- we're 99% sure deflecting our employees to the carrier's 800 number that takes an hour before someone answers or the yoyo on the other end was hired the day before will result in frustrated and angry employees, something we'd like to avoid

[leevena]

Flyboyjohn...yes I agree the carrier already knows, I could have been a little clearer. I said you provided the info because the employees were enrolled via your group health plan. Sorry for the confusion.