Travis Software Official Blog

TravisCobra, WebCOBRA.com, TravisFlex and TBILL users can now use secure file transfer methods to send data to Travis and receive data from us. The new HITECH law requires that Protected Health Information (PHI) is transmitted using a secure methodology. Since the data sent to and from Travis in association with TravisCobra, TravisFlex and TBILL support issues contains PHI, and since WebCOBRA.com customers receive letters and data files containing PHI, we have now implemented “Secure FTP” (SFTP) servers to handle the sending and receiving of customer data .

Travis has seen its software adopted by a large number of new administrators during the past year, and the company has enjoyed record growth. We now work with over 700 COBRA administrators nationwide, with more than 100 of them working with Travis for the first time since ARRA was passed in February 2009!

In the past year, many submissions from the Travis Ideabook have made their way into our Travis Systems! Every year we add new features to our Travis products, and many of them come from you, our Travis Customers.

On March 2, 1010, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”) was amended by the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4691) (the “Act”) which, among other things, extends eligibility for the COBRA premium subsidy through March 31, 2010. The Act also includes a measure that extends premium assistance to eligible individuals that had or have a reduction of hours between September 1, 2008 and March 31, 2010 but did not elect COBRA coverage due to that qualifying event, and that later incur an involuntary termination of employment on or after March 2, 2010. Plan Administrators have new election period and notice responsibilities for such individuals.