We've been self-insured for years, with a similar sounding plan and we've got a federally negotiated fringe benefit rate that's never been questioned by auditors or agencies.

Franci

Frances Vinal Farnsworth
Coordinator of Sponsored Research
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05733
Email:  xxxxxx@middlebury.edu
Telephone:  802-443-5889
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From: Research Administration List [xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] on behalf of Dionne-Gass, Cathy [xxxxxx@MAINE.EDU]
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 11:04 AM
To: xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org
Subject: [RESADM-L] Allowable Components of Federal Fringe Benefit Rate

Good morning,

In the interest of cost-savings, we now provide health insurance benefits through a self-insured plan and pay a third party to oversee administrative services for this plan.  We’re also increasingly pursuing various wellness initiatives (also administered by third party) in which we provide additional employee compensation for participation.

Has anyone been questioned or encountered any pushback regarding the allowability of these types of expenses in the federal fringe benefit proposal?

Please feel free to respond to me directly.

Thank you.

Cathy Dionne-Gass, Director
Sponsored Programs Accounting
 and Administration
University of Maine System
16 Central Street
Bangor, Maine 04401-5106
(ph) 207-973-3251
(fax) 207-973-3322
 xxxxxx@maine.edu

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