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HCAA Launches Certified Self-Funding Specialist Designation (MyHealthGuide Newsletter)

Employee Benefits MyHealthGuide August 17th 2009
The Health Care Administrators Association has launched the new Certified Self-Funded Specialist certification which educates brokers and consultants on self-funding while explaining the history, reporting requirements and legal ramifications faced by Third Party Administrators.

Tax on self-funded plans tucked into health reform bill (Business Insurance)

Employee Benefits Business Insurance July 16th 2009
Self-insured employers are protesting a provision buried in health care reform legislation under consideration by several House committees that would require them to pay a new federal tax.

The Top Ten Claim Administration Mistakes ...and How to Avoid Them

Employee Benefits Specialty Risk Services July 7th 2009
Third Party Admininistrator Specialty Risk Services has identified the top 10 common mistakes companies make during the claims handling process—and ways to avoid these costly errors.

Finding a ‘good front’ grows more challenging (Business Insurance)

Employee Benefits Business Insurance April 1st 2009
The perennial quest by captive insurers to find reliable fronting companies that charge reasonable prices has not become easier in the global financial downturn.

Three Economy-Driven Reasons Why Self-Insured Health Plans Should Brace for Claim Increases (Healthcare Data Management)

Employee Benefits Healthcare Data Management, Inc. March 20th 2009
Leader in Health Plan Cost Containment Cites Three Economy-Driven Reasons Why Self-Insured Health Plans Should Brace for Claim Increases and Fund Reserves Accordingly

SIIA Issues Policy Statement on Heath Care Reform

Employee Benefits Self-Insurance Institute of America February 26th 2009
The Self-insurance Institute of America has issued its latest statement on health care reform

SIIA Defends ERISA Preemption to NCOIL Panel

Employee Benefits Self-Insurance Institute of America October 22nd 2008
SIIA lobbyists have cautioned the NCOIL Health Committee against restrictive language of state regulation of PPOs.

Rep. Kline publishes his support for ERISA (SIIA Weekly Washington Report)

Employee Benefits October 1st 2008
Rep. John Kline (R-MN) has published a report stating that ERISA allows quality and affordable health benefits to more than 160 million Americans.

What I'm Telling the Health Care Business About the Future (Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review)

Employee Benefits Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review September 29th 2008
Leading Washington lobbyist Bob Laszewski says that the impending major economic correction will make any health care reform unlikely in the foreseeable future.

Battle brewing over high-deductible plans (Voluntary.com)

Employee Benefits September 7th 2008
A contractual battle pitting major health insurers in California against brokers and employers casts a bright light on whether recent attempts to assist employees with high-deductible health plans in the face of rising medical costs defeats the purpose of helping them spend out-of-pocket dollars more wisely - a philosophical hallmark of the worksite market.