As we head into the last couple days of February, we want to take this opportunity to remind employers about the following upcoming filing deadlines: Annual Prescription Drug Notice Group health plans must notify the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) each year regarding whether the group health plan’s prescription drug coverage offered to […]
Read More...On December 28, 2018, the IRS Office of the Chief Counsel released Informational Letter 2018-0033 to clarify when employers can request to recover mistaken HSA contributions. This letter should be used to interpret IRS Notice 2008-59, the previous guidance that served as a primary source of information on HSA issues and administrative procedures. The letter […]
Read More...Author: Scott Mayer, Director of Data Analytics at AP Benefit Advisors Reference Based Pricing is quite the buzz-phrase these days. Payers, consultants, employers, plan sponsors, vendors and providers are all talking about it, and all of them have strong opinions one way or the other as to how it can impact the healthcare delivery and […]
Read More...Change is always hard. It’s not just that most people fear change, though we undoubtedly do. It’s also that we genuinely believe (often on an unconscious level) that when we’ve been doing something a particular way for some time, it must be a good way to do things. And the longer you’ve been doing it […]
Read More...Author: Scott Mayer, Director of Data Analytics at AP Benefit Advisors In my conversations with self-insured employer groups, I always drive home the significance of managing high dollar claimants; before, during and even after their event or ongoing treatment. As it stands today, in our book of business, the top one percent of users now […]
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