The No Surprises Act: A Cost Saving Opportunity for Employer Plan Sponsors
Physicians generally do not have direct standing to bring a claim for benefits under an ERISA group health plan. Rather, a physician’s standing derives from the patient’s status as a plan participant and must be assigned....more
Benefits costs continue to increase globally, and in the midst of high inflation and potentially a recession, executives are exploring cost effective methods to manage their self-insured health plans without compromising the...more
If you work for or represent group health plans or issuers of group health plans, it is important that you take a look at the contracts they have with health care providers before the end of 2023. The Internal Revenue Code...more
The move by some employer plans to a “reference-based” pricing model has created a need for healthcare providers to develop a strategy to confront payment challenges that these plans create. A prevalent model of...more