This easy-to-use guide will help you manage a cost-effective health insurance plan and ensure that your decisions are in compliance with constantly changing health care legislation. Health Insurance Answer Book offers instant access to information on everything from HMOs, PPOs, COBRA, HIPAA, OBRA, and flexible benefits to plan rating, funding, cost containment, and administration. Its question-and-answer format speeds you to realistic strategies and solutions in seconds.

Health Insurance Answer Book, Seventh Edition

John C. Garner

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Aspen Publishers

&lt;p> &lt;b>Health Insurance Answer Book &lt;/b>provides the most current information in this rapidly evolving field. It incorporates the latest information on the cafeteria plan regulations, the latest Medicare Part D developments, the latest guidance on health savings accounts (HSAs), the latest court decisions on COBRA, retiree benefits, and other issues. &lt;/p> &lt;p> Some of the key questions covered in the &lt;b>Eighth Edition&lt;/b> include: &lt;/p> &lt;ul> &lt;li> What is the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008? &lt;/li> &lt;li> What are never events? &lt;/li> &lt;li> What are dependent eligibility audits? &lt;/li> &lt;li> What did the 2007 cafeteria plan regulations change? &lt;/li> &lt;li> When must cafeteria plans be tested for discrimination? &lt;/li> &lt;li> What is health and productivity management? &lt;/li> &lt;li> What can employers do to improve the open enrollment experience? &lt;/li> &lt;/ul> &lt;p> &lt;b>Health Insurance Answer Book&lt;/b> provides succinct and authoritative answers to questions on the administration of health insurance plans. It also provides some of the latest survey information about dramatic changes in the health insurance marketplace, such as the resurgence in health care inflation, and uses recent case law to highlight hazards others have encountered. &lt;/p> &lt;p> The &lt;b>Eighth Edition&lt;/b> of the &lt;b>Health Insurance Answer Book&lt;/b> brings the reader up to date on legislative and regulatory developments and on industry changes in this area. Highlights include: &lt;/p> &lt;ul> &lt;li> A new chapter on Medicare prescription drug plans &lt;/li> &lt;li> A new chapter on wellness plans, including a section on health and productivity management &lt;/li> &lt;li> Information about the latest regulations on cafeteria plans &lt;/li> &lt;li> The latest guidance on HSAs &lt;/li> &lt;li> An update on approaches to provider ranking &lt;/li> &lt;li> Results from the 2007 United Benefit Advisors (UBA) survey of plan design and plan costs. Unlike many surveys that focus only on large employers, the UBA survey included small and midsized employers, who sponsor most of the health plans in the United States. &lt;/li> &lt;/ul> &lt;p> &lt;/p>

Health Insurance Answer Book

Business & Money

Insurance

Aspen Publishers, Inc.

Health Insurance Answer Book provides the most current information in this rapidly evolving field. It incorporates the latest information on the cafeteria plan regulations, the latest Medicare Part D developments, the latest guidance on health savings accounts (HSAs), the latest court decisions on COBRA, retiree benefits, and other issues.   Some of the key questions covered in the Eighth Edition include:    What is the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008?   What are never events?   What are dependent eligibility audits?   What did the 2007 cafeteria plan regulations change?   When must cafeteria plans be tested for discrimination?   What is health and productivity management?   What can employers do to improve the open enrollment experience?    Health Insurance Answer Book provides succinct and authoritative answers to questions on the administration of health insurance plans. It also provides some of the latest survey information about dramatic changes in the health insurance marketplace, such as the resurgence in health care inflation, and uses recent case law to highlight hazards others have encountered.   The Eighth Edition of the Health Insurance Answer Book brings the reader up to date on legislative and regulatory developments and on industry changes in this area. Highlights include:    A new chapter on Medicare prescription drug plans   A new chapter on wellness plans, including a section on health and productivity management   Information about the latest regulations on cafeteria plans   The latest guidance on HSAs   An update on approaches to provider ranking   Results from the 2007 United Benefit Advisors (UBA) survey of plan design and plan costs. Unlike many surveys that focus only on large employers, the UBA survey included small and midsized employers, who sponsor most of the health plans in the United States.

Health Insurance Answer Book, 9th Edition

From designing a cost-effective new health care plan…to administering an existing plan…to complying with the many state and federal rules that govern health benefit plans - you know how difficult it is to manage your company's group health insurance.
With Aspen Publishers' Health Insurance Answer Book, you get expert guidance and practice-based answers to all types of questions about today's health insurance marketplace, including:
<ul>
<li> Are there any guidelines on medical tourism?</li>
<li>What are the issues related to implementation of a "full flex" plan?</li>
<li>What is the role of an intermediary?</li>
<li>Can onsite health clinics save money?</li>
<li> Are there any new developments regarding the use of captives for retiree health insurance?</li>
<li> What is electronic prescribing?</li>
<li>What is comparative effectiveness research?</li>
</ul>
The Tenth Edition brings you up to date on legislative and regulatory developments and on industry changes in this area. It includes:
<ul>
<li>A new chapter on health care reform</li>
<li>Modifications to all chapters affected by health care reform</li>
<li> A new chapter on claim administration</li>
<li>Information on a flurry of new regulations affecting employee benefit plans</li>
<li> Updated guidance on the impact of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) on personal health assessments, also known as health risk assessments</li>
<li>Results from the 2010 United Benefit Advisors (UBA) survey of plan design and plan costs, which include responses from small and midsized employers, who sponsor most of the health plans in the United States</li>
</ul>

Health Insurance Answer Book, Tenth Edition

An in-depth guide for plan sponsors, attorneys and other professionals seeking insight when making decisions concerning the creation and administration of self-funded health benefit plans. Chapters cover a broad range of topics such as regulatory compliance and fiduciary responsibility, risk management and stop-loss coverage, accounting and audits, subrogation, cost containment, investment of cash reserves and more.

Self-Funding Health Benefit Plans

Management & Leadership

Intl Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

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