Employers sponsoring group health plan coverage now or in 2014, check the adequacy of your insurer or third party administrator’s claims and appeals processes and notices. [read post]

The heavy reliance by group health plans and health insurers upon internet based applications and portals to carry out online enrollment, claims administration and payment, reporting and a host of other key health plan functions makes it particularly important for health plans, their employer or other sponsors, fiduciaries, vendors, and other involved in health plan administration or using or accessing health plan data to verify and ensure the internet data sharing and other applications and portals… [read post]