February had relatively little activity in the employee benefits world because a new Secretary of the Department of Health and Humans (HHS) was recently confirmed and HHS started its rulemaking under the new administration. On February 10, 2017, the U.S. Senate confirmed Rep. Tom Price as the new Secretary of HHS, who has a budget […]
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Auditing Health Plan Premium Billing Statements/Carrier Enrollment Rosters
It is extremely important that group administrators audit their health plan premium billing statements or carrier online eligibility rosters as frequently as possible. Carriers are contractually obligated to retroactively terminate or add eligible members only within a certain timeframe. Timeframes may vary but typically carriers will allow retroactive enrollment within 31 days of the date […]
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