November ushers in two things: the grateful season and a flurry of year-end activity. We are thankful for many things this past year, all of which have a part in helping shape portions of the healthcare industry into a more accurate and less wasteful system. The return to in-person events, from conferences like SHRM to … Read more
What Medical Claims Audits Find First, and most importantly, comprehensive medical claims audits WILL find overpaid dollars in healthcare claims. Is that all you need to know? Great! Click here to contact our office to schedule a consultation But wait, there IS more! Reviewing all claims in comprehensive audits is only one way we identify … Read more
The SHRM conference in New Orleans this year was spectacular (ending the event with a Brad Paisley concert was icing on the cake!). It was wonderful talking with friends in the Human Resources world – in person – and meeting many benefits managers eager to find ways to contain costs in their employee benefits plans. … Read more
“Accountability is the glue that ties commitment to the result.” Bob Proctor Are you worried that if claims mistakes are found in your healthcare data set that you will be held responsible? We hear this a lot, but the fact is, NOT finding the mistakes and leaving them uncorrected is what makes individuals or companies … Read more
Benefits brokers are trade professionals. Just like any other profession, we count on them to provide expertise in addressing our problems. In healthcare, benefits brokers have tools that can save self-funded companies money on their health plans. General Contractors for Health Insurance Plans Think of benefits brokers as a general contractor for your self-funded health … Read more
Companies that self-fund their healthcare plans have a fiduciary duty to ensure that those plans are being administered properly – even if that administration is done by a third-party administrator (TPA). Your company deserves the same fiscal protection from your TPA that the TPA provides to its fully insured clients. ERISA requires plan sponsors to … Read more
Don’t Let the No Surprises Act Catch You Off Guard! By now, anyone providing healthcare plans as an employee benefit should be aware of the new No Surprises Act, effective at the beginning of 2022. Whether you are the human resources manager tasked with outsourcing this important benefit or the health insurance broker providing options … Read more
Providing Value-Add to Clients Claim audit service is an extra benefit for brokers to present to clients. Audit services can save clients big money over time. There are 4 significant advantages to brokers who include a claim audit service in their proposed recommendations. Healthcare is the largest expense for self-insured employers. They should feel confident … Read more
*This article has been updated to include new information.* Helping Human Resource Leaders become Healthcare Heroes! At the upcoming Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) conference, Healthcare Horizons will meet with hundreds of individuals tasked with ensuring that a company’s health insurance benefit is a viable option for their employees, without sacrificing coverage to reduce … Read more
Many people often put off filing tax returns until the last minute. They have that nagging anxiety of not knowing – did I overpay and I can look forward to a refund or did I underpay and how much will I owe the IRS? Self-insured employers may approach healthcare claims audits in a similar way, … Read more