Story found at: http://www.benefitsinbrief.com/article/another-court-enforces-dols-electronic-spd-rules (Benefits Brief) At some point, as electronic communication becomes the norm – and as paper virtually disappears from the workplace – we will surely see a softening of the conditions imposed by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) on the electronic distribution of summary plan descriptions (“SPDs”). But a recent decision by a [...]
This will have some long-term consequences for the industry but makes a good case for Self Funding with an Independent TPA & Independent Network Solution. Blue Cross was essentially doing what is common practice in the PBM industry - paying the service provider one amount while billing the Plan Sponsor a much higher amount and [...]
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