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Guide for Self-funded Health Plans

Source: Thompson Publishing Group
The Employer's Guide to Self-Insuring Health Benefits can help show employer's how to set up and administer a successful self-funded health plan
Thompson Publishing Groupoyer's Guide to Self-Insuring Health Benefits can help show employer's how to set up and administer a successful self-funded health plan.

The Guide features comprehensive explanations of all the laws, regulations, and legal precedents that apply to self-funded plans including: IRS nondiscrimination testing; ERISA requirements; the danger of discriminating against disabled employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act; COBRA continuation coverage; medical confidentiality and malpractice liability; and annual Form 5500 filing requirements.

A subscription includes monthly updates to keep the guide up-to-date. It also includes a monthly news bulletin with briefs on important developments in the courts, at the IRS and Labor Department, and on Capitol Hill, and provides commentary and analysis on issues that pertain to sponsors of self-funded plans.

Summary of Contents:

  • Fundamentals of Self-Funding
  • Plan Design Issues
  • ERISA and Other Federal Laws
  • Federal Tax Issues
  • Funding
  • Plan Administration
  • State Laws
  • Stop-Loss Insurance
  • Actuarial Issues
  • Model Documents and Forms

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