by Karen Taylor Smith | May 29, 2012 | Benefits Costs, Employee Benefits, Healthcare Spending Accounts
A benefits plan is a promise that an employer makes to their employees. This promise can be defined in a variety of ways. A Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) is one type of benefit that can be included in this promise. An HCSA is a pre-determined amount of money...
by Mike Ignatz | May 24, 2012 | Benefits Costs, Employee Benefits, Fraud Prevention
Earlier this week, HR Daily published an article outlining some of the issues surrounding benefits fraud. According to Joel Alleyne, Executive Director of the Canadian Health Care Anti-Fraud Association, 2–10 per cent of all health benefits claims are fraudulent. The...
by Mike Ignatz | May 4, 2012 | Employee Benefits, Fraud Prevention
Download PDF of Avoid ‘Submit it and See’ Benefits Fraud Education, strategic plan design can help build fraud-deterring environment BY ROBERT CROWDER Much has been written about benefits fraud and its impact on skyrocketing premiums....
by Karen Taylor Smith | May 2, 2012 | Employee Benefits, Third Party Administration
1. Which services do you provide in house and which do you outsource? With multiple providers involved, it is important to confirm the TPA’s privacy policy, as well as if any outside service provider is being used so they can be evaluated as well. Accurate claims...