title: When the fine print isn't so fine: reviewing contracts of health plan service providers.
abstract: Most employers delegate responsibilities for health plan administration to one or more service providers or vendors. Recent legal developments make it increasingly important for employers to ensure that the contracts with their vendors provide appropriate protections against liability, hold vendors accountable for performing the services they agree to provide and enable plans to comply with an ever-expanding list of federal and state law requirements.
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Simon
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authors.lastname: Hamelburg
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019461:Employee Retirement Income Security Act; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D014481:United States