Self Funded Plans

[Guest pentex]

Does anyone have experience with either North American Administrators or Great West with administrating the TPA portion of a self-funded plan?

Does anyone know where I can find ratings on TPA's??

THANK YOU!!

[GBurns]

I have never heard of a rating system for TPAs but now that you mentioned I think that it would be a very good thing to have.

I do not know of NAA but have heard very good things about Great West. You might hear of jokes about their real name being Great Waste but all it really means is that they seem to go to great lengths to give you even more than you asked for or expected therefore at times seeming to have created a waste. But you will eventually find out that it is always better to have more than you need, even too early rather than less too late.

[mroberts]

North American does a very good job. I believe they are more of a NE operation and therefore, might not have as much name recognition as Great West since they are national. I'm in Rochester, NY and have worked with NA before.

On a side note, the nickname Great Waste came into play because this was one messed up company several years back. They lost half their medical network due to poor negotiating tactics. It sounds like things have been somewhat patched up, however, I would put them a little closer to an Aetna than a UHC or CIGNA as far as administration goes, so be prepared to have some problems. As always, you could put your medical coverage with any carrier and it could run smooth as silk, but it may be something to think about.