"[P]lan sponsors often make changes year to year, and those changes require additional administrative action on the sponsor's part.... For group health plans, it includes obligating those vendors to comply with HIPAA, ACA, and transparency. Before you sign the contract, ensure that the important compliance requirements a plan cannot perform alone are considered in the contract. And, at the end of the process, do not forget to amend internal documents and policies, as needed, to reflect the changes."  MORE >>