Large health plans ($5 million in claims) are facing a deadline of November 5, 2014 to secure a health plan identifier number from CMS. The requirement arises under HIPAA privacy. While insurers are expected to secure identifiers for fully insured plans, the requirement also applies to self-insured plans. Sponsors of these plans should be certain to obtain the required identifying number from CMS.
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