Health plan guides
The Transparency in Coverage rule for group health plans, explained for the people who run self-funded plans and the advisors who help them.
The 2026 Transparency in Coverage rule: what changes for self-funded employers
Quarterly files, network names, the attestation, the text file and footer link, and what to ask your TPA.
Who attests to a self-funded plan's price files
When a TPA can make the attestation for your plan, and what the plan sponsor should still check.
Transparency in Coverage key dates, 2026 to 2028
Every date in the final rule, from the December 2026 effective date to the first utilization file in 2028.
See what your carrier pays the hospitals near your employees
The Network Price Check compares what one insurer pays each hospital in an area for common outpatient services, with every rate taken from a line in that hospital's own posted price file. Benefits advisors get the first client report free.
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