CheckPoint: Comparing Cost Control Strategies Resource: Ch. 9 (pp. 287-291) of Medical Insurance Due Date: Day 3 [post to the Individual forum] Post a 200- to 300-word response to the following: Compare cost control strategies of employer-sponsored (employers buy from insurance companies) to self-funded (employers cover costs of benefits) health plans. Include the following factors: Riders Enrollment periods Provider networks Third party administrators ****Also discuss how the following affect cost control within group health plans: Portability Creditable coverage

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Resource: Ch. 9 (pp. 287-291) of Medical Insurance Due Date: Day 3 [post to the Individual forum] Post a 200- to 300-word response to the following: Compare cost control strategies of

employer-sponsored (employers buy from insurance companies) to self-funded

(employers cover costs of benefits) health plans. Include the following factors:

– Riders

– Enrollment periods

– Provider networks

– Third party administrators

Also discuss how the following affect cost control within group health plans:

– Portability

– Creditable coverage