Jul 04, 2008

Client Resources & Legal Links

Below you can find links that can be of use to every person at critical moments in their lives. Following an incident, it's important to gather as much information as you can. The Internet is an increasingly important resource in this search, and the sites below are referenced regularly by those facing similiar situations as yourself. If you don't find the answers here, you should contact us. The consultation is free.

Law Blogs

• The Health Plan Law blog
• Suzanne Wynn's Pension Protection Act Blog: Suzanne Wynn provides comments about ERISA generally and, more specifically, about ERISA plan design and structure
• ERISAblog
• Benefitsblog
• ERISA and Disability Benefits Law Blog
• The Health Law Professors' Blog
• The Work Place Professors' Blog
• The Disabled Worker Law Blog
• CCA Strategies
• Pensions and Benefits Weblog
• Managed Care Contracting & Provider Payment

Medical Resources

• American Medical Association: The AMA website has much useful information and links to other resources
• American Association of Healthcare Administration Management: AAHAM is a national organization providing information and resources relating to healthcare management
• Healthcare Financial Management Association: HFMA provides information, tools and support for financial managers within the healthcare field
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: The CMS website has loads of critical legal and medical information with links to other sites, a FAQ section and much more. It's an essential resource.
• Utilization Review Accreditation Commission: URAC is an independent, non-profit organization committed to establishing national standards for managed care and utilization review organizations.

Insurance Resources

• National Association of Insurance Commissioners: The NAIC is a national organization dedicated to assisting state insurance regulators by establishing standards, providing resources and coordinating efforts to monitor insurance practices across the country
• Self Insurance Institute of America: The SIIA website has information about self-funding options for employers as opposed to purchasing a group insurance policy.
• Society of Professional Benefits Administrators: SPBA is a national organization providing information about third party administration and stop loss insurance
• Utah State Insurance Department: This website for the Utah State Insurance Department provides much useful information for consumers and lawyers

Legal Resources

• Utah State Bar: If an attorney is licensed to practice law in Utah, they must be a member of the Utah State Bar. The USB website contains helpful information for consumers and lawyers
• benefitslink: excellent resource for ERISA plans, administrators, etc.
• All bankruptcy questions answered by leading bankruptcy law practice in the US: LegalHelpers.com answer all your bankruptcy questions. Avail our extensive bankruptcy question resources & legal help today
• U.S. Department of Labor: This is the home page of the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor. It contains much helpful information for consumers
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America: ATLA is the largest association of trial lawyers in the country. Their website provides helpful information for consumers and attorneys
• Utah Trial Lawyers Association: UTLA is the Utah counterpart of the ATLA. Its website contains helpful information to consumers and lawyers.
• The American Bar Association: The ABA is the largest organization of lawyers in the country.
• The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations: This website provides free access to the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations. Among many other regulations, the CFR's contain the implementing regulations of the federal ERISA statute (over which the Department of Labor has jurisdiction) and the federal Medicare statute (over which the Department of Health and Human Services has jurisdiction).
• FreeERISA: FreeERISA is a website that provides specific information about employers which sponsor benefit plans for their employees and, more generally, information about ERISA.

General

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