{"id":6240,"date":"2021-12-03T10:27:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T15:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/?p=6240"},"modified":"2022-07-16T03:12:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T07:12:37","slug":"legal-intelligencer-self-funded-employer-health-plans-benefits-pitfalls-and-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-self-funded-employer-health-plans-benefits-pitfalls-and-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Intelligencer: Self-Funded Employer Health Plans: Benefits, Pitfalls and Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This column will focus primarily on self-funded plans, the types of disputes that often arise relating to these plans, and suggestions for avoiding or resolving these disputes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Business-Reports-1024x576-2.png\" alt=\"Business-Reports-1024x576-2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Business-Reports-1024x576-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Business-Reports-1024x576-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Business-Reports-1024x576-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Business-Reports-1024x576-2-1000x563.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Business-Reports-1024x576-2-213x120.png 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the December 2, 2021 edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\/\">The Legal Intelligencer<\/a>, Edward T. Kang of Kang Haggerty co-authored &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\/2021\/12\/02\/self-funded-employer-health-plans-benefits-pitfalls-and-strategies\/\">Self-Funded Employer Health Plans: Benefits, Pitfalls and Strategies.<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The majority of Americans receive their health coverage through some type of employer-based insurance, and there are two main types of plans: fully insured and self-funded. 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