Letter from Al Allison

Welcome to the October 2007 issue of Best Practice, the TPAA’s bimonthly enewsletter. Our goal is to provide you with timely articles and information that you can use everyday as you work with your clients and their self-funded plans.

In this issue we take a closer look at three trends that TPAs need to be aware of—Consumer Driven Health Plans (CDHP), Value-Driven Healthcare, and Markets in Stop Loss. Being on the leading edge of these trends can result in improved customer satisfaction and better profitability for you.

We also want to introduce you to one of our Preferred Partners—Motivano. They are our Preferred Partner in the field of Health Savings Accounts and Debit Cards. We strive to bring our members best-in-class partners to help reduce your costs, generate more business and keep you on the cutting edge of the services and technology needed to compete in today’s market.

Don’t miss out on our Newsmaker section where we interview Fred Hunt, President of the SPBA (Society of Professional Benefit Administrators), the Instant Poll and Feedback sections where you can share your ideas and experiences with us.

I hope you enjoy this issue of Best Practice. Please let me how we can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,
Al Allison, Managing Director
The TPAA