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Section 6—Service Fees <br /> Section 6.1 Service Fees. Customer will pay fees for United's services. The service fees listed in Exhibit B of this <br /> Agreement are effective for the Agreement Period shown in the Exhibit. In addition to the service fees specified in <br /> Exhibit B, Customer must also pay United any additional fee that is authorized by a provision elsewhere in this <br /> Agreement or is otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties. <br /> Section 6.2 Changes in Service Fees. United can change the service fees on each Agreement Period anniversary, <br /> subject to the provisions of Exhibit B.United will provide Customer with thirty(30)days prior written notice of the <br /> revised service fees for subsequent Agreement Periods. Any such service fee change will become effective on the <br /> later of the first day of the new Agreement Period or thirty(30) days after United provides Customer with written <br /> notice of the new fees. United will provide Customer with a new Exhibit B that will replace the existing Exhibit B <br /> for the new Agreement Period. <br /> United also can change the services fees (i) any time there are changes made to this Agreement or the Plan, which <br /> affect the fees, (ii)when there are changes in laws or regulations which affect or are related to the services United is <br /> providing, or will be required to provide,under this Agreement, including the Taxes and fees noted in Section 12.3 <br /> (iii) if the number of Employees covered by the Plan or any Plan option changes by ten percent (10%) or more or <br /> (iv) if the average contract size, defined as the total number of enrolled Participants divided by the total number of <br /> enrolled Employees,varies by 10%or more from the assumed average contract size set forth in Exhibit B. Any new <br /> service fee required by such change will be effective as of the date the changes occur,even if that date is retroactive. <br /> If Customer does not agree to any change in service fees, Customer may terminate this Agreement upon thirty(30) <br /> days written notice after Customer receives written notice of the new fees. Customer must still pay any amounts due <br /> for the periods during which the Agreement is in effect. <br /> Section 6.3 Due Dates, Payments, and Penalties. For the Standard Medical Service Fees described in Exhibit B, <br /> United will provide Customer with an on-line invoice in advance of the first of each month, typically no later than <br /> the 18`h of each month. The Due Date for payment of the invoiced amounts is on the first day of the next full <br /> calendar month. Such invoices are provided on an eligibility-based format, and therefore payment must be made as <br /> billed(no adjustments are allowed to the invoice). <br /> For Shared Savings Program as described in Exhibit B,United will provide Customer with an on-line invoice for the <br /> amounts that Customer owes United. In these cases, the Due Date is fifteen (15) days from the date an invoice is <br /> made available to Customer(generally around the 18''of each month). <br /> Late Payment: If amounts owed are not paid within fifteen (15) days after their Due Date ("Grace Period"), <br /> Customer will pay United interest on these amounts at the interest rate that United charges to its self-funded <br /> customers. Customer agrees to reimburse United for any costs that United incurs to collect these amounts. United's <br /> decision to provide Customer with a Grace Period will be based on United's assessment of Customer's financial <br /> condition, as of the Effective Date, and Customer's compliance with material financial obligations. If United <br /> determines, based on reasonable information and belief, that Customer's financial condition has deteriorated, or <br /> Customer continues to fail to comply with the material financial obligations specified in this Agreement,United may <br /> remove the Grace Period upon notice to Customer and reserves the right to either charge interest on payments not <br /> received after the Due Date or terminate the Agreement if payments are not received by the Due Date. <br /> Section 6.4 Reconciliation.For each Agreement Period,United will reconcile the total amounts Customer paid with <br /> the total amounts Customer owed. If the reconciliation indicates that United owes Customer money, Customer's <br /> next payment will be credited. If the reconciliation indicates that Customer owes United money,United will invoice <br /> Customer for the amount due. The Due Date for these amounts is the first day of the next calendar month. Customer <br /> will pay United within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of the amounts that Customer owes United. For <br /> payments made after this thirty(30) day period, Customer will pay United interest on these amounts at the interest <br /> rate that United charges to its other self-funded customers. <br /> If the Agreement is terminated,United will pay Customer the amount owed within thirty(30)days after United <br /> performs a final reconciliation.If the final reconciliation indicates that Customer owes United money,Customer will <br /> pay United within thirty(30)days after receiving notice of the amount owed. <br /> 8 <br />