| | FAQs about the National Employer Identifier (EIN) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Employers, as sponsors of health insurance for their employees, often need to be identified in health care transactions, and a standard identifier for employers would be beneficial for transactions exchanged electronically. |
 | | Employers need to identify themselves in electronic transactions when they enroll or disenroll employees in a health plan or make premium payments to health plans on behalf of their employees. |
 | | Providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses are required to use the standard employer identifier in electronic transactions, such as health care claims or eligibility inquiries, if the transactions require an employer identifier. |
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