Administrative Services Only (ASO)
(Claims Adjudication) 

An ASO is similar to a Health Spending Account in that it is a Private Health Services Plan (a self-insured, or self-funded plan) set up by the employer and administered by MediDirect®. The difference is that an ASO gives the employer the ability to manage benefit costs by specifying certain restrictions and limitations on coverages. Effectively, it provides coverage similar to insurance company plans, but at a much lower cost for the same coverage and allows the employer to change coverage at anytime.