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increases or decreases to the pricing of past claims. Any positive or negative differences in estimated or average pricing are accounted for through variance accounts maintained by the Host Blue and are incorporated into future claim prices. As a result, the amounts charged to Employer will be adjusted in a following year, as necessary, to account for over- or underestimation of the past years' prices. The Host Blue will not receive compensation from how the estimated price or average price methods, described above, are calculated. Because all amounts paid are final, neither positive variance account amounts (funds available to be paid in the following year), nor .negative variance am ounts (the funds needed to be received in the following year), are due to or from Employer. If Employer terminates, you will not receive a refund or charge from the variance account. Variance account balances are small amounts relative to the overall paid claims amounts and will be liquidated over time. The timeframe for their liquidation depends on variables, including, but not limited to, overall volume/number of claims processed and variance account balance. Variance account balances may earn interest at the federal funds or similar rate. Host Blues may retain interest earned on funds held in variance accounts. 3. BlueCard Program Fees and Compensation Employer understands and agrees to reimburse Florida Blue for certain fees and compensation which Florida Blue is obligated under the BI ueCard Program to pay to the Host Blues, to the Association and/or to vendors of BlueCard Program related services. The specific BlueCard Program fees and compensation that are charged to Employer are set forth in Exhibit B. BlueCard Program Fees and compensation may be revised from time to time. Only the BlueCard Program access fee may be charged separately each time a claim is processed through the BI ueCard Program. All other BlueCard Program related fees are included in the Administrative Fee. The access fee is charged by the Host Blue to Florida Blue for making its applicable provider network available to Employer's. The access fee will not apply to non- participating provider claims. The access fee is charged on a per claim basis and is charged as a percentage of the discount/differential Florida Blue receives from the applicable Host Blue subject to a maximum of $2,000 per claim. When charged, Florida Blue passes the access fee directly on to Employer. Instances may occur in which the claim payment is zero or Florida Blue pays only a small amount because the amounts eligible for payment were applied to patient cost sharing (such as a deductible or coinsurance). In these instances, Florida Blue will pay the Host Blue's access fee and pass it along directly to Employer as stated above even Employer paid little or had no claim liability. An Administrative Fee encompasses fees Florida Blue charges to Employer for administering Employer's benefit plan. They may include both local (within Florida Blue's service area) and Inter -Plan fees. For purposes of this Agreement, they include the following BlueCard Program related fees other than the BI ueCard Program access fee: namely, administrative expense allowance (AEA) fee, central financial agency fee, 20160629 53