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Part I: National Healthcare Reform: State vs. National
Now that the Healthcare Reform in going to be implemented on a federal basis, it is important to know how this legislature is going to affect our states.
Points of Discussion:
- Current State and Federal Climate
- State mandates, assessments and new reporting requirements
- Identifying and i mplementing solutions to address rising healthcare cost
- What to expect in the future
Keynote Speaker: Jay Curley, SVP and Chief Government and Public Affairs Officer for Public, Goverment and Regulatory Affairs Division, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Jay's division is responsible for ensuring that BCBS of MA's interests are are represented in Washington, and in state and local government.
Part II: New Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Requirements: An HR Perspective
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act transforms the Federal regulation of health care and health care financing. Among its many provisions, the Act imposes major new requirements on employers and their employer-sponsored group health plans, which are included in a series of mandates covering health plan coverage, automatic enrollment, and limits on waiting periods, and others. This program will explain these Act's employer mandates, and provide a timeline describing which provisions go into effect when. Special attention will be paid to issues unique to the staffing industry, such as the impact on temporary and seasonal employees. The program will also suggest plan designs to minimize exposure to penalties for violations of the Act's various requirements.
Points of Discussion:
- How the first wave of insurance reforms has changed plan design
- What new non-discrimination standards mean for "two-tier" health plan designs
- When the auto-enrollment rules will take effect, and what they might look like
- The determination of "assessable payments" for failure to offer coverage
- The likely future of limited benefit plans and hospital indemnity arrangements
- How the individual mandate and state-based exchange rules affect plan design
- What plans will likely look like in 2014
- How the rules might change in response to court challenges
Keynote Speaker: Alden J. Bianchi (Mintz Levin) is the practice group leader of the firm's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice and a member in the Employment, Labor and Benefits Section.
WHEN & WHERE:
Thursday, November 10, 2011
The Westin, 70 Third Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451
Registration and continental breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. The presentation will start promptly at 9:00 a.m.
Please RSVP to Kasey Southwick at ksouthwick@partnersbenefitgroup.com .
Please make sure to detail:
- Number of attendees
- Names of attendees
- Company Name
We look forward to seeing your there!
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