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Wednesday November 2, 2005
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7:15 am
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8:15 am
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Attempting to design and administer an HDHP and/or HSA program can be a very complicated undertaking and very confusing for employers. The market landscape has rapidly shifted and continues to change as more organizations adopt these consumer-centric programs. This intense seminar will give you a thorough understanding of HSAs and how to effectively implement a successful program and tools to evaluate whether an HSA is the right choice for your organization. Attendees of this seminar will learn about:
- Recent developments and an update of legislative trends, regulations on HSAs
- Legal & tax implications of HDHPs & HSAs
- Best practices in marketing HSAs to employers
- Employer case studies in benefits re-design and HSA replacement
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9:30 am
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11:15 am
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Mark E. Litow
FSA, MAAA
Principal, Consulting Actuary
Milliman
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| Mark is a principal and consulting actuary with the Milwaukee office of Milliman and the International Health Steering Director for Milliman Global. He joined the firm in 1975. Mark has been involved with various projects concerning healthcare reform, managed care, disease management, and regulatory issues world-wide. He has been a dominant force in the development of the Medical Savings Account concept in the United States and South Africa and has performed healthcare reform related to financial issues for numerous countries. Mark is a member of the Board of Governors of the Society of Actuaries, executive vice president of the Council for Affordable Health Insurance, chairman of the Society of Actuaries Long-Term Care Valuations Task Force, a member of the Society of Actuaries Committee on Individual Medical Insurance and is currently assisting the NAIC in reviewing statutory reserve standards and the Academy of Actuaries in reviewing policy relative to the uninsured. Mark’s previous affiliations include the Wisconsin Health Insurance Risk Sharing Pool Committee, the Society of Actuaries Committee on Papers, and the Society of Actuaries Task Force on Medical Savings Accounts.
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Susan M. Nash
Partner, Employee Benefits
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
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| Susan M. Nash is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm's Chicago office. As a member of the Firm's Employee Benefits Department, her practice focuses primarily in the area of health and welfare benefit plans, including compliance with COBRA, HIPAA, ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. She has extensive experience working with employers, vendors and health plans to design and implement a variety of health and welfare plans, with a focus on medical, prescription drug, dental disability and cafeteria plans; and consumer-directed health plans, such as health reimbursement arrangements and health savings accounts. Susan is chair of the McDermott Will & Emery Welfare Benefit Plan Practice Group and a member of the Firm's Consumer Directed Health Care Practice Group. Susan is also a member of McDermott's HIPAA task force and has counseled a wide variety of group health plans on compliance with HIPAA's privacy, portability and nondiscrimination requirements.
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