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ABA
Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
The Sections of Business Law, Health Law, Labor and Employment
Law,
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Taxation and Tort Trial
and Insurance Practice
and The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel Present
What's In It for Us?
The New Medicare Law and
Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
A 90-minute Teleconference / Audio
Webcast
Tuesday, January
13, 2004
1:00-2:30 pm ET / 12:00-1:30 pm
CT / 11:00 am-12:30 pm MT / 10:00 am-11:30 am PT
This program has
already taken place.
Audiotapes are available for $150.
For ordering information, contact Nancy Matthews at matthewsn@staff.abanet.org
or (202) 662-8640.
Ref. #JCEBT040113WIUA
The new Medicare law makes major changes
to the landscape for employer-sponsored health plans. For
active employees, it introduces health savings accounts (HSAs)
effective January 1, 2004, which are similar to Archer MSAs,
but with improvements that will make HSAs a major market force.
Guidance on HSAs is expected prior to year end and, Kevin
Knopf, a key player in the development of the guidance will
provide answers and insights. For retirees, Medicare adds
new Part D prescription drug coverage in 2006. Part D and
a tax-free subsidy for employers with retiree prescription
coverage, however, can have an immediate impact on company
financials, making early understanding especially critical.
A Capitol Hill expert will help unravel just what Congress
intends.
Topics Include:
- The ABCs of HSAs and what the December guidance
reveals
- HSA design opportunities, including HSAs in cafeteria
plans
- HSAs v. HRAs v. FSAs
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- How the employer subsidy works and coordinating
with Medicare Part D
- The impact of general Medicare reform on employer
health plans
- Bill dropouts, e.g., Erie County relief
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Moderator
Mark D. Wincek, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Washington,
DC
Speakers
Kathy Bakich, The Segal Co., Washington, DC
Russell Sullivan, Minority Chief of Staff, Senate Finance
Committee, Washington, DC (Invited)
Kevin Knopf, Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of Treasury,
Washington, DC
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