September Program
September 8, 2010
Northwood Hall 

"Health Care Reform" - Alicia Scalzo Wilmoth, JD, Benefits Counsel, Employee Benefits Division at Kibble & Prentice, a USI Company

In this Health Care Reform seminar, we will focus on changes that will impact the employer-sponsored group health plans over the coming years. 

Our review will include:

• 2010/2011 Renewal Implications - How program renewals may be impacted by Reform, and understanding what elements of renewal are driven by Reform.  This includes required plan design changes as well as discussing changes that will affect Health FSAs, HRAs and HSAs and new W-2 reporting requirements
• Future Planning - 2012 and beyond:
• 2012 - New Benefit Summary
• 2013 - Cap on the Health FSA, Increased Medicare Tax and New Fee on Group Health Plans
• 2014 - Exchanges, Individual Mandate, New Employer Requirements including Penalties, Vouchers and Automatic Enrollment, and additional Benefit Design Changes
• 2018 - High Cost Plan Excise Tax

With deadlines looming and regulations still in development, we will review the known details and lay out what you need to consider as you plan your upcoming renewal and look strategically into the future.

About the Presenter: As Kibble & Prentice’s in-house benefits counsel, Alicia Scalzo Wilmoth is responsible for monitoring and reporting on changes in benefits laws, including HIPAA, COBRA, FMLA, ERISA, state insurance laws and national insurance reform. She writes periodic updates and newsletters highlighting general issues with respect to welfare benefit programs. Alicia is asked to speak regularly, both internally with benefits professionals and externally with clients and industry colleagues, explaining significant laws or regulatory changes. She works with the client service team to provide assistance with a wide variety of issues surrounding employer sponsored health and welfare programs.

Alicia earned her BA from Boston College and her JD cum laude from the Seattle University School of Law. She is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, American Bar Association, Western Pension & Benefits Conference, National Association of Health Underwriters and Seattle’s Pension Roundtable

This program has been pre-approved for recertification credit.

Location

Northwood Hall
3240 Northwest Avenue
Bellingham, WA 98226

Prices:
Member Lunch & Program: $15.00
Non-member Lunch & Program: $20.00
Program Only: $10.00
Student Lunch & Program: $10.00
Student Program Only: FREE
We accept payment in the form of cash, check, debit card or credit card. 

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Registration and lunch begin at 11:45, and include time for networking with other members and chapter announcements. The presentation and question period will be from 12:30 to 1:30.

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