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Advanced Webinar on Health Care Reform - Preparation for 2014

Duration:
90 Minutes
Access:
6 months
Webinar Id:
700336
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Recorded Version

$195. One Participant

Recorded Version: Unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)

Overview:

This is an advanced webinar that assumes an understanding of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The webinar will begin with a review of the options large employers will face in 2014 regarding penalties and offering health benefits.

The webinar will review a number of case studies that will provide examples of how different employers are responding to the challenges that lie ahead. Large employers who already offer all full-time employees (now defined as those working an average of 30 hours per week) health benefits that meet the minimum value and affordability tests will not be in danger of paying penalties. Other employers will need to decide whether to begin offering such coverage to all full-time employees or begin paying penalties.

For some employers, the penalties may be relatively small. For other employers the penalties could be quite substantial. Some employers may need to reduce employee contributions rather dramatically in order to avoid penalties. For some employers the best solution might be to offer a new plan that is not as rich and has lower employee (and employer) contributions. There are numerous options available and the analysis can be quite complex. Employers that have provided benefits to a minority of employees in the past will probably be hardest hit by the new rules.

Areas Covered in the Session:
  • Health Care Reform
    • Employer Shared Responsibility
    • Individual Shared Responsibility
  • Affordability Test
  • Definition of Full-time Employee
  • Measurement, Administrative and Stability Periods
  • Maximum Waiting Period
  • Fees
  • Cost-Sharing Limits
  • Minimum Value Test

Who Will Benefit:
  • Director of Compensation and Benefits
  • Benefit Managers
  • Benefit Specialists
  • Insurance Agents
  • Insurance Brokers
  • Employee Benefits Consultants
  • Group Insurance Representative
Instructor:

Mr.Garner is Chief Compliance Officer at Bolton and Company. Before joining Bolton, he was the principal of Garner Consulting in Pasadena, California. Prior to founding Garner Consulting, he was a principal in the Los Angeles office of Towers Perrin, where he worked for over ten years. Mr. Garner serves as the national legislative and government affairs advisor for the Disability Management Employer Coalition. He is a past chair of the CEBS Committee for the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. He is a past member of the Governing Council of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists and is a past president of the Los Angeles Chapter. Mr. Garner is also a past president of the Employee Benefit Planning Association of Southern California, the Los Angeles Life and Accident Claim Association and the Western Claim Conference. He is the author of the Health Insurance Answer Book and articles that have appeared in numerous publications. Mr. Garner received his B.A. degree from Occidental College. He is a chartered life underwriter, a certified employee benefits specialist, a group benefit associate, retirement plans associate, a certified management consultant, and a certified flexible compensation instructor.


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