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Wellness Programs – What’s Legal and What’s Not?
Wellness programs have the power to change employee behavior, prevent chronic illness and ultimately reduce health costs. But to be effective, a wellness plan must have incentives to ensure employees participate. Employers must be more careful than ever in choosing incentives due to new regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. Join us for a 90-minute audio conference as Bob Carpenter and Susan Nash give an overview of changes in the HIPAA law and how to structure wellness incentives that are both legal and have the greatest impact upon changing employee behavior.
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 represented a wide variety of clients in negotiations with the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services and in contracting with HMOs and third-party vendors for welfare plans. She also 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. While attending law school, Susan served as a legal editor. Susan is a member of the Chicago Bar Association Employee Benefits Committee and the Employee Benefits Committee of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association. She is an adjunct professor for the LL.M Program in Employee Benefits at the John Marshall Law School and is a Contributing Editor to the Employer's Handbook: Complying with IRS Employee Benefits Rules published by Thompson Publishing Group, Inc
Bob has more than 20 years of experience in building and administering lifestyle education, weight management, stress management, corporate wellness and health enhancement programs. In his role as vice president of HealthyGuidance at ComPsych, he advises Fortune 500 companies and benefits consultants on how to align wellness programs with benefit design and corporate objectives. Prior to ComPsych, he was founder and president of Corporate Health Concepts and had previously established the Alaska Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. Bob received his bachelor's degree in biology from Earlham College in Richmond , Ind. He has been designated a Certified Health Cost Containment Specialist from the National Wellness Institute. In addition, Bob has taught courses in wellness and corporate health promotion at the Chicago Medical School , University of Wisconsin and the University of Alaska . Questions About this AudioConference? Call 1-800-431-7571 *A $25 CEU processing fee applies for all CEU requests |
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