7:00 Registration and Networking Breakfast
7:15 The Nuts and Bolts of ERISA Health Plans
Phyllis C. Borzi, O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue LLP; Richard L. Menson, McGuireWoods LLP
9:00 Break
9:15 Welcome Remarks from Co-Chairs
Phyllis C. Borzi, O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue LLP; Susan J. Daley, Perkins Coie LLP; Richard L. Menson, McGuireWoods LLP
9:25 Federal Legislative Update: What’s Been Passed? What’s on the Horizon?
Moderator: Phyllis C. Borzi, O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue LLP; Speakers: Dean Rosen, Health Policy Advisor, Office of the Senate Majority Leader, U.S. Senate; Bridgett Taylor, Committee on Commerce, Minority Staff, U.S. House of Representatives
10:15 Break
10:30 Department of Labor Update
Moderator: Richard L. Menson, McGuireWoods LLP; Speaker: John J. Canary, Chief, Division of Coverage, Reporting and Disclosure, Office of Regulations and Interpretations, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), U.S. Department of Labor
11:00 IRS and Department of the Treasury Update
Moderator: Susan J. Daley, Perkins Coie LLP; Speakers: Harry Beker, Branch Chief, Health and Welfare Branch, Office of Associate Chief Counsel, (Tax-Exempt and Government Entities Division) Internal Revenue Service; T. David Cowart, Jenkens & Gilchrist; Kevin P. Knopf, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Benefits Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury
11:50 HIPAA Insurance Reform Update
Moderator: Susan J. Daley, Perkins Coie LLP; Speakers: David Mlawsky Health Insurance Specialist, Private Health Insurance Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Amy J. Turner, Senior Health Law Specialist, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) U.S. Department of Labor; Russell E. Weinheimer, Senior Attorney, Health and Welfare Branch, Office of Chief Counsel, (Tax-Exempt and Government Entities Division) Internal Revenue Service
12:40 Luncheon Address -- 21st Century Challenges: Perspectives on the U.S. Health Care System
Speaker: The Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States and Head of the U.S. General Accountability Office(GAO)
