8:00 Registration and Networking Breakfast
8:20 Hot Topics in Health and Welfare Plan Litigation
Moderator: Richard L. Menson, McGuireWoods LLP; Speakers: Mary Ellen Signorille, AARP Foundation Litigation; Steven D. Spencer, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
10:00 Break
10:15 Making Your Plan Documents Work For You And Not Against You
Moderator/Speaker: T. David Cowart, Jenkens & Gilchrist; Speaker: Carol A. Weiser, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP
11:10 Medicare Modernization Act (MMA)
Moderator: Phyllis C. Borzi, O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue LLP; Speakers: Mark Hamelburg (Invited), Director, Employer Policy and Operations Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Charles K. “Chip” Kerby, III, McDermott Will & Emery
12:00 Lunch (On your own)
2:00-3:55 Concurrent Breakout Sessions
1:30-2:25 Litigating Welfare Plan Claims
Moderator: Carol A. Weiser, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP; Speakers: Mary Ellen Signorille, AARP Foundation Litigation; Steven D. Spencer, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Implementing Medical Privacy and Security
Moderator/Speaker: Kathryn Bakich, The Segal Company; Speaker: Susan McAndrew, Senior Advisor for HIPAA Privacy Policy, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
New Strategies for Providing Retiree Medical Benefits
Moderator: Sally Doubet King, McGuireWoods LLP; Speakers: Tami L. Graham, Intel Corporation; Charles K. “Chip” Kerby, III, McDermott Will & Emery
2:25 Break
2:35-3:30 Managing Your Health & Welfare Benefit Plans Prudently:
Fiduciary Concerns
Moderator: Phyllis C. Borzi, O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue LLP; Speaker: David R. Levin, Gardner Carton & Douglas LLP
Implementing Medical Privacy and Security
Moderator/Speaker: Kathryn Bakich, The Segal Company; Speaker: Susan McAndrew, Senior Advisor for HIPAA Privacy Policy, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Providing Benefits to Domestic Partners: Evolving Legal Issues
Moderator: Susan J. Daley, Perkins Coie LLP; Speaker: Frances E. Snyder, Marriott International Inc.
3:30 Adjourn
