Benefit Insurance Marketing is pleased to extend an invitation to attend our upcoming monthly compliance Webinar. In conjunction with our alliance with United Benefit Advisors, you have the opportunity to learn more about the latest compliance trends and regulations from one of the nation’s leading employment and benefit law firms, Fisher Phillips. Best of all, you can take advantage of the Webinar from the convenience of your office and personal computer.
The cost of the Webinar is $200. Once you register, you will immediately receive email confirmation of your registration in addition to a reminder the morning of the Webinar. You will receive a link to download the presentation slides for your future reference should you desire.
If you are a Team BIM client, and missed the client specific invitation sent via email on Tuesday, August 30, 2016, please reply to this email with the CLIENT NAME in the subject line to have the preferred employer code emailed to you. Thank you!
The ACA’s Newest Nondiscrimination Rules and How They Apply to Group Health Plans
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Section 1557 provides that individuals shall not be excluded from participation, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any health program or activity which receives federal financial assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. The rules applies to any program administered by HHS or any health program or activity administered by an entity established under Title I of the ACA. These applicable entities are “covered entities” and include a broad array of providers, employers, and facilities. State-based Marketplaces are also covered entities, as are Federally-Facilitated Marketplaces. Regulations implementing Section 1557 have raised a number of questions for group health plans and their sponsors.
This webinar will:
- Explain the background of Section 1557 and what it prohibits
- Discuss which employer group health plans are affected
- Outline when self-funded health plans are required to follow Section 1557
- Discuss whether the new rule requires group health plans to cover sex reassignment surgey or medications
- Discuss what “federal financial assistance” can mean
- Describe how a self-funded health plan’s TPA could be obligated to report non-conforming health plans to the government
- Discuss a health plan’s obligations in relation to the limited English proficiency rules
- Provide tips for benefit plan design
Register here for this webinar while seating is still available. 
The webinar is 60 minutes and is an exceptional educational value for only $200.
This webinar event has been submitted to the Human Resource Certification Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management to qualify for 1 recertification credit hour.
This 60-minute basic webinar will help employers understand the new nondiscrimination regulations. The presentation will be posted on the UBA website the day before the webinar.
PRESENTER
Lorie Maring is Of Counsel in the Atlanta, Georgia, office of Fisher Phillips. She focuses her practice on helping employers navigate Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and other state and federal laws impacting the design, implementation, and ongoing compliance of their employee benefit plans and programs. This series is brought to you by your Partner Firm of United Benefit Advisors — the nation’s leading independent employee benefits advisory organization with more than 200 Partner offices in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
She regularly advises clients on the Affordable Care Act, health and welfare benefits, qualified plans, executive compensation, Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs), and multiemployer plan issues.
Register here for the webinar.
This series is brought to you by your Partner Firm of United Benefit Advisors — the nation’s leading independent employee benefits advisory organization, with more than 200 Partner offices in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.