Members of the Team:

Employee Benefits

• Ben Conley
• Jennifer Kraft
• Joy Sellstrom
• David Weiner

Labor & Employment

• Ron Kramer
• Kristin McGurn
• Leon Sequeira
• Jeremy Sherman

Health Care

• Joan Gale
• Deborah Gordon

Tax

• Paul Drizner

Litigation

• Ron Lipinski
• Michael Zweiback
  

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. If you have any questions on health care reform or need more information, please contact our Health Care Reform Team at HealthReform@seyfarth.com

External Links

Seyfarth Shaw brings a legal perspective to clients’ health care reform issues that other law firms can’t. We’ve assembled a cross-departmental team that is focused on how the passage of health care reform will impact businesses in various types of industries.

Congress believed that the weaknesses in our health care system were not limited to one area: Responsibility existed in the way health care was delivered, the way it was consumed, and the way it was financed. For these reasons, health care reform is a cross-disciplinary legislative initiative, and our team's experience extends to all of the affected disciplines. Only by bringing together health, employment, benefits and tax legal experts can stakeholders develop an integrated solution that achieves their strategic objectives.

We provide guidance for employers on employer responsibilities, state-based changes, retiree medical benefits, taxes and fees, reporting requirements and employee communications, and payroll implications as these topics relate to employer-sponsored group health plans. We counsel health care providers on issues relating to reimbursement, consolidation, compliance and ethics programs, and disclosure, as well as issues that are specific to different provider types.

Health care reform will affect different clients different ways, and our team understands how a client's characteristics will affect the options available to it and the ones that make the most sense.

Our understanding of process and use of SeyfarthLean in work for our clients allow us to participate in a complex effort like heath care reform in a way that no other advisor can. The Health Care Reform Team leaders include a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Green Belt who have helped clients manage and improve complicated processes, including in the health law, employment law and benefits areas.

Seyfarth Shaw is closely monitoring developments in health care reform and will continue to keep our clients apprised of how they will be impacted.

Publications:

Agencies Issue Guidance for External Reviews and Appeals Procedures
09/01/10

Immediate Action for Health Care Employers: FICA Refunds and Exemptions in 2010
08/23/10

Agencies Release PPACA Claims/Appeals Regulations
08/02/10

Required First Dollar Coverage for Preventive Services
07/16/10

Deduction Limit on Compensation Paid by Health Insurance Providers
07/15/10

Checklist of Plan Changes Needed for Upcoming Plan Year
7/01/10

New Interim Rules Issued for Preexisiting ConditionExclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, CoverageRecissions, and Patient Protections
6/28/10

Health Care Reform Mandates Do Not Apply to Retiree-Only Plans
6/21/10

When is a Plan Grandfathered?
6/17/10

Flexible Spending Accounts
5/26/10

New Interim Rules Issued for Adult Dependent Coverage
5/17/10

Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
5/12/10

Health Care Coverage for Adult Children
4/29/10

An Employer’s Guide to Health Care Reform
4/15/10

A Summary of Health Reform Provisions Affecting Health Care Providers
4/12/10

The New Health Care Reform Law Creates Significant Obligations for Employers in the Retail Industry
4/1/10

Nursing Mother Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act
4/1/10

Congress Passes Major Health Care Reform
3/21/10

Events:

Health Care Reform: What it Means for Collective Bargaining
6/29/10

SPI: the Plastics Industry Trade Association webinar
An Employer's Guide to Health Care Reform for the Plastics Industry
5/25/10

Healthcare Reform and Lodging: What Now?
5/12/10
Click here for the audio recording

Health Care Reform and Its Impact on Health Care Providers
5/4/10
Click here for the audio recording.

Health Care Reform and Its Impact on Employers
4/7/10
Click here for the audio recording.

If you would like to obtain materials from any our events, please contact events@seyfarth.com.

Resources:

H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act