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Health Savings Accounts

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Time: 1:00 pm ET (12:00 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT)

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Registration: $199.00

Registration - Teleconference plus CD: $268.00

Sponsored by Lorman Education Services

This teleconference will explain the basic rules for eligibility, contributions and use of an HSA with a high deductible plan. It will also review current studies on whether HSAs are achieving the goal of reducing total health care costs through consumerism.

Focusing on the final comparability rules for employer contributions and updates on the new contribution limits and IRS guidelines, it will explore new design opportunities for employers considering how to implement a successful HSA program.
AGENDA
What Are Health Savings Accounts?
  • Eligible Individuals
  • Qualified High-Deductible Health Plan; Permitted and Disqualifying Coverage
  • Contribution Limits for HSAs
  • Distributions From an HSA
Coordination With Health FSAs How Well Are HSAs Working to Reduce Health Care Costs?
  • Cautions on Interpreting Reports of Savings
  • Recent Studies on Consumer-Driven Plans
  • Requirements for HSAs to Be Successful
How Can Employer Contributions Enhance Plan Design?
  • The Final Comparability Rules
  • The Big Loophole: Through a Cafeteria Plan
  • Employer Contribution Designs Available
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This teleconference is designed for human resource managers, benefits and payroll professionals, controllers, CFOs, business owners and managers, insurance professionals and attorneys.
FACULTY
Jeff Belfiglio, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Jeff Belfiglio
  • Partner in the Bellevue, Washington, office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
  • Practices exclusively in all aspects of employee benefits
  • Regular speaker with Western Pension and Benefits Conference, and Lorman Education Services
  • Co-author of EBIA Cafeteria Plans manual
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
  • Reach him at 425-646-6100 or jeffbelfiglio@dwt.com
TELECONFERENCE OVERVIEW
* 60-90-minute seminar (Travel-Free) delivered over the phone.
* Unlimited listeners per connection - bring the entire department.
* 10-minute Q&A session with the experts.
* A professionally prepared reference manual.
* Continuing education credits available for most teleconferences
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS

Sponsored by Lorman Education Services
  • AIPB
  • CLE (Please check the "Detailed Credit Information" page for states that have already been approved)
  • CPE
  • HR Certification Institute
  • HRPD
  • PACE

    • Click here for the "Detailed Credit Information" page.
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