Washington Association of

Health Underwriters

March 15 & 16, 2011

Thank You

The Spring Seminar is over and it was a great success. Thank you to everyone for your participation at the Spring Symposium. Without you there would not be a Spring Symposium.

Presentations

For those who are interested, we have several of the presentations on the Resources page.
Healthcare Symposium Presentations

Program

Seattle

7:30 - 8:15 - Registration, breakfast & sign-in

8:15 - 8:30 - Welcome and announcements

8:30 - 9:20 - Rob McKenna - WA Attorney General

Update on Health Care Reform Lawsuit and AG's role in WA State Healthcare reform

9:20 - 10:10 - Jessica Waltman - VP of Government Affairs NAHU, WA DC

National Healthcare Reform update, political landscape, what to expect next, and NAHU's strategy for changing the law

10:10 - 10:40 - Break with exhibitors

10:45 - 11:35 - Randy Flem - Independent Broker on WA Exchange Committee

WA State Legislative Update and Details on the New WA State Insurance Exchange

11:35 - 11:45 - Q&A, sign-out & visit with exhibitors

11:45 - 1:00 - Lunch

1:00 - 1:10 - Welcome back, re-register & sign-in

1:10 - 2:00 - Roger Stark - WA Policy Center Healthcare Analyst

Simplifying the New Federal Health Care Reform Law

2:00 - 2:50 - Jessica Waltman - VP of Government Affairs NAHU, WA DC

Helping your employer groups stay in compliance with PPACA and how PPACA interplays with other benefit laws COBRA, ERISA, HIPAA, and More

2:50 - 3:20 - Break with exhibitors

3:30 - 4:20 - Dave O'Brien - Chief Marketing Officer of Zywave

Prognosis for an agency: The New Era Independent Broker

4:20 - 4:30 - Q&A, sign-out & adjourn

Spokane

7:30 - 8:15 - Registration, breakfast & sign-in

8:15 - 8:30 - Welcome and announcements

8:30 - 9:20 - Jessica Waltman - VP of Government Affairs NAHU, WA DC

National Healthcare Reform update, political landscape, what to expect next, and NAHU's strategy for changing the law

9:20 - 10:10 - Dave O'Brien - Chief Marketing Officer of Zywave

Prognosis for an agency: The New Era Independent Broker

10:10 - 10:40 - Break with exhibitors

10:45 - 11:35 - Jessica Waltman - VP of Government Affairs NAHU, WA DC

Helping your employer groups stay in compliance with PPACA and how PPACA interplays with other benefit laws COBRA, ERISA, HIPAA, and More

11:35 - 11:45 - Q&A, sign-out & visit with exhibitors

11:45 - 1:00 - Lunch

1:00 - 1:10 - Welcome back, re-register & sign-in

1:10 - 2:00 - Roger Stark - WA Policy Center Healthcare Analyst

Simplifying the New Federal Health Care Reform Law

2:00 - 2:50 - Randy Flem - Independent Broker on WA Exchange Committee

WA State Legislative Update and Details on the New WA State Insurance Exchange

2:50 - 3:20 - Break with exhibitors

3:30 - 4:20 - Cathy McMorris Rodgers - US House of Representatives

Healthcare Reform and Likely Proposed Changes to PPACA

4:20 - 4:30 - Q&A, sign-out & adjourn