Health Reform: What Employers Should Know for Now and for the Future

On May 18th, 2010, Jeff Robertson of Barran Liebman presented his material on Health Care Reform at Xenium in Tualatin, Oregon.

Note: for the most up-to-date information, view the Health Reform session that took place on December 2, 2010.

Check out the full session below by clicking on each part:

Part 1: Anne Donovan, President, Xenium HR, introduces Jeff Robertson, Attorney, Barran Liebman, at the Health Reform: What Employers Should Know for Now and for the Future event hosted at the Xenium HR headquarters in Tualatin, Oregon.

 Part 2: Jeff Robertson, Attorney, Barran Liebman, explains what will be learned during the event.

 Part 3: Jeff explains the history of Health Care Reform.

 Part 4: Jeff concludes the review of the Health Care Reform timeline, stating that Health Care Reform is not new; politicians have been attempting to pass this for years.

Part 5: Jeff explains the 2010 Health Reform legislation and also explains to the audience that there are multiple bills out to confuse people.

 Part 6: Jeff explains the terms of the 2010 Health Reform legislation. Jeff also introduces the insurance exchange and how to calculate eligibility and costs.

 Part 7: Jeff explains grandfathering a group health plan and clarifies the regulations and provisions for the health reform legislation.

 Part 8: Jeff explains the dependent care provisions in the health reform legislation.

Part 9: Jeff reviews what is effective in 2014 and shows examples of potential penalties if an employer drops a group health plan.

 Part 10: Jeff Robertson raises the question, "do I continue my group health insurance, or do I take on the penalties for not offering insurance to employees?" Jeff also reviews what was learned