Health Care "Debate" Scheduled for Legal Seminar

While not technically a debate, two prominent attorneys will discuss both sides of the health-care reform constitutionality issue when they take the stage at NOLHGA's upcoming Legal Seminar in July. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has been winding its way through the nation's legal system since its adoption in March 2010. Two years later, the constitutional challenges to the act reached the Supreme Court, with oral argument taking place last month and a decision expected before the Court adjourns for the summer.

Neal Katyal of Hogan Lovells and Greg Katsas of Jones Day will discuss the implications of this important decision for the future of U.S. health care. Katsas appeared before the Supreme Court as co-lead counsel for the private plaintiffs challenging PPACA in the 11th Circuit case Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services. Katyal, a former acting solicitor general, defended PPACA in the 11th Circuit.

NOLHGA's 20th Annual Legal Seminar will be held on July 26-27, 2012, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston. The seminar will be held in conjunction with an MPC meeting scheduled for July 24-25. NOLHGA has secured a room rate for this meeting of $219/night plus tax, and reservations can be made by contacting the hotel at 800.441.1414 and requesting the NOLHGA rate. Please contact Meg Melusen at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Conflicts Surveys and Antitrust Certifications Due April 30

As part of NOLHGA's annual compliance regimen, NOLHGA is required each year to survey and obtain responses from all NOLHGA representatives concerning compliance with NOLHGA's Conflicts and Antitrust policies. In particular, NOLHGA's Conflicts Questionnaire must be completed on an annual basis by all NOLHGA Directors, committee and task force members, staff, and consultants. NOLHGA's Antitrust Policy requires an annual Certification of Compliance by all NOLHGA Directors, committee and task force members, staff, and consultants, as well as all MPC members (guaranty association administrators).

All recipients are asked to complete and submit the Conflicts Questionnaire and Antitrust Certification Form online using the link distributed via e-mail by Aimee Hoffman on April 9. We would like to encourage everybody to use the online submission method if possible. If you submit your responses online, you will be given the option to retain a PDF of your completed response forms. You can also print and return a hardcopy of your completed questionnaire and form to Aimee Hoffman via mail or fax (703.481.5209).

Whichever option you choose, please be sure to have your completed responses to Aimee Hoffman by Monday, April 30, 2012.

Illinois GA Executive Director Job Opening

The Illinois Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association and the Illinois Health Maintenance Organization Guaranty Association ("the Associations") are seeking a well-qualified candidate to fill the position of Executive Director of the Associations. The Associations are nonprofit insurance industry-supported organizations that handle and pay, pursuant to statute, insurance claims of Illinois residents if their life, health, or annuity insurer or health maintenance organization becomes insolvent.

This is the senior staff position for the Associations with direct reporting responsibility to the Board of Directors. The Executive Director is responsible for supervising staff and carrying out the duties of the Associations and maintaining adequate professional staffing during times of varying work activity levels. Ability to effectively coordinate activities with other state guaranty associations through a national organization, with insurance receivers and regulators is essential. Some travel is required. Offices are located in Rosemont, Illinois.

The candidate must possess substantial insurance and management experience in an insurance company or related setting such as regulatory, legal, or consulting. Desired, but not required, is a background in law or accounting. Prior experience with an insurance guaranty association or in a receivership setting is a plus.

Salary and benefits package is comparable to positions of similar responsibility. Send resumes to:

Frank O'Loughlin
Counsel
Rothgerber, Johnson and Lyons, LLP
1200 17th St., Suite 3000
Denver, CO 80202
[email protected]