Susan Nash
Partner
Known as a “strong communicator” with a “very high level of technical proficiency” (Chambers USA 2023), Susan is a go-to lawyer in the area of health care reform and health and welfare benefits. She assists employers, health plans, insurers, and vendors with their health care reform strategy and compliance with laws affecting group health plans.
Key Matters
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Assisted a large Fortune 100 company in moving its active and retiree medical benefit platform to a private health care exchange
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Assisted a national beverage company in implementing a global employee assistance program, telehealth benefit, and company-wide back-up day care program
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Assisted a well-known high-tech company with the design and implementation of an innovative on-site medical clinic, fitness center, and wellness program
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Assisted a large regional health system in developing disease management and population health management programs for its employees and addressing related data sharing and HIPAA issues, including establishing a framework for data analytics, negotiating several complex vendor contracts, and HIPAA business associate agreements
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Represented a large grocery chain in direct contracting with preferred providers to develop centers of excellence and specialty networks with shared savings
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Represents employers in all facets of health care reform strategy and ACA compliance, including employer shared responsibility requirements, insurance market reforms, reporting and disclosure and ACA fees and taxes
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Represented insurer/TPA with DOL health plan audit
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Counsels clients on benefit issues with respect to same-sex marriage, transgender benefits, and surrogacy benefit
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Counsel clients on benefit issues in connection with economic downturn such as paid leave laws, PTO leave donation programs, qualified disaster relief payments, and impact of furloughs and reduced hours