Lockton Companies, the world's largest private insurance broker, is offering insights on the impact of health reform through its newly formed Lockton Health Reform Advisory Practice. Lockton's new team provides employers with information, advice, and practical approaches as they respond to health reform legislation and understand impact on their employees and businesses.
"Our health system is undergoing fundamental change," said Mike Brewer, President of Lockton Benefit Group. "We have established the Health Reform Advisory Practice to help deal with the uncertainties, track critical issues and prepare businesses and their employees for what comes next."
Brewer notes that employers face significant changes and challenges no matter what health care legislation emerges from Congress. "This integrated thinking on health reform will help our clients understand the potential impact to their benefit programs and get ahead of any changes. By being active now, we can make sense of it for employers, help them comply, and guide smart decision-making."
Lockton's Health Reform Advisory Practice includes Lockton's two compliance experts, attorneys Ed Fensholt and Mark Holloway, actuary Shannon Demaree, medical directors Larry Levy, MD, and John Esslinger, MD, Mary Mosqueda and Ron Reynolds, directors of compensation services, technology expert Matthew Kaiser, director of technology and outsourcing solutions, and data analytics expert Tammy Quinn, director of reporting services.
Lockton's emerging health reform advisory practice areas include:
- Compliance Services
- Health Risk Management
- HR Integration Strategies
- Technology Solutions
- Actuarial Services
- Communications Consulting