Human Resource Leadership Forum

Making Sense of Healthcare Reform
Jim Klein, President, American Benefits Council

Jim will discuss the implications of healthcare reform legislation and discuss the ways in which healthcare delivery, policy, and reimbursement is changing.

Speaker:
Jim Klein, President
American Benefits Council

James A. Klein is President of the American Benefits Council, a trade association based in Washington, D.C. representing primarily Fortune 500 companies that either sponsor or administer health and retirement benefits covering more than 100 million Americans. Jim is frequently quoted in both the national and benefits media on pension and health care topics. He has appeared on all the major television networks, discussing a wide range of employee benefits policy matters.

Jim serves on the Association Council of the American Council for Capital Formation and the Government Liaison Committee of the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans. Jim is a private sector advisor to the U.S. government’s delegation to the Pension and Insurance Committee of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). He was a member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Global Aging Initiative. He travels extensively internationally advising public officials and private sector representatives on the development of retirement and health care systems.

Prior to joining the Council, Jim was Manager of Pension and Health Care Policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and before that practiced law for a Washington, D.C. firm specializing in employee benefits. Jim also worked as a legislative assistant for Congressman John J. LaFalce (D-NY). Jim graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University with a degree in Bioethics and graduated with honors from the National Law Center-George Washington University.

Schedule: 7:30AM – 10:00AM

• Registration & Breakfast 7:30AM – 8:00AM
• Welcome & Group Networking 8:00 AM - 8:30AM
• Program 8:30 AM  - 10:00AM

Location: Cumberland Maggiano's
1601 Cumberland Mall SE
Atlanta, GA  30339
Directions

Member RSVP:
RSVP by Thursday, November 4, 2010 to:

• 770-433-0340 OR

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