Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorney to Discuss Legal Updates in Healthcare at IFEBP Conference

Louise “Wendy” F. Pongracz will present on the topic of health benefits

Date: October 24-25, 2022

Details: Employee benefits attorney Louise “Wendy” F. Pongracz will present at the 68th Annual Employee Benefits Conference of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Entitled “Health Care Legal and Legislative Update,” the presentation will focus on changes in healthcare benefits in light of recent legislative developments. Pongracz will discuss coverage of abortion services in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. She will also provide an overview of recent legislation regarding surprise billing, medical cannabis, prescription drug pricing, and insulin cost sharing and the impact it will have on employee benefits. The presentation will be moderated by Gregory E. Floyd, President of Teamsters Local 237 Welfare Fund.

Pongracz has represented health benefits plans for more than 30 years. She represents large and small single- and multi-employer group health plans in the public and private sectors. Her practice has included assisting fund clients at every step, from establishing plans through termination and merger. This includes drafting and revising foundational and operational documents and advising clients on all aspects of compliance with federal and state laws (ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, and applicable federal tax requirements). She has negotiated on behalf of clients with medical, prescription, and other benefits providers as well as with professional providers.

She speaks frequently on compliance issues, fiduciary obligations, and emerging health benefits issues for state and local bar foundations and other organizations.

About Willig, Williams & Davidson – Willig, Williams & Davidson (www.wwdlaw.com) is one of the largest and most respected union-side labor law firms in the United States. The firm has offices in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and Jenkintown Pa., as well as Haddonfield, N.J., and Chicago, Ill. Founded in 1979, Willig, Williams & Davidson focuses on representing labor unions, employee benefit funds and individual working people and their families on a variety of legal fronts, including national, regional and local contract negotiations; election and campaign finance; dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration and litigation; family law matters; benefits law design and compliance issues; discrimination, overtime and unpaid wages, and other employment matters; prepaid legal services for union members; social security disability; and workers’ compensation matters in Philadelphia and beyond. Workers inspire us.

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