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Benefits Executive Roundtable Podcast

 

Audio Podcast Series

Industry experts break down the latest news and trends in employee benefits, healthcare reform, regulations and compliance, designed to empower executive decisions.

Dorothy Cociu will interview experts is a wide variety of fields and companies that affect your decisions.   Dorothy will also share her knowledge and views on these topics.  Each episode will be different and may feature a different mix of speakers.

 

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Download or listen to each episode here or on your favorite streaming service.  Now available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Radio Public, Listen Notes, and Whooshkaa.  Coming soon to Pandora, Acast, Blubrry, Tunein, and others.

Hosted By Dorothy Cociu, President, Advanced Benefit Consulting & Insurance Services.
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Benefits Executive Roundtable Season 6Season 6

Season 6 of the Benefits Executive Roundtable is here now and we encourage you to give past episodes another listen as well.

Next Episode: Feb 18, 2025

Chinese DeepSeek & Other Artificial Intelligence
2025 HIPAA proposed rule changes part 2
BER S6E10 - Employer EAP and Mental Health Parity Act
HIPAA Reproductive Rights Requirements
podcast s6e8 Cybersecurity awareness
MHPAEA Final Regulations & NQTL Analysis
ERISA fiduciary requirements part 2, Oct 2024
ERISA fiduciary requirements part 1, Oct 2024
Benefits Executive Roundtable tax write-offs vs. income tax
podcast s6e8 Cybersecurity awareness
2025 Medicare updates
Podcast S6E1 - Celebraring ERISA's 50th birthday

Season 5

Our complete season 5 has been published for your learning and enjoyment.  Stay tuned for news on Season 6 of the Benefits Executive Roundtable and we encourage you to give past episodes another listen as well.

 

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Season 4

 

S4E3 – Health Plan Compliance: The Good, The Bad and The Scary

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Host Dorothy Cociu interviews Jeff Strong, Vice President, Sales, Sterling Administrators on health plan compliance, the good, the bad, and the scary!  In this week’s episode, Jeff and Dorothy discuss ERISA disclosure requirements, the best tools for and preparing for audits, fiduciary liability, the Prudent Man Rule, Form 5500 filing and auditing, COBRA, ICHRAs, and more compliance information.  In addition, we discuss the recent SCOTUS case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which took away the constitutional right to an abortion, along with the liability of crossing state lines for abortions, aiding and abetting, and employer use of Travel Benefits for abortion expenses. 

S4E2 – Federal & State Legal & Regulatory Updates, Part 2, with Marilyn Monahan, Monahan Law Office

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Host Dorothy Cociu continues her discussions on federal and state legal and regulatory updates with Marilyn Monahan.  In part 2 of this 2-part series, we discuss the hottest two Supreme Court cases that were settled this past summer, including Dobbs v. Jackson Health (which overturned Roe v. Wade) and Marietta v Davita (which was a huge victory for self-funded health plans).  What happened and what can employers do about abortion coverages?  What kind of civil and criminal penalties are at stake if employees cross state lines for abortions?  How does the DaVita case help self-funded plans with cost containment?  We also discuss the Inflation Reduction Act and a number of California state legal and regulatory updates.  Join us for part 2 to discuss these sometimes emotional and controversial subjects!

S4E1 – Federal & State Legal & Regulatory Updates, Part 1, with Marilyn Monahan, Monahan Law Office

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Host Dorothy Cociu interviews one of the Roundtable’s favorite guests, Marilyn Monahan of Monahan Law Office. In part 1 of this two -part series, we discuss Federal & California State Leave Laws and how they inter-relate, updates on the current and future employer requirements for the Transparency in Coverage (TiC) rules, including Machine Readable File and online self-service tool requirements and need for vendor contracts, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) updates, including the No Surprises Act, including changes to ID Card and Provider Directory requirements, NSA notices, good faith estimates, and the Independent Dispute Resolution Process. Join us for this informative and timely podcast!

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Season 3

 

S3E3 – CAA’s No Surprises Act, Part 1 of a 2 Part Series

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Host Dorothy Cociu and special guest Marilyn Monahan, of Monahan Law office, discuss the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) interim final rule for the No Surprises Act, Part 1, as well as some ACA Transparency in Coverage rules that relate to the CAA.  The No Surprises Act focuses on surprise billing for emergency services, as well as billing practices in certain non-network situations by limiting the amount payable to the network rate.  Marilyn and Dorothy share the employer plan sponsor concerns, administrative concerns and many new obligations for health plans and issuers.  This is a must-listen podcast for health plan sponsor employers!

 

Show Notes

Download the detailed show notes and follow along with Dorothy Cociu and Marilyn Monahan.

S3E2 – Cybersecurity Part 2

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In Part 2 of this 2-Part Podcast, Host Dorothy Cociu continues her discussions with Ted Mayeshiba and Ted Flittner, Principals of Aditi Group, an IT Security/HIPAA Security/Cybersecurity firm, and Bruce Benton, a life and health and P&C agent, and Vice President, Public Affairs of the California Association of Health Underwriters on how to be better protected against Cyber Attacks. We discuss how to stay safe while traveling, working from home risks, potential new cybersecurity regulations, the importance of proper training, and we look at Cyber Liability Insurance and why it’s so important today.

S3E1 – Cybersecurity Part 1

Benefits Executive Roundtable podcast S3E1 Cyberseurity part 1
In Part 1 of this 2-Part Podcast, host Dorothy Cociu interviews Ted Mayeshiba and Ted Flittner, Principals of Aditi Group, an IT Security / HIPAA Security / Cybersecurity firm about the importance of Cybersecurity and how employers can protect themselves. Bruce Benton, a life and health and P&C agent, and Vice President, Public Affairs of the California Association of Health Underwriters is also on-hand. In Part 1, we discuss the growing trend of electronic hacking and cyber attacks that have affected nearly every type of industry, and more specifically, on recent cyber attacks that have had a serious impact on consumers and our infrastructure, and we talk about what companies can do to stay safe and try to avoid these types of attacks. We discuss what happened in some of the cases that hit the news, and we talk about what companies can do to stay safe and try to avoid these types of attacks. We will focus heavily on the “weakest link” – your own employees, and how to protect your company’s critical data.

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Season 2

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Summary of Seasons 1-5

Quickly read summaries of each of our podcast episodes from seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.  We’ve covered many critical topics for busy executives and company leaders, to help you make the best decisions in today’s hectic world of changing laws, people and financial challenges.  And it’s easy to download and share with others in your circle.