Hannah R. Demsien

Associate

Hannah R. Demsien

Associate

Hannah Demsien is a member of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group, as well as the Insurance Practice Group. Her practice is primarily centered around addressing critical issues affecting group health and welfare benefit plans, health insurers, and the array of service providers in this industry, including third-party administrators. Hannah is a seasoned advisor on a multitude of legal matters, including the intricacies of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), the No Surprises Act, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, HIPAA, COBRA, ERISA, Section 125 cafeteria plans, flexible benefit plans, wellness programs, health reimbursement accounts, health savings accounts, MEWAs, association health plans, third-party administrator, and pharmacy benefit manager regulations, among other critical health benefit issues.

Hannah is also part of the firm’s Health Care & Life Sciences Sector, where she operates within the Payor-Provider Convergence Area of Focus. Here, she provides invaluable counsel to clients on matters pertaining to health plan compliance, plan design, ongoing plan administration, and the regulatory licensing of service providers and insurers. Hannah’s experience extends beyond the confines of traditional legal advisory, as she adeptly navigates the complex landscape of employee benefits and insurance regulatory matters that often arise in merger and acquisition transactions.

 

18 September 2024 Legal News: Employee Benefits Insights

Final Mental Health Parity Rules – Top Five Changes to the Status Quo

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and its implementing regulations and guidance prohibit health insurance policies and group health plans that cover mental health and substance use disorder benefits from imposing limitations on MH/SUD benefits that are less favorable than the limitations imposed on medical/surgical benefits.
23 August 2024 Viewpoints

Employers Required to Provide New Health and Welfare Employee Benefit Notice

There are new regulations requiring employers who offer hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance benefits for plan years starting on or after January 1, 2025, to provide specific notice of the benefit to all employees “on the first page of any marketing, application, and enrollment materials… in at least 14-point font.”
18 June 2024

Thorny Laws That ICHRA Vendors Should Consider

Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) have continued to grow in popularity since their inception in 2019.
17 April 2024 Legal News: Employee Benefits Insights

Don’t Forget About These Three HIPAA Compliance Requirements

Given all the focus on new group health plans requirements like the No Surprises Act and Mental Health Parity Regulations in the last few years, it can be easy to lose track of compliance with long-standing requirements.
16 January 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Beacon Mobility in Acquisition of Cedar Bus Company and Easton Bus Service

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Beacon Mobility, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, in its acquisitions of Cedar Bus Company and Easton Bus Service, Inc.
03 November 2023 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Beacon Mobility in Acquisition of Rolling V Bus Corp.

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor for Audax Private Equity portfolio company Beacon Mobility in its acquisition of Rolling V Bus Corp.