Susan Relland
Of Counsel
srelland@milchev.com
202-626-1486
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Susan Relland

Susan Relland assists employers and insurance companies with health policy and compliance issues.  She is active in the current health reform debate and provides strategic advice and representation to clients before Congress and President Obama’s administration.  She also works closely with the federal agencies as they develop guidance on issues such as the COBRA subsidy, Medicare mandatory reporting, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), HIPAA privacy, mental health parity, cafeteria plans, wellness programs, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).  Ms. Relland’s inside-the-beltway knowledge and her experience regarding all aspects of health plan design and administration add value to her clients as she assists them to implement new rules, address compliance and design issues, and mitigate risk. More >

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  • Assist employers and health insurance companies to implement and address compliance questions arising from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) COBRA subsidy.  Work closely with the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and the Internal Revenue Service as guidance is being developed to provide insight regarding agency interpretation of client-specific issues.
     
  • Advised Fortune 100 company regarding the application of, and implementation of procedures in compliance with, Medicare Secondary Payer mandatory reporting requirements.
     
  • Provide Washington, D.C. representation for an insurance company during the current health reform debate, including monitoring and analyzing proposed legislation, drafting materials for Capitol Hill briefings, and representing client’s interests in meetings with members of Congress and their staffs.
     
  • Helped design and implement a high deductible health plan (HDHP) with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for a client with a population of more than 1 million eligible employees (among others), and assisted with ongoing compliance questions.
     
  • Helped several health plan and employer clients design wellness programs that comply with HIPAA, ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Professional and Community Involvement
  • Board Member, American Benefits Council
  • Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, “Health and Welfare Benefits:  Essential Concepts and Emerging Issues" (2009)
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  • District of Columbia
  • Texas
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Education
  • J.D., Tulane University Law School, cum laude, 1999
  • B.M., University of North Texas, magna cum laude, 1995