Jason Hammersla
Jason Hammersla is the director of communications for 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. Jason directs the American Benefits Council's communications strategy and serves as the liaison for media inquries. Since joining the Council as a public relations associate in 1999, Jason has held a variety of roles in the communications department, maintaining primary responsibility for internal and external communications such as the Council's Benefits Byte membership newsletter and media releases on the full range of Council issues. He also serves as the Council's webmaster and resident desktop publishing expert.
Jason is also a published poet, lyricist and arts critic and is the starting pitcher and leadoff hitter for his recreational softball league. Jason earned his Bachelor's degree in psychology after four years at the University of Rochester and is still thawing out.
Health
- Employer Shared Responsibility
- Premium Tax Credit
- Essential Benefits
- Summary of Benefits
- Health Insurance Exchanges
- Claims and Appeals
- Preventive Care Coverage
- Grandfathered Plans
- Market Reforms & Adult Child/Age-26 Coverage
- Wellness Programs
- Automatic Enrollment
- Accountable Care Organizations
- Non-Discrimination
- W-2/Informational Reporting
- Value-Based Insurance
Consumer-Directed Plans (HSAs/FSAs/HRAs)
Health Information Technology & HIPAA Privacy
Retirement
Defined Contribution/ 401(k) Plan Reform
- Automatic Enrollment
- Investments
- Plan fees
- Taxation of Retirement Plans/Limits
- Funding Reform
- PBGC Deficit & Premiums
- Business Conduct Standards
Retirement Plan Administration
Other Issues
- FACTA Issues
- FBAR Issues
- Puerto Rico Plans
- Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
- Code Section 409(A), 457(A), 162(m) issues
- Say-on-Pay
