Becky Heindel

Consultant

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Becky has over 15 years experience in human resource administration and employee benefits management.  Prior to joining VFBC, Becky was the Director of Benefits for a large national retailer.

She has experience in the design and implementation of benefit plans for active employees and retirees, the majority of which were funded through a VEBA trust.  Becky conducted annual benefit surveys of retail industry peers, ensuring company offered plans were competitive in cost and design.  In addition to health and welfare plans, Becky managed two retirement plans which combined exceeded over $400 million in assets.  She has a strong understanding of compliance requirements for state and federal laws (ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA).  This includes hands-on experience with financial and procedural audits and corresponding IRS/DOL 5500 and 990 filings.

Becky has a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science from the State University of New York at Cortland.  She also completed an internship as a Health Educator with The Department of Veterans Affairs, New Jersey Health Care System.

Areas of Specialization

• Healthcare Reform
• Regulatory compliance
• Extensive experience performing due diligence research and integrating active and retiree benefits due to Merger and Acquisition activity
• Analysis of claim utilization trends and demographic data to develop plan design recommendations and action steps
• Expertise in vendor negotiation and management, including implementation
• Design of targeted employee benefit education materials using multiple media formats for delivery
• Knowledge of Medicare coordination with active and retiree medical and prescription programs
• Providing consultative guidance and benchmarking data to corporate executive committees and Board of Directors through written reports and oral presentations

Education & Certification

• Pennsylvania Life and Health Certification
• B.S., Health Science, State University of New York at Cortland