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Keynote and Luncheon Presentations
Finding Them Early: The Role of Health Management in Keeping Employees Healthy
Daniel L. Ober, D.O., Senior Medical Director
CIGNA Health Solutions
Reducing medical costs and improving
health is a complex business. Most health
programs seek to manage or improve the health of the
sickest portion of an employee population. But to truly
impact costs long term, health programs need to identify
employees before a health event—when they are at risk
and the onset of long-term illness is preventable. Dr. Ober
discusses the components of health management and how
identifying and engaging—at the individual level—those
who are healthy and at risk of illness can improve health
and help reduce costs.
From Lift-Off to Landing: Business Intelligence and Your Benefit Programs
Gerald W. Frye, CLU, ChFC, RHU, REBC, CASL, President
The Benefit Services Group, Inc.
The ability to make informed, impactful
decisions is central to guiding your employee benefit
programs along optimal routes. Jerry Frye discusses how
a robust business intelligence focus allows you to apply
an evidence-based approach to your planning, renewal
and communication processes. This allows for better,
long-term alignment of benefit goals and performance
with larger corporate objectives. Ultimately, this dynamic
decision-support approach can transform the health
care discussion from one based primarily on benefit
issues to one focused more on health status and health
care consumption.
Health Benefit Trends and 2008 Outlook
Eugene G. Charney, Worldwide Partner and National Advisory Practice Leader
Mercer
Learn about the facts and trends from an
annual, scientific survey on employer-sponsored
health plans. In his keynote remarks, Gene
Charney focuses on data for mid-sized employers and
discusses what the trend data mean for plan sponsors as
they continue to implement strategies to contain health
care costs.
Put a Dent in Your Health Care Universe
Kara J. Trott, Chief Executive Officer
Quantum Health, Inc.
Consumerism, CDHPs, wellness, coaching
and disease management—are they just
rearranging deck furniture on a sinking
ship? Many recent trends in health care cost control fail
to attack the underlying problem: fragmentation in the
process of health care. In this keynote presentation, Kara
Trott examines the root causes of unnecessary health care
costs and how your plan can move beyond incremental
solutions to become a backbone that creates a cohesive,
less costly health care process for your employees.
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Breakfast Round Tables—NEW!
Wednesday, June 11 :: 7:30 am–9:00 am
Grab some breakfast and head for a seat at a table where you have an opportunity to discuss specific benefit issues
and challenges with fellow employers and experts in the benefits field. Pose questions, share ideas and compare
solutions with others who are facing or who have already successfully confronted a situation like yours. You have a say
in which topics will be covered. Confirmed registrants have the opportunity to provide input into the issues these small
group discussions will explore. Examples include: implementing CDHC, wellness programs for small companies, vendor
management, global benefits, Rx strategies, self-insurance and employee communication. Increase the value of your
conference experience. Let us hear what issues are on your mind, and we'll provide the forum where you can get
some answers.
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Attend This Conference to Find the Right Balancing Point for Your Benefit Plans
Health and Welfare Plan Management for Mid-Sized Employers, in partnership
with one of the nation’s top institutions of higher learning, the University of North
Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, offers an unbeatable opportunity to
master the art of balancing the management of your benefits offerings with the
strategic objectives of your organization.
Register now and you'll have access to:
- 40+ workshops. Our comprehensive schedule allows you to choose the topics
that are important to your organization’s specific needs.
- Expert speakers. Representatives from top consulting and benefits firms, the
legal profession, IRS, DOL and colleagues in the plan sponsor community share
their expertise on today’s most important plan management issues: consumer-driven
health care; HSAs, HRAs and FSAs; cost containment; wellness and
disease management; compliance with federal mandates and much more.
- Immediate takeaway. With an emphasis on the practical rather than the
theoretical, the conference offers straightforward, proven strategies you can
use now.
- Unmatched networking opportunity. Join hundreds of your colleagues from
across the nation for one-on-one discussions at luncheons, receptions and
breaks.
- Online resource library. Your attendance entitles you to a full-year's access
to workshop presentations for all Health and Welfare Plan Management conferences at our website, www.ucs-edu.net.
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