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Dramatic
increases in the cost of health care benefits have forced employers
to take cost containment measures and made the job of managing and
funding these employee benefits more challenging than ever. Today,
the pace of increase continues well above inflation, leaving many
to wonder “What next?” How can employers align health
care costs with their current and future business needs without
alienating employees and losing talent to the competition? There
are no quick and easy answers. But, there is a place where you can
learn what some of the best and brightest in the employer-sponsored
health care arena are thinking and doing. The Health
and Welfare Plan Management for Mid-Sized Employers
conference in Orlando is your opportunity to find out how to map
a long-term course for your health and welfare plans and to avoid
short-cut solutions that lead to dead ends.

How to Save Costs Without Cost-Shifting or Cutting Benefits
- Find out how better employee
communication enabled one
company to save money, improve
benefits and provide employees
with a one-month “premium
holiday.”
- A benefit manager shares her
successful approach to reducing
cost by improving the health of
employees with chronic illnesses.
- Hear how coordinated care
programs can lower trend and
improve services to employees.
- Explore how self-funding can be an
effective cost-saving tool.
CDHC Success Stories
- Gain an understanding of how
preventative services and wellness
programs are central to the
success of consumer-driven
health care.
- Learn from a plan sponsor the
vital role that communication
and education play in employees’
acceptance of and enrollment in a
CDH plan.
Why Wellness Programs Have Gotten the Attention of the C-Suite
- Explore best practices for wellness
programs that lower health care
costs and improve productivity.
- Uncover the long-term value
of health risk assessments,
biometrics and incentives to
identify unhealthy lifestyles and
encourage behavior change.
- Hear how an employer created
lasting cost reductions by focusing
on improving employee health.
What You Need to Know to Comply with Benefits Laws and Regulations
- Find out what you and your
employees can and cannot do with
FSAs, HRAs and HSAs.
- A DOL representative explains what
your obligations are under HIPAA.
- Stay up to date on the latest
changes to COBRA, FMLA and
other federal legislation.
How to Meet the Benefits Needs of an Increasingly Diverse Workforce
- Explore whether limited-benefit
plans offer a win-win solution for
your company and employees who
aren’t eligible for your medical
benefits.
- Learn about the flexibility Section
125 plans give your employees
to tailor your benefits to their
individual needs.
- Hear why employers need to look
beyond benefits to attract, retain
and reward today’s workforce.
How to Strengthen Your Negotiating Position with Vendors and Management
- Uncover the facts you need to get the
best deal on your next renewal.
- A seasoned benefit manager shares
tips on how to make the most of your
vendor relationships.
- Find out how to improve the likelihood
of getting senior management’s
approval of your benefits proposals.
Why Integrating All of Your Health-Related Benefits Makes Good Business Sense
- Find out how a health plan that aligns
with wellness objectives produces
the best ROI.
- Get a handle on what you can do to
combat the detrimental effects of
absenteeism and presenteeism on
productivity and health care costs.
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Health and Welfare Plan Management
for Mid-Sized Employers is proud to welcome BenefitsLink.com
as the official Media Partner for the 2008 Orlando program.
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Registration is strictly
limited to executives and administrators
who manage their organization’s self-funded and fully insured
health and welfare plans. These include:
- Company officers
- Vice presidents and directors of human resources
- Employee benefits/compensation directors, managers
and specialists
- CFOs, vice presidents and directors of finance
and risk
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