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“The best benefits conference for mid-sized companies I’ve attended in over 30 years in human resources.”

– Paul J. Giuliani
Senior Manager, Human Resources
Warren Equipment Company



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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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