Conference Highlights: Health & Welfare Plan Management

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The Future of Employment-Based Health Benefits: Have Employers Reached the Tipping Point?
Paul Fronstin, PhD
Senior Research Associate and Director of the Health Research and Education Program
Employee Benefit Research Institute
Keynote speaker Paul Fronstin takes a critical look at the current state of employer-sponsored health care benefits and shares thought-provoking research on the subject. He also offers an assessment of the political dynamics at work during this presidential election year and the implications for health care reform.

A Consumerism Philosophy: How It Can Reduce Costs and Improve Employee Health
Miles S. Snowden, MD, MPH, CEBS
Senior Vice President, Health Advancement
Uniprise, a UnitedHealth Group company
As health care costs continue to rise, employers are increasingly looking for ways to engage their employees, reduce unnecessary care and decrease overall medical spending, regardless of plan design. Dr. Snowden examines strategic and practical implications of how a consumerism philosophy benefits both employers and employees.

Avoiding the Patchwork Quilt: How Employers Can Tie Together Wellness, Disease Management and Care Coordination into a Single, Integrated Health Management System
Kara J. Trott, JD
Chief Executive Officer
Quantum Health, Inc.
Employers are adding wellness screenings, disease management, consumer-directed accounts, patient advocacy and other services and tools to their health plans. But adding disparate, unconnected programs often creates more fragmentation—further confusing patients, increasing costs and only incrementally improving health outcomes. Kara Trott discusses how to integrate these functions into a cohesive, coordinated service offering that creates more satisfied employees who use health care more efficiently. The result is sustainable cost reduction without cutting benefits or shifting costs.

Does Consumerism Work?
John Young
Vice President, Consumerism
CIGNA HealthCare
As health care costs continue to rise, employee benefit professionals are challenged to manage costs without sacrificing the quality of care that employees receive. Some have turned to cost-shifting and leaner plan designs as solutions. See how consumerism strategies focus on consumer engagement and how health advocacy helps improve the health and productivity of the workforce and reduces costs. John Young reviews the misperceptions of consumer-driven care and shares research that shows how—if done right—consumerism strategies can help improve the health of workers and lower overall costs.

Tips, Insights and Strategies from the Trenches

Moderator:
Mark E. Friedman, Conference Chairman
Panelists:
Julie Adamik, President, Employee Benefits Training & Solutions LLC
Byron J. Glidden, Manager, Human Resources, Oregon Research Institute
Sherine H. High, Vice President, Human Resources, Bon Secours Baltimore Health System
Jane Walbrun, Health Plan Manager, Duke University and Health System

Conference chairman Mark Friedman and four of your plan sponsor colleagues discuss how they have met the challenges and opportunities they face with their health and welfare plans. Listen, learn and ask questions as this group of benefits pros discusses such issues as cost-saving measures that don’t compromise employee health or wealth; implementation strategies for CDHC plans; ideas to encourage participation in wellness plans among those who really need to participate; how to effectively manage vendor relationships to create a long-term partnership; steps you can take to get buy-in and support for your health benefits program from the C-suite; and much more. Leave this session with answers and solutions you can use today.

In partnership with the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, one of the nation’s premier providers of executive development, the Health and Welfare Plan Management for Mid-Sized Employers conference delivers the unbiased curriculum you need to effectively manage your health and welfare benefits. Register now and you’ll have the opportunity to:

Choose from 40+ individual workshop sessions. Customize the agenda to your organization’s specific needs.
Learn from experts. Speakers from the DOL, IRS, law firms and your colleagues in the plan sponsor community focus on today’s most critical issues: HSAs, HRAs and FSAs; consumer-directed health care; integrated plan design; wellness programs; prescription drug management; cost containment; and much more.
Take away ideas you can use right now. Leave the conference with straightforward, proven strategies you can use today to improve your plans.
Network with hundreds of your colleagues. Luncheons, receptions and breaks are perfect for one-on-one discussions with contemporaries to compare problems and explore solutions.
Gain access to an online resource library. Your attendance entitles you to a full year’s online access to workshop presentations for all Health and Welfare Plan Management conferences. It’s like getting four conferences for the price of one!