Strategies
in The Growth of Consumer Driven Healthcare
Pushed
by the federal government's embrace of consumer decision-making along
with soaring costs of healthcare, employers and health plans are
adopting consumer driven health plans.
Then,
the legislation providing for the creation of tax deductible health
savings accounts (HSAs) as part of the recently enacted Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, fueled
the keen interest by employers and MCOs alike.
During
2004, many leading health plans around the country teamed with
financial institutions to develop HSAs.
In
2003, 11 percent of companies offered such plans and enrollment stood
at 500,000.
This
year, it is estimated that the numbers will swell to 2.7 million
individuals and reach $16 billion in premiums. By 2007, it is projected
that CDHC plans will earn $88 billion and have a 7 percent market
share, up from just 2 percent in 2005.
"Strategies
In The Growth of Consumer Driven Healthcare" a new
executive-level tele-briefing was held on Feb. 3, 2005. The
briefing is sponsored by The
Executive Report On Managed Care and the Managed Care
Information Center.
Consumer-driven healthcare plans
and employee benefit plans to foster more consumerism among employees
are among the top five areas of concern to employee benefit
specialists, according to the International Society of Certified
Employee Benefit Specialists and the Human Capital Practice of Deloitte
Consulting LLP.
Indeed, Mercer Human Resource
Consulting reported that in a survey of 991 employers, nearly
three-quarters said it is very likely (19 percent) or somewhat likely
(54 percent) that they will offer their workers a health savings
account with a high-deductible health plan by 2006.
"Strategies In The Growth of
Consumer Driven Healthcare" looked at the implications of the growth of
CDHP and HSAs from all sides, separating fact from fiction.
PROGRAM AGENDA:
- How the healthcare
environment nurtures the growth of consumer-driven healthcare
- The emerging impact of
consumer influences on healthcare
- Employer perspectives on
embracing consumer-driven options
- Understanding the growing
interest in consumer-driven healthcare
- The new "fledgling"
consumer-driven plans
- Consideration toward adding
or moving to a consumer-driven healthcare model
- Healthcare cost and
employees’ utilization rates;
- How to use CDH to manage your
healthcare costs in the future
- Promoting increased employee
consumerism for health and welfare plans
- How to improve employee
acceptance/enrollment in CDH programs
- Addressing CDH critics; e.g.,
'not feasible for low-income workers; may function as tax shelter for
healthy/wealthy.'
SPEAKER PANEL:
- Bridget Eber, Senior Health
Care Strategy Consultant, Hewitt Associates
- Dale A. Rayman, consultant,
Towers Perrin
- Melissa Tobler RN, Principal,
Clinical Strategies Consultant, Palmer & Cay and Greg
Waterstradt, Principal, Palmer & Cay
WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM
THE CD-ROM OF THE AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Health plans and providers, CEOs, CFOs, employers, human resource
benefit managers, medical directors, sales and marketing executives,
employer health plan decision makers, network development and provider
services directors, strategic planners, utilization management, MCO
plan healthcare management, brokers, TPAs, network managers, physician
practice management company executives, medical management directors,
PHO and IPA leadership, analysts, implementer consultants, account
services and administration executives and ancillary products managers.
"Attend" this program right in
your office and enjoy significant savings – no travel time or
hassle; no hotel expenses. It’s so convenient! Invite your
staff members to participate.
PRICING:
CD-ROM of Audio
Conference:
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