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BULLETIN for current and past attendees of Healthcare Web Summit events |
| May 8, 2006 | Healthcare Web Summit | Phone 209.577.4888 | e-mail infohws@healthwebsummit.com |
Contact:
Patty Jamison
Customer Service Manager, MCOL
(209) 577-4888
pattyj@mcol.com
The changing landscape created by the advent of HSAs and other CDH offerings has generated alliances between insurance companies, banks, back-office processing companies, marketing and portal providers and TPAs. Created with much fanfare and promising to deliver big numbers with nominal marketing effort, alliances were seen as the major sales vehicle for insurance and bank institutions vis-à-vis HSAs and other CDH offerings.
Some alliances have been quite successful. Other joint programs have failed to generate the expected numbers. This audio conference will examine the factors contributing to the success and/or failure of CDH alliances.
| Topic: | Alliances Working and Not Working in the HSA World |
| Speaker: | JoAnn Laing, President of Information Strategies, Inc., featuring Bill Boyles, Editor of Consumer Driven Market Report, and Don Mazzella, Editor of Healthcare & You |
| Time & Date: | Thursday, May 18th, 2006, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern (10:00 - 11:00 am Pacific) |
| Location: | Your desk (Audio Conference dial-in instructions and session presentation will be emailed to attendees in advance of session) |
| Cost: | Individual Registration $139; Web Summit CD-ROM:$20 for attendees; $169 for non-attendees after the event. Individual Registration covers a single phone line. Multiple persons may listen via speaker phone for the individual registration fee. Group Discounts/ Corporate Site Licensing Available. |
| To Register: | Visit: https://www.managedcarestore.com/summit.htm or call 209.577.4888. |
The panelists bring an outsiders' objectivity combined with inside information on what has happen and what is expected to happen as new alliances form, and older relationships evolve. Why and what this means for the future growth of HSAs and other CDH products and services is discussed by a unique team of industry observers. In many cases, alliances have failed to take in or understand the consumer's expectations or needs.
Panelists will share some proprietary research data on consumer reaction to alliance offerings.
Also addressed is the growing interest by healthcare providers in alliances of various sorts to offset possible declines in revenue attendant to CDH growth. Experts disagree as to whether this is a viable strategy but it is being discussed and panelists have some thoughts and suggestions for those examining this approach.
Learning Objectives
Learn what alliances worked and which were not
as successful as hoped
Hear panelists assessments of newer joint
programs
View a schematic vision of the strategic
landscape
Review what consumers have to say about
alliances
Compare your alliance plans with a five-point
review list from experts
Identify new strategic partners as panelists
review emerging trends
Reviewing the question of "who owns the
customer?"
Examining the importance of customer service and "warm handoffs"
Who Should Attend
Panelists:
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| JoAnn Laing, is President of Information Strategies, Inc., author of two books on HSAs and a nationally known speaker. |
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| William R.
Boyles is the Editor & Publisher of Consumer Driven Market Report, an
independent newsletter group financed by subscriptions, and a
newly-launched industry web portal called HSAMarkets.com. The company
also performs management consulting services to various health plan
boards, senior company execs, and top industry trade associations.
Mr. Boyles started working in health care in 1971 as a medical claims review analyst for Blue Shield of Michigan, worked in the national offices of Blue Shield Association (Chicago), then earned an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Michigan (1973) with a specialty in health economics. After graduate school he began covering the U.S. Congress (1976) for a leading newsletter chain with a focus on financing medical schools and teaching hospitals. He is a standing member of the U.S. House and Senate Periodical Press Galleries. In 1984 he founded the first national newsletter on the Health Maintenance Organization product, followed in 1989 by the first newsletter on PPOs, and in 2002 the first newsletter on consumer-driven health care. He is the author of numerous articles and commentaries in trade publications, and has been quoted in Fortune, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, and other media. Consumer Driven Market Report (Washington D.C.) was the first publication in the U.S. to write about consumer-driven health care and the CDH movement. Its readers include health insurance companies, large international consultants, and leading economists and actuaries. The focus is on research trends and expert opinions about emerging products and companies. HSAMarkets.com is the first single-source news portal on the exploding market for health savings accounts. It is designed to replace all existing email news distributions from various groups, while providing revenues from syndication, advertising, data services, and specialized products on a fee basis. |
COST: Individual Registration $139; Web Summit CD-ROM: $20 for attendees; $169 for non-attendees after the event.
Individual registrations cover a single phone line.
Multiple persons may listen via speaker phone for the individual registration fee.
Each individual receives a unique dial-in ID that is not re-useable.
Corporate Group pricing is available when registrations are desired for more than one phone line. Visit http://www.healthwebsummit.com/corprice.htm for more information.
REGISTRATION: Register online at https://www.managedcarestore.com/summit.htm or call 209.577.4888. Slots for this event are limited. Please register promptly. If you have questions, contact Patty Jamison at the Healthcare Web Summit Office at 209.577.4888 for more information.
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