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Contact:
Patty Jamison
Healthcare Web Summit Office
209.577.4888 
pattyj@mcol.com

Managing Health Care Costs 2006 Web Summit

November 13-17, 2006

http://www.healthwebsummit.com/manhcc.htm

 

 

The fifth annual web summit on emerging trends, issues and solutions in dealing with health care cost increases. Get the latest on trends, strategies, case studies and more on premium increases, consumer cost sharing, prescription costs and benefits, disease management, pay for performance, consumer driven initiatives and other current issues.

 

This year's web summit package includes thirty six on-line presentations, three live audio conferences, seven podcasts, video clips, and much more all for an affordable price.  Register online at https://www.managedcarestore.com/summit.htm or call 209.577.4888. 

Summit Tracks

• Track A: Industry Trends and Strategies
• Track B: Consumerism
• Track C: Provider and Patient Care Issues
• Track D: Prescription Drug Issues
• Track E: Podcasts
• Track F: Live Audio conference/ Webcasts
• Track G: Archives from 2005 Web Summit

Audio Conferences/Webcasts

Podcasts Included in the Package:

Faculty:

36 faculty presentations available on-line 24/7, with faculty available to e-inquiries. Review the detailed agenda at: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/manhcc.htm

• Bill Barre, VP, Strategic Network Development, Medimpact
• Linda Cahn, President and CEO, Pharmacy Benefit Consultants
• Eric D. Coburn, Principal, Shattuck Hammond Partners
• William DeMarco, President, DeMarco and Associates
• Thomas Kaye, RPh, MBA, Senior Pharmacy Director, Passport Health Plan  
• Beverly Kennedy, President, First Data Healthcare Services
• Peter R. Kongstvedt, MD, Partner, Health & Life Sciences, Accenture   
• Vince Kuraitis, Principal, Better Health Technologies  
• Harry Leider, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, XLHealth
• Phillip L Polakoff, MD, MPH, National Leader, Lifetime Health Solutions, Buck Consultants
• Jerry Reeves MD, Chief Medical Officer, H.E.R.E.I.U. Welfare Funds
• Marybeth Regan, PhD, Consultant
• Eric Remjeske, Partner & Co-Founder, Devenir Group
• Clive Riddle, President, MCOL
• Cora M. Tellez, President & CEO, Sterling HSA
• Michael J. Thompson, FSA, MAAA, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers  
• Dolores Yanagihara, Program Development Manager, Integrated Healthcare Association  

Learning Objectives:

Attendees at the Managing Health Care Costs Web Summit will be able to:

• Gain an overall sense of the major trends and issues shaping health care cost management for the coming year and beyond, and predications from leading sources.
• Obtain a detailed understanding of applicable health care cost management initiatives through presentations involving case studies, and on various strategies currently being deployed in the marketplace.
• Understand current developments in care management components including Disease Management, Pay for Performance, and Pharmaceutical Management.
• Receive a snapshot of the current data on health care and premium cost increases, and benefit changes through consumer cost sharing.
• Experience e-learning at the attendees' convenience, with faculty presentations, podcasts, video clips and web summit resources available 24/7
• Engage in interactive learning and networking through e-inquiries with faculty, and live audioconferences.
• Obtain reference resources for ongoing use including Key Facts presentation and Survey Results.

Additional Web Summit Features: