Consumer Driven Care

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Consumer Driven Care Web Summit
2009: Consumerism in the midst of Recession and Reform

A Healthcare Web Summit Event featuring the eighth annual web summit on consumerism, with a Live Webinar plus faculty Podcasts with companion presentations, and additional web summit features.

Live Consumer Driven Care Webinar
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern (10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Pacific)
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A number of recent articles and studies have indicated high deductible and account based health plans have become increasingly attractive to embattled employers addressing benefit strategies in a recession environment. Yet some pundits feel consumer driven plans will be on the outside looking in as health care reform initiatives are addressed by the new administration and congress, and that consumerism initiatives such as transparency and incentives may fall victim to recession driven economic pressures. This year's Consumer Driven Web Summit addresses current consumerism marketplace issues and solutions, along with tackling the topic of how consumerism is positioned for the two "R's": Recession and Reform.

Position yourself for the consumerism in 2009 with the Eight annual Consumer Driven Web Summit. This year's event includes a featured live webinar, additional downloadable faculty podcasts plus supplemental features addressing consumerism in today's environment.

Webinar Agenda: (Eastern Time)

1:00 pm - 1:05 pm Introductions and logistics
1:05 pm - 1:35 pm Employer Consumerism Perspectives on Current and Future Marketplace Issues, and Recession Driven Plan Design Strategies, - Alexander (Sander) Domaszewicz, Principal and Senior Consultant and National Consumerism Practice Leader, Mercer
1:35 pm - 2:05 pm Consumer Driven Plans: Positioning for Recession and Reform - Roy Ramthun, President, HSA Consulting Services and former Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy.
2:05 pm - 2:30 pm Findings from the 2009 CIGNA Choice Fund Experience Study - John Young, Vice President, Consumerism, CIGNA
Additional Faculty Podcasts on: HSAs during difficult economic times; HSAs and Life After the Republicans; Trends in Billing and Statistics for Wellness Plans within CDHC; Adding Investments as a Feature to HSAs and Funded HRAs; and Demand to Provide High Quality Health Information and Programs to Consumers; plus other Web Summit features available for download 24/7

Detailed Information: Click here for detailed information on the Consumer Driven Care Web Summit. The web summit provides a package consisting of a live webinar/audioconference session, companion faculty slide presentations that you can view 24/7 on the web and ask e-mail questions, downloadable faculty podcasts, e-poll, article library, attendee feedback and participation and more.

Individual Registration Fee: $295. Audio Conference CD-ROM: $40 for attendees; $355 for non-attendees after the event. Corporate Site licensing also available. Click here to register or call 209.577.4888. Click here for a downloadable order form you can fax or mail.

Faculty:

Sander Domaszewicz, Mercer

Roy Ramthun, HSA Consulting Services

John Young, CIGNA

Cora Tellez, Sterling HSA

Rob J. Thurston, HR Consulting Group

Bill Boyles, Consumer Driven Market Report

Eric Remjeske, DEVENIR

John Mills,
Director of Product Development, EmblemHealth Services

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