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INSIDE CONSUMER-DIRECTED CARE
brings you timely news and insightful analysis on how the trend toward
consumer-directed health plans will affect utilization of medical services,
insurance premiums, and your bottom line. You'll get concise details
on topics like who's getting what contracts, how plans are being structured,
how to get employees to buy in, critical factors for plan success, whether
incentives will foster use of cost-effective care, and how plans and
employers will educate and communicate with beneficiaries. Get reliable
intelligence on what's working and what's not and why. 24 issues annually
($446 per year) or 2-month intro ($82 for 4 issues); both include print
copy and e-mail delivery.
35 EMPLOYER CASE STUDIES IN CONSUMER-DIRECTED
CARE: Tips and Strategies From Employers that Are Pioneering HSA- and
HRA-Based Health Plans profiles dozens of large and small employers
that have introduced an account-based consumer-directed health plan.
These profiles include enrollment results and detailed plan design information
(e.g., annual deductibles, HSA and HRA contributions, coinsurance, preventive
care coverage, out-of-pocket maximums), and are based on interviews
with the benefits consultants and human resources executives who developed
the plans and educated employees about how they work. ($69) PDF version
also available via e-mail.
2007 HSA COMPLIANCE GUIDE: A PRIMER ON THE MOST CRITICAL TREASURY, IRS AND DOL GUIDANCE covers seven rounds of guidance issued by the Treasury Dept., Labor Dept. and the IRS between early 2005 and early 2007. Includes in-depth analysis — plus the actual government guidance(s) — on the rules that clarify how HSAs are to be treated, and offers a sneak peek at some of the questions and answers that will likely be included in the soon-to-be-released “HSA Grab-Bag” guidance. ($69) PDF version also available.
AIS’s DIRECTORY OF HEALTH PLANS, the most comprehensive resource available on the U.S. health plan market — more than 500 pages of thoroughly researched and verified information. It contains the most up-to-date enrollment data and contact information for health plans and primary care preferred provider networks operating in the U.S. Database also available on CD. ($622)
CONSUMER-DIRECTED HEALTH CARE:
FACTS, TRENDS AND DATA is
a comprehensive resource providing timely, reliable intelligence on
rapidly changing market conditions — and what's working and what's
not — in consumer-directed health (CDH) plans. It features case
studies, results, plan designs, strategies, directories … and other
practical information, including in-depth coverage of HSAs, and enrollment
and trend information. It summarizes the liability and legal concerns
raised by CDH care, strategies for incorporating the pharmacy benefit
into CDH care, and much more. ($364)
HSA DIRECTORY AND RESOURCE GUIDE,
a comprehensive directory of HSA firms containing up-to-date information
on more than 400 HSA administrators and custodians — with names,
titles and mailing addresses for more than 1,200 HSA executives. Also
features information on fees, geographic area, number of accounts,
deposits, product descriptions and more. ($447, includes companion
CD-ROM)
Meetings are listed
below in reverse chronological order, HSAs AND PREVENTIVE DRUGS: HOW TO REDUCE YOUR RISKS WITH THE IRS, a CD of a 90-minute audioconference
held on December 18, 2007. Get advice on how to determine whether a preventive drug can be covered outside of the deductible and ensure that the health plan remains HSA-compliant. Speakers are: John Hickman, Esq., head of Health & Welfare Benefits in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group at Alston & Bird, LLP in Atlanta, Nancy Summa, a product manager for consumer-directed products at Aetna, and Tracy Grunsfeld, Medco’s vice president of insured and emerging markets. ($329)
OVERCOMING SERVICE AND OPERATIONAL PITFALLS IN CONSUMER-DIRECTED HEALTH CARE: WHAT HEALTH PLANS MUST DO NOW, a CD of a 90-minute audioconference held on May 15, 2007. Get reliable intelligence about how to create and keep the customer-service capabilities that CDH demands, from Carlton Doty, a senior analyst at Forrester Research, Inc., William Thomas, co-president of The Internet Coupon Exchange, and Nathaniel Brinn, CEO of HSA Bank and executive vice president of corporate development at Webster Bank, a subsidiary of Webster Financial Corp. ($322)
DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS AND CDH: HOW REMAINING PAYMENT AND PAPERWORK PROBLEMS WILL BE SOLVED, a CD of a 90-minute audioconference held on March 15, 2007. Three experts — Chris Byrd, executive vice president at Evolution Benefits, John Prince, CEO of UnitedHealth Group's Exante Financial Services, and William Fandrich, product executive for CIGNA's new HealthePass card program, — discuss the effect recently released IRS guidance will have on health card transactions, the very latest information about credit- and debit-card technology, and specific steps that remain for their successful integration into CDH plans. ($322)
NEW HSA LAW: WHAT HEALTH PLANS, EMPLOYERS AND BANKS NEED TO DO NOW, a CD of a 90-minute audioconference held on January 18, 2007. John Hickman, Esq., and Ashley Gillihan of Alston & Bird, LLP, and Beth Bierbower of Humana Inc., explain the provisions of newly enacted HSA legislation, and dispense advice on what you need to do to comply with — and take full advantage of — its opportunities. ($292)
CONSUMER-DIRECTED
CARE
AND
CHRONIC
CONDITIONS:
HOW
TO
DESIGN
PLANS
THAT
TARGET
HIGH-COST
MEMBERS,
a
CD
of
a
90-minute
audioconference
held
on
October
11,
2006.
Learn
how
incorporating
a
wellness
component
into
HRAs
and
HSAs
can
reduce
health
costs
by
giving
employees
more
of
a
stake
in
their
own
health
—
from
Michael
Parkinson,
chief
health
and
medical
officer
at
WellPoint,
Inc.'s
Lumenos
division,
Fred
Volkman,
chief
medical
officer
with
Fiserv
Health's
Avidyn
Health
division,
and
Michael
Parker,
director
of
human
resources
at
Richmond
Behavioral
Health
Authority.
($292)
TREASURY'S
JULY
28
HSA
COMPARABILITY
GUIDANCE:
MAKING
THE
MOST
OF
THESE
NEW
INCENTIVES,
a
CD
of
a
90-minute
audioconference
held
on
August
23,
2006.
Get
timely,
highly
practical
guidance
on
how
to
comply
with
new
HSA
comparability
rules
—
and
boost
enrollment
in
HSA-based
plans
—
from
John
Hickman,
Esq.
of
Alston
&
Bird,
LLP,
and
Jay
Garriss
of
Buck
Consultants.
($292)
DEBIT
AND
CREDIT
CARDS:
HOW
AND
WHEN
THEY
WILL
SOLVE
CDH/HSA
PAYMENT
PROBLEMS,
a
CD
of
a
90-minute
audioconference
held
on
July
26,
2006.
John
Prince,
CEO
of
Exante
Financial
Services
(a
division
of
UnitedHealth
Group),
Chris
Byrd,
executive
vice
president
at
Evolution
Benefits,
and
Craig
Swanson,
a
founding
partner
of
The
Sequoi
Group,
discuss
the
existing
and
future
capabilities
of
health
credit-
and
debit-card
technology,
as
well
as
specific
steps
that
remain
for
their
successful
integration
into
CDH
plans
and
other
high-deductible
products.
($292) NEW HSA PROPOSALS
FROM THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION: HOW WOULD
THEY IMPACT YOUR ORGANIZATION?
a CD of a 90-minute audioconference
held on February 23, 2006. Roy Ramthun,
special assistant to the president for
Economic Policy and the senior advisor
to the president on health policy, details
the White House’s plan to expand
HSAs, and answers questions about the
president’s blueprint to improve
the health care system. ($292)
HSA ENROLLMENT
SUCCESS STORIES: HOW TWO EMPLOYERS SUCCEEDED
WHEN MANY OTHERS FAILED, a CD
of a 90-minute audioconference held
on February 1, 2006. Laureen Riley
Feinman, of Colonial Pipeline Co.,
and Laura Kennedy, formerly with
Blackbaud, Inc., share proven strategies
that can help you dramatically increase
your organization’s HSA enrollment.
($292)
AVOIDING PITFALLS IN HSA PARTNERSHIPS:
STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH PLANS AND ADMINISTRATORS,
a CD of a 90-minute audioconference held on August 25,
2005. Kathy McCormick, senior vice president
of business development at HSA Bank, and Brad Arends,
a principal at Alliance Benefit Group Financial Services,
Inc., dispense practical advice on developing partnerships
that help enrollees get the most from their HDHP and
their HSA. ($267)
CONSUMER-DIRECTED
CARE: SECOND-GENERATION PLAN DESIGNS
FOR 2006, a
CD of a 90-minute audioconference
held on June 30, 2005. Definity Health
co-founder Craig Swanson and
Great-West Healthcare's Charles
Steele give you reliable information
on second-generation plan design elements
you can expect to see in 2006 ...
along with plan-design pitfalls you
should avoid. ($267)
10 HSA LANDMINES … AND HOW
TO AVOID THEM, a CD of a 90-minute audioconference
held on January 27, 2005. John Hickman, head
of Health & Welfare Benefits of the Employee Benefits
and Executive Compensation Group at the law firm Alston
& Bird, LLP and Ron Bachman, head of PricewaterhouseCoopers'
human resource services practice, detail 10 HSA compliance
traps and how to avoid them. ($267)
PLAN DESIGN FOR CONSUMER-DIRECTED
HEALTH CARE: EMPLOYER ROUNDTABLE ON SUCCESS FACTORS
AND PITFALLS, an audio CD of a 90-minute program
held on November 10, 2004, shows you which plan design
factors are critical to the success of consumer-directed
health (CDH) plans, and where other employers have experienced
difficulties you can avoid. Speakers are Janice Pushaw,
director of global benefits at Whirlpool Corp.; Vicki
Robinson, manager of insurance services from the
City of Las Vegas; and Tracy Thompson, benefits
manager with Apogee Enterprises. ($267)
CONSUMER-DIRECTED HEALTH CARE: WHERE IT IS HEADING, WHY AND WHEN, an audiotape of a 90-minute program held on April 28, 2004, provides an overview of the current consumer-directed health (CDH) movement and projections of where CDH is likely to take the health care industry. Speaker is Regina Herzlinger, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and a leading national authority on consumer-directed care. ($267)
AN OVERVIEW OF NEW TREASURY DEPT. GUIDANCE ON HSAs: DEFINING PREVENTIVE CARE AND RX DRUG CARVE-OUTS FOR HSAs, an audiotape of a 90-minute program held on April 13, 2004, discusses the impact new Treasury Department guidance about health savings accounts (released in March 2004) will have on health plans, consumer-directed plans and employers. Speaker is John Hickman, Esq., head of Health & Welfare Benefits of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group at Alston & Bird, LLP, in Atlanta. ($267) HOW TO STRUCTURE PHARMACY
BENEFITS IN CONSUMER-DIRECTED HEALTH PLANS,
an audiotape of a 90-minute program held on
October 29, 2003, provides valuable insights
into the latest strategies being used to incorporate
pharmacy into CDH plan design. It gives you
real-life examples and solid solutions —
direct from the field — about which plan
designs are most effective and which to avoid.
Speakers are Forest Benedict, vice president
of human resources at Louisiana State University
in Baton Rouge; and Rodger Kormylo, Team
Leader and founding member of Medco Health Solutions,
Inc.'s Consumer-Driven Health Plan Task Force.
($267)
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