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

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

1:00 - 2:30PM Eastern

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

  OVERVIEW

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; and Adding Investments as a Feature to HSAs and Funded HRAs; plus other Web Summit features available for download 24/7

Podcasts

• Four downloadable Podcast recordings will be available 24/7 to attendees, averaging around 15 minutes in length.
• Companion presentations related to each Podcast discussion are also available for downloading.
• Cora Tellez, President, Sterling HSA, discussing "HSAs during difficult economic times."
• William Boyles, Editor and Publisher, Consumer Driven Market Report, discussing "HSAs and Life After the Republicans," and co-presenting with Don Mazella, Information Strategies Inc. (ISI) who will release the first results for 2009 HSA growth from its national survey
• Eric Remjeske, President, Devenir, discussing "Adding Investments as a Feature to HSAs and Funded HRAs."
• Rob J. Thurston, President, HR Consulting Group, Inc., discussing "Trends in Billing and Statistics for Wellness Plans within CDHC," and co-presenting with Darrell Moon, President of Apple Health and Gave Taylor- President Of Xeos Health Systems.
• John Mills, Director, Product Management, HIP Health Plan of New York discussing "Demand to Provide High Quality Health Information and Programs to Consumers."

  LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Gain an overall sense of the major trends, issues and data shaping consumerism and consumer driven health care initiatives for 2009 and beyond.
• Discover current consumer driven plan design and operational approaches developed to address a recession driven business environment.
• Ascertain leading perspectives on the impact of health care reform initiatives on consumerism.
• Understand the current trends, strategies, issues and key data regarding current employer consumerism and consumer driven plan approaches.
• Receive a snapshot of the current state of the Consumer Driven Care sector.
• Obtain marketplace intelligence and knowledge on relevant issues.
• Experience e-learning at the attendees' convenience, with podcasts, article library, and other online Summit features available 24/7.
• Engage in interactive learning and networking through live webinar providing question and answer periods, attendee surveys and feedback, and e-mail inquiries with faculty.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Employers, Benefit Consultants, Health Plans, Financial Institutions, Hospitals, Healthcare Systems, TPAs, Insurance Companies, Physician Groups, Government Agencies, Health Benefit Agencies and Brokers, Consulting Firms, Pharmaceutical Companies, PBMs, Solution Developers, Vendors, Policy Organizations, and Media.
• C-Suite Executives, and administrative staff
• Consumerism managers and staff
• Benefit Managers, Human Resource Directors and Benefit Consultants
• Product Development and Management Staff
• Sales and Marketing executives
• Strategic, planning, policy, legislative and regulatory staff
• Consultants, Analysts, Research, and other interested parties

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