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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 seven 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

Audio Conferences/Webcasts

Tuesday, November 14th, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Eastern
Health Care Trends 2007 Peter R. Kongstvedt, M.D. , Partner, Health & Life Sciences Accenture

Wednesday, November 15th, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Eastern
2007 Health Plan Premium Rate Increases & Trends
Ron Fontanetta, Principal, Towers Perrin Health & Welfare Practice

Friday, November 17th, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern
Managing Chronic Conditions in Medicare Vince Kuraitis, Principal, Better Health Technologies, LLC
Harry Leider, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, XLHealth

Podcasts Included in the Package:

Drug Utilization Programs, an interview with Bill Barre, VP, Strategic Network Development, Medimpact
The State of the Managed Care Industry, an interview with Eric Coburn, Principal, Shattuck Hammond Partners
Pay and Performance, an interview with William J. DeMarco, President & CEO, DeMarco and Associates
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; an interview with Thomas Kaye, RPh, MBA, Senior Pharmacy Director, Passport Health Plan
Medicare Health Support; an interview with Vince Kuraitis, Principal, Better Health Technologies
A New Era in Health Care Consumerism an interview with Phillip L Polakoff, MD, MPH, National Leader, Lifetime Health Solutions, Buck Consultants
A 360 Degree View of Healthcare Consumerism, an interview with Michael J. Thompson, FSA, MAAA, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Faculty:

37 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
Ron Fontanetta, Principal, Towers Perrin Health & Welfare Practice
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:

For more information on Summit Features, please visit: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/mcfeatures.htm

Cost:

Individual Registration Fee: $495; Web Summit CD-ROM* for Attendees: $20; Web Summit CD-ROM* for Non-Attendees after the event: $515
Group Discounts and Corporate Site License pricing info available at: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/corprice.htm
*Web Summit CD-ROM includes all faculty presentations, podcasts, audio conference recordings, video clips, and e-poll results.

Registration:

1. Online: https://www.managedcarestore.com/summit.htm
2. Call: Healthcare Web Summit office at: 209.577.4888
3. Fax: Print off registration form at: https://www.managedcarestore.com/hwsorder.pdf and fax to: 209.577.3557
4. Mail: Print off registration form at: https://www.managedcarestore.com/hwsorder.pdf and mail to:


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