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Contact:

Patty Jamison

Healthcare Web Summit Office

Tel: 209.577.4888

Email: pattyj@mcol.com 

The third annual web summit on emerging trends and solutions in dealing with double digit cost increases. Get the very latest on trends, strategies, case studies and more on premium increases, consumer cost sharing, tiered benefits, prescription costs and benefits, managed self-insurance, disease management, pay for performance, consumer driven initiatives and other current issues. Co-Sponsored by MCOL, Health Care Conference Administrators, WebMD, National Managed Health Care Congress, Atlantic Information Services, Sherlock Company and the Texas Association of Health Plans.

2004 MANAGING HEALTH CARE COST SUMMIT FACULTY:

Faculty presentations may be viewed on-line at any time during the summit event, and faculty will be available to answer email inquiries!!

• Kathy Bartow, Director of Benefits, Fujitsu
• Allan Baumgarten, Principal, A. Baumgarten & Associates
• William A. Bennett, Senior Vice President/Marketing & Communications, Mercy Health Plans
• William R. Boyles, Publisher, Consumer Driven Market Report  
• Greg Burgess, Managing Partner, The Burgess Group
• Michael F. Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute  
• Michael Cousins, Ph.D, Vice President, Health Informatics, HMC
• William DeMarco, President, DeMarco and Associates
• Alexander C. Domaszewicz, Senior Consultant, Mercer Human Resource Consulting
• Michael Deskin, President, Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute
• Patrick Dunks, Principal & Consulting Actuary, Milliman USA 
• Dave Flowers, Pharm.D., WebMD PBM Services
• Agnes Hall, President, NMHC Integrail
• Paul B. Ginsburg, Ph.D., President, Center for Studying Health System Change
• John K. Iglehart, Founding Editor Health Affairs
• Thomas Kaye, RPh, MBA, Senior pharmacy director, Passport Health Plan      
• Vince Kuraitis, Principal, Better Health Technologies
• Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH Medical Director, Pacific Business Group on Health
• Ann Mond Johnson, President, Subimo         
• Francois Nader, MD, MBA, SVP Integrated Managed Markets & Government Div., Aventis Pharmaceuticals
• Gerry Purcell, Managing Partner, Pharmacy Partners
• Jerry Reeves MD, President of Las Vegas Operations, Culinary Health Fund
• Dan Rhodes, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Delta Health Systems
• Jacqueline Simmons MD, Chief Medical Officer, Passport Health Plan
• Bradley C. Strunk, Health Research Analyst, Center for Studying Health System Change         
• Michael J. Thompson, FSA, MAAA, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers  
• Eric Zimmerman, Senior Vice President, RelayHealth Corporation
• Plus more!

SUMMIT TRACKS:

The summit includes a package of 43 online presentations plus six scheduled Audio Conferences. The Agenda is organized into the following Summit Tracks:

• Track A: Industry Trends and Strategies
• Track B: Consumer Driven Care Initiatives
• Track C: Provider and Patient Care Issues
• Track D: Medicare Issues
• Track E: Prescription Drug Issues
• Track F: Live Audioconference/ Webcasts
• Track G: Archives from 2003 Web Summit

LIVE AUDIO CONFERENCES/WEBCASTS:

Live "Audioconference/ Webcasts" of selected presentations are available during the web summit. The Audioconference/ Webcasts involve a live audio conference with the companion on-line presentation. These sessions are limited to the first 75 attendees that register to participate in each session. Simple online registration instructions are provided to all attendees. The Live Audioconference / Webcasts are part of your Healthcare Web Summit package, and require no additional fee to participate. However, please note registrants will incur their own long distance phone charges for the audio conference portion.

 

Live sessions include:

Wednesday, November 3rd, 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Pacific (12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Eastern)

Medicare Reform Brings Senior Market Opportunities

Patrick J. Dunks, F.S.A., Principal & Consulting Actuary

Milliman, Inc.

Thursday, November 4th, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Pacific (3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Eastern)

Overview of Texas Health Market Trends and Issues

Allan Baumgarten, Principal

Allan Baumgarten & Associates

Friday, November 5th, 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Pacific (12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Eastern)

Medicare's Strategy to Control Costs Through the Chronic Care Improvement Program (CCIP)

Vince Kuraitis, Principal

Better Health Technologies, LLC

Monday, November 8th, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Pacific (1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Eastern)

Pay for Performance and the High Performance Network, What employers really want from physicians and hospitals over the next ten years

William DeMarco, President and CEO

DeMarco & Associates

Tuesday, November 9th, 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Pacific (12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Eastern)

Generics and cost avoided by design

Thomas Kaye, Senior Pharmacy Director, Passport Health Plan

Dr. Jacqueline Roberts Simmons, Chief Medical Officer, Passport Health Plan

Wednesday, November 10th, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Pacific

Audioforum: Exchange of Information between Attendees Topic: Providing Support for Consumer Directed Health Plans

Moderator: Dave Flowers, Pharm.D., WebMD PBM Services

REGISTRATION COST:

Summit Only: $135.00 (50% Discount for MCOL Paid Member)

Summit plus CD-ROM: $155.00 (Discount for MCOL Paid Member)

Group Discounts and Site Licenses Available - See Details on Registration Form or call us at 209.577.4888.

 

 

THREE EASY WAYS TO REGISTER:

1. Web.  Go to: https://www.managedcarestore.com/summit.htm and register online.

2. Fax.  Print off downloadable registration form at http://www.healthwebsummit.com/managingcostsflyer.pdf and fax to 209.577.3557.

3. Phone.  Place your order over the phone by calling us at 209.577.4888.

ABOUT HEALTHCARE WEB SUMMIT:

This HealthcareWebSummit event is sponsored by MCOL and co-sponsored by Health Care Conference Administrators, WebMD, National Managed Health Care Congress, Atlantic Information Services, Sherlock Company and the Texas Association of Health Plans.  MCOL (www.mcol.com) is focused on helping professionals position themselves for a new kind of health care in the 21st Century. For more information on Healthcare Web Summit, please visit www.healthwebsummit.com.  

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