Health Care Outlook on Policy & Legislation
 Health Reform Law—Only Something Washington Could Dream Up
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) inserts the federal government into every aspect of your health care, giving Washington bureaucrats such powers as to determine how your teeth shall be examined
By Newt Gingrich, Founder,
Center for Health Transformation
Health Plans
 Health Plans Must Drive Through 2011 Without an Up-to-date Road Map
Survey respondents see consumers benefiting at other stakeholders’ expense
By Clive Riddle,
President, MCOL
Health Care Consumerism
 The Future of Employment-based Health Insurance Post PPACA
The future of employment-based health insurance is much more than government provided health care or employers adding high-deductible consumer-driven health care plans with attached saving accounts. The future is about empowering individuals with information and financial responsibility
By Ronald E. Bachman, President,CEO
Healthcare Visions
Pharmacy Benefit Management
 Promote Greater use of Proven Pharmacy Benefit Management Tools for Greater Consumer, Payer Savings
Over the past decade, America’s pharmacy benefit managers have led the effort to put the brakes on runaway prescription drug costs for consumers, Fortune 500 employers, and government programs
By Mark Merritt,
President & CEO
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
Population Health & Wellness
 Wellness and Prevention: Reforms on Which We All Agree
Although the new Congress and a persistent divide in public opinion raise questions about the course of health care reform, the outlook remains strongly positive for wellness, prevention and care management initiatives under the law
By Tracey Moorhead, President, CEO
The Care Continuum Alliance
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Incentives in Wellness
Big Fat Truth About use of Incentives for Wellness Programs
According to studies from Johns Hopkins and Duke universities, 75 percent of Americans will be overweight by 2015. With health care costs continuing to skyrocket, it is imperative for companies to use incentives to create a successful wellness program
By George B. Delta, Executive Director,
Incentive Federation
Voluntary & Supplemental Health Benefits
 The Economic Wave in Employee Voluntary Spending
Although the recession is over and the economy is on the rise, employers remain conservative about benefit spending
By Gil Lowerre and Bonnie Brazzell,
Eastbridge Consulting Group
Health Care Consumerism Decision Support Tools
 Helping Consumers Drive Change in Health Care
Historically assigned to the passenger seat, consumers take the steering wheel with a new generation of strategies and tools from their employers
By Dr. Wendy Lynch,
Health as Human Capital Foundation
Employee Communication, Education & Engagement
 Economy and Health Reform Creates even Greater need for Educated Health Care Consumers
To manage rising expenses while maintaining compliance under the PPACA, it has become necessary for employers to implement a variety of changes to their health care benefits program
By Andrew Webber, President,
National Business Coalition on Health
Medical Tourism & Health Care Access
 Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Access to Care Defines Medical Travel
Amid tight budgets and diminishing choices, medical travel option promises to open new avenues for better, more affordable health care
By Laura Carabello,
Chief Creative Officer,
CPR Strategic
Marketing Communications
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Behavior Healthcare
Preserving Mental Health Leads to Corporate ‘Wellth’
It is evident one cannot successfully or cost effectively treat illness such as hypertension, diabetes and other conditions without dealing with related stress and depression
By Ronald E. Bachman, President, CEO
Healthcare Visions
Retirement Planning & Financial Education
 401(k) Continues to Evolve and that Includes Plan Communication Strategies
Retirement planning is evolving, and to effectively communicate at 401(k) plan, one should consider three factors: demographics, psychographics and synchrographics
By David Wray, President,
Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America
Benefits & Compensation
 Retirement Policy in 2012: Future Perfect Tension
As Congress gets involved in refining the defined contribution plan system, employers have to answer what role do they, and the federal government, play in providing financial security for the workforce
By Jason Hammersla,
Director of Communications,
American Benefits Council
Motivation/Recognition & Rewards
 What’s in Store for Recognition and Rewards Programs
As the economy shows signs of improvement,
employers are waking to the realization their employees need to feel engaged and valued
By Kevin J. Cronin, President,
Recognition Professionals International
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Connect Your Care
Five Things You Didn’t Know About CDHC
By Jamie Sprigg
FIS Global Healthcare
Putting the Consumer Truly in the Driver’s Seat
By John Reynolds
Lighthouse1
CDHC: A Different Kind of Health Care Reform
UnitedHealthcare
Consumers in Control of Their Health With CDHPs
TSYS
Building Consumer-Directed Health Care Adoption
By Trey Jinks
Best Buy
Incentives and Encouragement Key to Wellness Program Success
Bravo Wellness
Don’t Touch That, It’s Hot: Employers Begin Linking Health Living Results to Health Care Contributions
By Jim Pshock
Intelispend
Choosing the Right Wellness Program Means Healthy Employees, Healthy Business
By Deanna Baker
Transitions Optical, Inc.
An Eye-level Take on Vision Health in 2011
By Pat Huot
Liazon
Unleashing the Power of the Benefits Consumer
By Alan Cohen
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