2012 sPonsor Profiles - Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
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Life of Long Term Care After the CLASS Act
DIPLOMAT BALLROOM 1 VOLUNTARY BENEFITS
The CLASS Act was intended to be a Government Sponsored, Voluntary Program designed to protect working
American’s from the basic costs of Long Term Care. After much debate and analysis, it was determined that
this program was not sustainable as designed, and the program was curtailed.
The dialogue surrounding the CLASS Act did much to raise awareness of this important protection, but how
to address this risk remains a challenge for all constituents. Many Employers are still contemplating their role
in this subject matter, despite the fact that Long Term Care needs can impact Corporate wellness initiatives,
health plan utilization, time-loss management, and retirement planning. So what can Employers do now?
This session will address the following:
• An LTC Market Update/Overview
• What Options are available to Employers at this time?
• Should the Employer get involved?
• A Case study - the Denver Broncos Football Club
Come meet the Director of Human Resources for the Denver Broncos Football Club to get a unique Employer’s
perspective during this very informative and interactive session on Long-Term Care Planning.
• Ruth Larkin, President, lifeCycle Benefits
• Sheila Thomas, Director, Employee Benefits, Denver Broncos
How Reward Based Wellness Programs Can Impact Your
Bottom Line
DIPLOMAT BALLROOM 2 SPONSORED BY GIFTCARD PARTNER INC. | CORPORATE WELLNESS
In this session we will track the growth of Health Care Costs in Corporate America. We will demonstrate the
impact that rising costs and employee behavior has on profits and why it is a corporate problem. We will then
show how employee life style choices not only affect direct health care costs such as premiums, but also
how they produce absenteeism which affects morale, engagement, and the general work environment. We
will show some simple life style suggestions any employer can safely make and then review model Wellness
Programs detailing the steps an organization should take to implement such programs, and the benefits
a well-designed program can bring to the bottom line. We will review case studies supporting the ROI of
Reward Based Programs and discuss several award choices. Finally we will discuss Federally Funded Grants
and their application.
We will review the HIPPA compliance considerations and discuss the features of the 2014 Federal Government
Grant Program which could have a significant impact on SMB employees.
What You Will Learn:
• The impact rising health care costs and employee behavior have on profits.
• How employee life style choices produce absenteeism which affects morale, engagement, and the
general work environment.
• Tactics and strategies you can employ quickly to launch a Reward Based Wellness Program within your
organization.
• Edward Shulkin, CEO, GiftCard Partners
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Essential Health Benefits ~ What Are They?
DIPLOMAT BALLROOM 3 HEALTHCARE REFORM
The Affordable Care Act creates a new concept known as “essential health benefits,” which has huge
significance under the law. Unfortunately, few understand exactly what this term means. In this session,
you will learn:
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• Why essential health benefits are important on the exchanges,
• Why essential health benefits are important to employers outside of the exchanges,
• How to select a “benchmark” for determining what essential health benefits means to your plan, and
• What changes are expected in the future.
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• Alden Bianchi, Member, Mintz levin
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• Robert Davis, Director, Talent, Performance and Rewards, Deloitte Consulting llP
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