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Controlling Health Care Costs
Find out how top organizations are holding the line against staggering health care cost increases — while still maintaining high-quality benefits for employees!

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Program Description:

Ever feel like you’re in a no-win situation when it comes to managing your organization’s health care costs?

With no end in sight to escalating health care costs, it often looks like cost-shifting is the only answer. Either your company pays more, or your employees pay more — or both! Regardless, no one is happy, and the issue puts your organization and your employees seriously at odds.

Rising health care costs are the No. 1 crisis facing HR professionals
You’re not alone in this frustrating dilemma. Far from it! In fact, a recent survey of 12,000 professionals ranked “rising health care costs” as the greatest challenge facing HR. And it’s only going to get worse.

This crucial workshop will give you answers as you study what others are doing to rein in costs
Leading companies across the country are finding creative ways to address this critical issue, and we’ve collected these innovative strategies and best practices into an intensive workshop. Coming to your area soon, this essential update features the very latest tools, techniques and how-to’s others are successfully using to control, manage and even reduce their health care costs.

Here’s just a sample of what you’ll learn ...

  • Best practices for keeping a lid on costs, including escalating pharmacy benefits
  • How to use evaluation tools to save tons of time in determining the best plans and options
  • Secrets for negotiating better deals with brokers and vendors
  • Pros and cons of emerging trends like consumer-directed health plans, disease management, health savings accounts and more
  • An insider’s look at health care issues that will affect you most in the future

Plus, you’ll get all your tough questions answered by an industry expert!

Start saving money on health care benefits now!
That’s just the beginning of what this one-of-a-kind workshop will offer you. Best Practices for Managing and Controlling Health Care Costs Within Your Organization is the quickest and easiest way to learn how to hold the line on spiraling health care costs — and to start saving major money for your organization.

Enroll now for this in-demand workshop while seats are still available
You won’t find a program like this elsewhere, which is why you simply cannot afford to let this important opportunity pass you by. Due to high demand for this topic, seats will go fast, so enroll right now while you still can.


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+ What You'll Learn: (click + to expand)

This training will provide you with the information you need to ...

  • Reduce health care costs within your organization by implementing best practices other companies are using for substantial savings.
  • Recognize critical differences in plan offerings and options.
  • Offer your organization a variety of effective methods for health care cost management.
  • Contain escalating pharmacy costs with practices you’ll learn.
  • Understand the pros and cons of self-funded plans.
  • Get samples of comprehensive RFPs and RFIs you can easily adapt and use.
  • Recognize how the trend toward consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) would impact your organization and employees.
  • Understand advantages and disadvantages of health savings accounts (HSAs) and flex spending accounts (FSAs) for your company and employees.
  • Deal more effectively with brokers with strategies and tips you’ll learn.
  • Know the pros and cons of dealing directly with plan providers instead of brokers.
  • Avoid being tripped up by fine print by knowing what language to look for in plan contracts.
  • Strike a better deal on your health care plan by knowing which items may be negotiable.
  • Avoid costly errors by recognizing potential traps and pitfalls of various health plan designs.
  • Balance bottom-line issues with employee satisfaction in your plan offerings.
  • Clearly outline plan options and costs and explain the differences to management and employees.
  • Determine how much your organization could save by implementing wellness and disease management plans.
  • Gain employee buy-in during a plan change that may mean cost increases for them.
  • Find out what strategies other organizations are using to control health plan costs.
  • Be more proactive in managing your health care plan.
  • Prepare your organization for changes ahead by knowing where the industry is headed in the future.



+ Who Should Attend? (click + to expand)

  • HR Professionals
  • Business Owners
  • Plan Administrators
  • Benefit Coordinators
  • Office Managers
  • Administrative Professionals
  • ANYONE that deals with their organization’s health care plans



+ Workshop Agenda: (click + to expand)

How Health Care Costs Impact Your Organization: An Overview

  • How and why employers’ health care insurance costs have risen over the past decade
  • Drivers of health care insurance cost increases
  • An overview of current trends
  • Understanding your role in balancing plan cost vs. plan quality

Cost Containment Strategies to Implement for Major Savings

  • An overview of traditional cost containment variables
  • Pros and cons of various traditional approaches to cost management
  • Why cost-shifting is only a short-term fix for containing health plan costs
  • Creative cost control strategies other organizations are using for substantial savings
  • The latest techniques for holding the line on spiraling pharmaceutical costs
  • Disease management for employees with high-cost health issues
  • Wellness programs: Can they really save money for your organization?

Examining Health Plan Trends and Options

  • Consumer-directed health plans: Implications for your organization and your employees
  • What a health savings account is and how it works
  • Understanding the pros and cons of self-funded plans
  • A quick look at other health plan options that are gaining favor

Better Shop Around: Choosing the Best Plan for Your Organization

  • Samples of a standardized RFI for gathering health plan data
  • Common measurements and tools used to evaluate various health plans
  • Critical information your RFP should contain to ensure it is comprehensive
  • Cost variables you must understand before you can make an informed decision
  • Tricky plan contract language and other pitfalls to watch out for
  • Key considerations for choosing the right plan for your organization

How to Work Successfully with Brokers and Negotiate the Best Deal

  • Deal direct or work with a broker? Understanding the advantages and disadvantages
  • How to find a reputable broker and considerations for choosing one
  • What you should be able to expect from a top-notch broker
  • Understanding which plan items and options may be negotiable
  • Strategies for negotiating the very best terms for your organization’s plan

Keys to Effectively Managing Your Plan

  • The fine line between reducing costs and maintaining a high-quality plan
  • Should your plan be self-funded?
  • How to know when a plan redesign would benefit your organization
  • Examining plan administration issues
  • How often should you renegotiate your plan?

Communicating Plan Information and Gaining Employee Buy-In

  • Best practices for clearly outlining health plan options to employees
  • Tips for gaining employee buy-in when changing health plans
  • Strategies for easing employee dissatisfaction with rising premium costs and/or cuts in benefits
  • Program ideas for educating employees to become better health care consumers
  • Helping employees understand their role in controlling health plan costs

Looking Ahead: How to Prepare Your Organization for the Future

  • Changes in health care delivery and the health insurance industry: What to expect in 1 year, 5 years, and beyond
  • Actions your organization can begin taking now to be better prepared for changes ahead
  • Pending and potential legislation that could impact health insurance plans for employers
  • Must-know resources for keeping abreast of health plan issues and trends



+ Attendee Reviews: (click + to expand)

"I've attended many events through National Seminars Group and have not once been disappointed with the skills I've learned. Today may have even been the best seminar yet, I learned many new things and was refreshed on things I'd learned in the past. Thank you!"
O. Unell
VP of Sales
Brighton Express

"Everything was presented in a clear manner and easily understood."
Josh England
Utility Trailer Sales
Cole County Commission

"Excellent seminar. Great quotes and thoughts to use both professionally and personally."
Linda Hudson
Facility Coordinator
The Western Group

"It was absolutely worth my time ... Awesome wealth of knowledge in short amount of time."
L. Hansen
Admin Assistant
Delta Airlines

"Dynamic speakers addressing valuable thoughts for success in business. I learned a lot!"
Phyllis Morris
Marketing Communication Specialist
GE Commercial Dist. Fin.



Cancellation Details: If circumstances arise that require you to cancel your enrollment in Controlling Health Care Costs , you may substitute another person in your place or receive a credit memo for a future seminar of equal value. Or, you may receive a refund, minus a $10 enrollment processing charge, provided you notify us at least five days before the training. At that time, any additional online training materials included in your registration will be deactivated.

Additionally, if your enrollment included a STAR12 membership, it will also be cancelled at that time. Once you attend Controlling Health Care Costs , or any other seminar through your STAR12 membership, no refunds will be granted.

 

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