Bending the Health Care Spending Curve:

Strategies to Lower Employer Health Care Costs Today

Continuing education credits have been applied for nurses, case managers and disability management specialists.

About the Webinar

How health care reform will affect employers, employees, providers and health plans is something that will play out closer to 2014 than 2009. With practical reform measures some five years off, the question most employers are asking today is — “What am I going to do next quarter to lower my escalating health care costs and improve the health of my employees to ensure they are productive and fit for duty?”

Today, savvy employers are using creativity and innovation to Bend the Healthcare Spending Curve in a downward direction. If you are interested in lowering your health care costs, educating your employees on how to prevent chronic disease, and providing tools and incentives to engage employees in learning how to adhere to treatment, then schedule time to participate in a 90-minute training session with small, medium and large employers who have laid the practical groundwork that is making a difference in decreasing their health care costs and improving the health of their workforce.

Our Webinar Will Answer These Questions:

• Why is creating a culture of wellness essential?
• How can employers achieve continuous value enhancement from health and performance improvement?
• What is the impact of escalating health care costs on employers?
• What is the impact on employees?
• What is the employer’s role in health care?
• What is the employee’s role in health and health care?
• How do you measure the value vs. the cost of health care?
• What innovative solutions have worked to lower costs and improve productivity?
• What is the impact of good health on the productivity?
• How do you gain buy-in from employees on prevention and wellness activities?
• What resources can you implement to combat escalating health care costs?
• What inside tips have proactive employers used to address cost, quality and access of health care?
• How do return to work/stay at work issues impact employers?

Speakers:

	Joel R. Bender, PhD, MD, FACOEM President and Chief Medical Officer, HealthNEXT
	Tonya Vyhlidal, MEd, CHPD Director of Wellness, Safety and Life Enhancement, Lincoln Industries
	David Spratt, MD Corporate Medical Director, Crown Cork & Seal