The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism FORUM Conference Series

The Only Event 100% Dedicated to Innovative Health & Benefit Management

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The IHC FORUM: Your Guide on the Journey to Healthcare Consumerism

Health and benefits spend is arguably the No. 1 challenge employers face. Today’s shifting landscape brings higher health care costs, strict coverage requirements and even stricter compliance standards. Health care consumerism is the clear answer, but implementing it can be daunting. The IHC FORUM East and FORUM West — the only conference series 100 percent dedicated to innovative health and benefits management — will give you tools and solutions you can use right now to create a comprehensive, cost effective health care consumerism program that serves your employees’ needs and your bottom line.

Register now to LEARN, CONNECT, SHARE at the IHC FORUM West.

In just a day and a half, you’ll get expert insights from the industry’s foremost thought leaders and policy makers, and real-life examples from peers on how to:

  • Cut costs now
  • Comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to avoid hefty fines
  • Build the best possible plan for your company
  • Avoid common pitfalls of transitioning to health care consumerism
  • Turn disengaged employees into involved, well-educated health care consumers

What is Health Care Consumerism?

Health care consumerism is about transforming an employer’s health benefit plan into one that puts economic purchasing power—and decision-making—into the hands of participants. This is best achieved by supplying employees with the decision-making information and support tools they need, along with financial incentives, rewards and other benefits that encourage personal involvement in altering health and health care purchasing behaviors.

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  • 2012 FORUM East Featured Speakers

    Ron Bachman

    FSA, MAAA, Sr. Fellow Center for Health Transformation, President of Healthcare Visions

    Dr. Wendy Lynch

    Founder, Lynch Consulting Senior Scientist, Health as Human Capital Foundation

    Roy Ramthun

    President, HSA Consulting Services, LLC; Former Sr. Health Policy Advisor to President George W. Bush

    John Hickman

    Partner, Alston + Bird LLP

    Jon Comola

    CEO and Chairman, Wye River Group and Founder of Foundation for American Healthcare Leadership

    Trudie Nacin

    Division Chief, State Health Benefit Plan Georgia Department of Community Health

    Bruce Sherman

    MD, FCCP, FACOEM and Medical Director, Employers Health Coalition

    Ernie Harris

    Senior Product Manager for Consumer Directed Health Care at Ceridian

    Harry Gottlieb

    Founder, The Jellyvision Lab, Inc.

    Dave Racer

    President, Coalition for Healthcare Redesign

    R. John Kaegi

    Chief Corporate Strategist, Healthstat Inc.

    D.W. Edington, Ph.D.

    Professor, Div. of Kinesiology, Director, Health Management Research Center, University of Michigan

    Josh Hilgers

    President, Health Partners America

    Bob Borneman

    VP of Healthcare Product Development, TSYS Healthcare

    Ralph Bernstein

    SVP, Healthcare Payment Solutions, U.S. Bank

    Jennifer Sargent

    Vice President, myHealthCheck

    Ethan Prater

    Vice President of Product Marketing at Castlight Health

    Jody L. Dietel, CFCI

    Chief Compliance Officer, WageWorks, Inc.

    Kim Adler

    Vice President of National Accounts for Allstate Benefits

    Karen Hunt

    Vice President, Paragon

    Michael Cadger

    Founder and CEO of Monocle Health Data

    Melissa Wentker

    Sales Director for National Accounts, PayFlex

    Dan Morrill

    CDHC Specialist, Co-Founder, President, Dynamis

    Tony Holmes

    FSA, MAAA, FCA, Mercer Health and Benefits LLC

    Don Doster

    President and CEO, gBehavior

    Elizabeth Dixon

    Wellness Director of Chick-fil-A

    Todd Eason

    COBRA Product Specialist, DataPath Inc.

    Jim Priebe

    Chief Growth Officer, Acclaris, Inc.

    Daniel L. Cottrell

    VP, CIGNA Payer Solutions

    Craig Hankins

    Consumerism Lead, Product & Innovation, UnitedHealthcare

    Mohit M. Ghose

    Vice President of Public Affairs, Aetna Inc.

    William R. Boyles

    Founder, Interpro Publications Inc.

    Jeff Bakke

    Chief Strategy Officer, Evolution1

    Dr. John Reynolds

    President, FIS Healthcare Solutions

    Kristine Hackbarth-Horn

    Chief Operating Officer of People, Goodwill of North Central Wisconsin

    Wolf Kirsten

    Founder and President of International Health Consulting

    Matthew Collins

    Director, Product Management, Thomson Reuters

    Donald P. Weber

    Managing Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Human Resource Services Group

    Todd Berkley

    Vice President, Consumer Driven Accounts, OptumHealth

    Eddie Reeves, SPHR, CBP, CCP

    Director, Human Resources Operations, Shaw Industries Inc.

    Shane Sumner

    Consulting Director, Thompson Reuters

    Michael P. Oates, SPHR, CBP, CCP

    Chief Human Resources Officer, FIS

    Carole Mendoza

    Director, Benefits, Life Technologies

    Neisha Strambler-Butler

    Manager of Health Benefits, Work Life Programs and HR Admin, Texas Instruments

Professional Credits available for CRC’s and HR professionals

Pre-Approved: HR Certification Institute

The 2012 FORUM East General Session and Workshops have been approved for 8.25 recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute homepage at hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.