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Gail Levenson - Speaker Photo Gail Levenson, RPh, CDE, CGP
Director, Clinical Programs and Initiatives
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Jon Anderson - Speaker Photo Jon Anderson
Director Group Plan Management
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

The focus of their presentation will be "How Incentives Drive Participation and Manage Health Care Costs by Implementing a Game Plan for Good Health"

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) operates a self-funded, non-profit Trust to provide health care benefits for over 600 rural electric cooperatives and 100,000 covered lives across the nation. In the Spring of 2007, two of these cooperatives agreed to participate in a pilot program where they committed significant financial and human resources toward an incentive-based wellness and prevention program that was put in place effective January 1, 2008. This session will include commentary from the pilot participants and will examine the:

  • Strategy for integrating incentives into a consumer driven plan design
  • Challenges faced while implementing the program
  • Resulting two year data
  • Impact on the wellness culture in the workplace
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World Congress presents the 3rd Annual Executive Forum on Rewards and Incentives for Improved Employee Health, May 18 -19, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA. The Executive Forum will present employer and health plan best practices on how to engage your employees in incentive and wellness programs to encourage greater accountability for their personal health. The success of any healthcare program for your employees relies heavily on your ability to understand these key areas:

  • Behavioral Economics
  • Engagement
  • Communication
  • Incentives

This conference convenes employers and health plans discussing how they are developing programs that achieve sustainable behavior change in employee populations. Key issues to be addressed are:

  • Health Reform and Strategic Decisions: What is the Employer's Role in a New System?
  • Identifying Key Indicators that Can Predict Success and Achieve a Return on Investment
  • How Incentives Drive Participation and Manage Health Care Costs: Implementing a Game Plan for Good Health
  • Behavior Change through Behavioral Economics – What Are the Key Principles?
  • Lifestyle Management: How to Create Successful Smoking Cessation and Obesity Management Programs
  • Case Studies from Leading Employers on Developing Incentives and Rewards that Resonate with Specific Populations and Corporate Cultures
  • Driving Behavior Change with Disease Management and Wellness Programs
  • Employer and Health Plan's View: Focusing on Benefit Design to Drive Change to Attain Sustainable Engagement
  • Using Wellness Incentives to Fund Health Reimbursement Accounts

Confirmed Speakers Include:

 
Jon Anderson - Speaker Photo Jon Anderson
Director Group Plan Management
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)
 
Robert N. Anfield - Speaker Photo Robert N. Anfield, MD, JD, FAAFP
Chief Medical Officer, Disability Business
CIGNA Group Insurance
 
Katie Wreed Bell - Speaker Photo Katie Wreed Bell
Partner, Global Well-Being
Gallup
 
Murat V. Kalayoglu - Speaker Photo Murat V. Kalayoglu, MD, PhD
Founder and Chief Science Officer
HealthHonors – a Healthways Company
 
James A. Klein - Speaker Photo James A. Klein
President
American Benefits Council
 
Miki Kobane - Speaker Photo Miki Kobane, CHWD
Director of Health Promotions
Barney & Barney
 
Cheryl Larson - Speaker Photo Cheryl Larson
Vice President
Midwest Business Group on Health
 
Gail Levenson - Speaker Photo Gail Levenson, RPh, CDE, CGP
Director, Clinical Programs and Initiatives
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
 
Gigi Fioravanti Lyons - Speaker Photo Gigi Fioravanti Lyons, MPH
Senior Program Manager, Wellness Strategy
BlueCross Blue Shield of MA
 
Cathy Murphy - Speaker Photo Cathy Murphy, RN, C COHN-S OHNP
Vice President, Human Resources
Blue Shield of California
 
Carol Kelley Nesbitt - Speaker Photo Carol Kelley Nesbitt, RN, RN, BSN, CHCQM, FAIHQ
Manager of Health Services
Drummond Company
 
Thomas Parry - Speaker Photo Thomas Parry, PhD
President
Integrated Benefits Institute
 
Michael H. Samuelson - Speaker Photo Michael H. Samuelson
Senior Vice President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island; President and Chief Executive Officer, The Health & Wellness Institute
 
Mike Vittoria - Speaker Photo Mike Vittoria
Vice President, Human Resources, Sperian Protection;
President, Rhode Island Business Group on Health
 
Paul J. Wallace - Speaker Photo Paul J. Wallace, MD
Medical Director, Health and Productivity Management Programs
Kaiser Permanente
 
Dawn Weddle - Speaker Photo Dawn Weddle
Wellness and Behavioral Health Manager
Navistar, Inc.
 
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