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The World Congress Leadership Summit on Adjacent Benefits is a must attend for employers, brokers and carriers looking for the most current insights, innovations and solutions available in the Adjacent Benefitssector. Health reform will present both challenges and opportunities for voluntary benefits and ancillary services.

Many employers will turn to voluntary benefits as a means to supplement their employee benefit offerings as well as improve the health of their employees. Traditional health plans and brokers will turn to voluntary benefits to make up for lost revenues and compete more effectively. Standalone voluntary and ancillary carriers will face increased competition. By attending this summit you will gain a comprehensive strategy for how your organization can incorporate Adjacent Benefits into your growth strategy. Whether you already have a benefit and product strategy in place, or are just starting to look at this space, this Summit will offer critical approaches and tactics for both new and current integration of specialty benefits and ancillary products.

Topics to be Addressed:

• Reform-Driven Innovations – Drilling Down on Impacts of ACOs, Medicare Star Ratings, Insurance Exchanges and Other Mandates - Know Where the Industry is Heading so You Can Prepare Your Organization for the Future
• Innovators Insight – Breaking the Mold and Re-Designing Your Organization to Survive and Prosper in the New Health Care Landscape
• What are the Advantages of Offering Integrated Health and Adjacent Benefits?
• Employers Needs and Wants in Benefit Design
• Products and Strategies for Distributing through Health Insurance Exchanges
• Adjacent Opportunities – Evaluating New Product and Cross Selling Options to Maximize Revenue
• Effective Communication Between Carriers, Employers and Employees
• Health Reform and Adjacent Benefits- Review the Impacts and Effects on the Industry
• Leveraging Yourself as an Employer by Utilizing Voluntary Benefits
• the Clinical Implications of Integrating Voluntary Benefits for Improving Overall Health and Lowering Overall Costs- The Advantages for Plans and Employers Alike
• Integration of Voluntary Benefits – How to Improve Your Revenue Stream
• Disability and Medical Management – How the two Work together
• Case Studies from Industry Innovators

2011 Confirmed Speakers
Robert N. Anfield, MD, JD, FAAFP Chief Medical Officer, Disability Business CIGNA Group Insurance	Vince Ashton Executive Director HealthPass
Elizabeth Bierbower Chief Operating Officer, Specialty Benefits Humana	Howard J. Braverman, O.D. National Vision Director Humana Specialty Benefits
Robert DuBois Director of Employee Benefits New York State Department of Civil Service	Samuel C. Gibbs, III Senior Vice President eHealthInsurance.com
Cindy Gillespie Managing Director McKenna Long & Aldridge	Molly Goins-Cox Head, Member Experience Aetna, Inc.
Joshua Goldberg Health Policy and Legislative Analyst National Association of Insurance Commissioners	Richard Greenhalgh, CLU ChFC Vice President, Ancillary Business Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Nancy A Hardie, MPH, MS Senior Health Services Researcher, Product Strategy & Innovation UnitedHealthcare	Mary N. Hennings Director, Market Planning, Innovation and Implementation Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
J.R Jordan Senior Vice President/Co-Owner Colorado Bankers Services	R. John Kaegi Chief Strategy Officer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF)
Stephen Krupa Founder and Managing Member Psilos	Ronald S. Leopold, MD, MBA, MPH National Medical Director & Vice President MetLife
Mohan Nair Chief Innovation Officer The Regence Group	Thomas Parry, PhD President Integrated Benefits Institute
Michael J. Phillips Head of Adjacencies and Innovation, National Accounts Aetna	Jeff Rich Chief Executive Officer Health Services Administrators
Doug Simpson Executive Director Morgan Stanley Research	Diane Souza Chief Executive Officer United Health Specialty Benefits
F. Randy Vogenberg, RPh, PhD Executive Director Biologic Finance & Access Council Jefferson School of Population Health

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Adjacent Benefits is now accepting abstract submissions for 2011!

For general questions and program inquiries contact:
Heather Buthmann
Conference Producer
The World Congress Leadership Summit on Adjacent Benefits Phone: 781-939-2570
Email: [email protected] 

To inquire about Sponsorship and Executive Networking Opportunities, contact:
Joe Zuccerella
Business Development Manager
The World Congress Leadership Summit on Adjacent Benefits Phone: 781-939-2565
Email: [email protected] 

For questions about marketing opportunities contact:
Catherine Rymsha, MSL
Marketing Manager
The World Congress Leadership Summit on Adjacent Benefits Phone: 781-939-2587
Fax: 781-939-2692
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