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Advisors:
Glen Barton, Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar; Chairman, Health &
Retirement Task Force, The Business Roundtable
Bill George, former Chairman and CEO, Medtronic
Daniel Henninger, Deputy Editor, Editorial Page, The Wall Street
Journal; Pulitzer Prize Winner
- The Future Role of Employers in Financing Health Care Coverage
- Current economic and political conditions facing employers as
primary purchasers of healthcare
- Globalization – Impact of rising US health care costs on
shifting jobs overseas
- Solutions to manage total compensation costs – trends of
payments to retirees vs. active employees
- Globalization Trends – Moving Jobs Overseas to Avoid Rising
Retirement and Healthcare Costs
- Addressing solutions to combat the rising cost of healthcare
and retirement
- Defensive measures – how companies can address rising costs
and maintain domestic jobs
- How multi-national corporations address global health risks
- Policies to manage potential outbreaks from SARS, bioterrorist
threats
- Solutions to Address Legacy Costs for Mature Corporations
Case Study from Ford Motor Company
- Managing total employee compensation costs including pensions
and healthcare
- Assessing range of financial vehicles to better manage
employee compensation including: 401(H), MSAs, pension, 401(k)
- Direct contracting – Shifting the accountability of purchasers
and providers
- Supply Chain Management – Application to Health Care Purchasing
- Sourcing and contracting
- Value-based purchasing and performance-based risk contracting
– strategies, challenges of implementation and results
- Leading edge benefit design: Consumer-directed health care
plans
- Future of employer-based Health Care
- Outsourcing Employee Benefits to Better Manage Total
Compensation Costs
- Payroll, health and welfare, and total benefits outsourcing
- Labor Management – Benefit Design Strategies for Unions
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