Advisors:
Michael L. Davis, Vice President, Compensation & Benefits, General Mills, Inc.; Director, Institute for Healthcare Costs and Solutions, Washington Business Group on Health
Robert Galvin, MD, Director, Corporate Health Care, General Electric Company
Vince Kerr, M.D., MBA, Director, Healthcare Management, Ford Motor Company

1. The Mandate to Control Healthcare Costs – Short- and Long-Term Solutions
   • Perspective from the Capitol – Lobbying efforts from the Washington Business Group on Health
   • Survey results from large employers on successful cost strategies – cost shifting vs. cost-cutting
   • Role of employers in purchasing value in healthcare benefits

   Michael L. Davis, Vice President, Compensation & Benefits, General Mills, Inc.; Director, Institute for Healthcare Costs and Solutions, Washington Business Group on Health

2. Value-based Purchasing – Purchaser Solutions to Increase Transparency and Accountability in Healthcare
   • Performance contracting strategies with health plans
   • Structuring provider quality incentives
   • Review of results

   Robert Galvin, MD, Director, Corporate Health Care, General Electric Company

3. Strategic Approaches to Benefit Design -- Increasing Employee Accountability and Financial Incentives To Better Manage Healthcare Costs
   • Consumerism in healthcare – The role of the employer to drive accountability of consumers
   • Trends in benefit design – Prescription benefits, tiered provider networks, medical savings accounts
   • eHealth initiatives successfully implemented by employers
   • Financial impact of new benefit designs
4. Employer’s Disease Management and Population-Based Health Initiatives
   • Integrating the purchaser into the discussion of healthcare financing and delivery
   • Results from purchasing group initiatives to improve quality and reduce costs
     • The LeapFrog Group’s Reward and Incentives Lilypad – 2nd generation hospital survey results
     • Washington Business Group on Health

   Vince Kerr, M.D., MBA, Director, Healthcare Management, Ford Motor Company

5. Results from Purchasing Group Strategies to Ensure Cost-Effective Healthcare
   • Gaining increased efficiencies by integrating workers’ comp, disability, safety and productivity
   • Methodologies to measure return on investment
6. Integrated Benefits and Measuring the Impact on Health and Productivity