LIVE AUDIOCONFERENCE
Sponsored by Disease Management Advisor
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Eastern)
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Central)
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Mountain)
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Pacific)
Click here to listen to a brief audio clip with speaker Michael Dermer
Incentive programs for health plan subscribers are becoming increasingly popular and provide a variety of benefits to both the individual and the provider. Individuals gain because they increase their healthy behavior and are generally rewarded financially with either cash in their pocket, a reduction in costs of their health care coverage, a contribution to their flexible spending account, or a prize or gift. Health plans and employers win because incentive programs encourage customer loyalty and healthier participants, which lead to reduced healthcare costs and increased productivity in the long run.
In the wake of increased frequency of incentive programs, compliance standards must be met. Health plans, disease management programs, and wellness companies need to be aware of their legal responsibilities. Incentive based programs must be designed to meet ADA, ERISA, Internal Revenue Code and HIPAA compliance.
Stay in legal and tax compliance
Join HCPro on Tuesday, May 13 at 1 p.m. (Eastern) for the live 60-minute audioconference Legal and Tax Implications of Incentive Program Design: Engagement Strategies That Work. Healthcare, performance and recognition incentive entrepreneur Michael Dermer (President, IncentOne) and benefits attorney Amy Gordon (Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP) will discuss factors to consider for designing and structuring new or existing health focused incentive programs. They will point out best practices, along with providing legal compliance advice for your reward program. They will provide examples of behavior that will raise red flags with the various regulatory statutes and focus on strategies to avoid doing so. They will also discuss scenarios which could create tax repercussions to both the provider and the beneficiary of the incentive.
At the end of this live audioconference, you and your staff will be able to:
- Identify how incentives reduce expense and generate loyalty
- Recognize incentives that health plans need, and navigate the legal issues
- Identify compliant vs. non-compliant program development
- Identify tax and legal implications that need to be considered in the incentive program design and execution
- Learn how to design and implement effective, compliant incentive plans which also appeal to health plans, patients, employees, and employers.
AGENDA
- The marketplace
- Health plan needs
- Incentives to reduce expense and generate loyalty
- Competitive factors
- Legal considerations
- Navigating the legal issues
- ADA
- ERISA
- HIPAA Nondiscrimination rules
- HIPAA privacy rules
- Protected health information
- Incentive vendors
- Marketing
- Disclosure rules
- Tax considerations
- Non-taxable benefits
- Taxable benefits
- Compliance
- Systems expectations
- Compliance vs. incentive technology
- A live question and answer session will follow the presentation
Click here to listen to a brief audio clip with speaker Michael Dermer
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Michael G. Dermer, President and CEO, IncentOne. IncentOne has developed significant expertise in creating integrated reward, recognition and incentive programs that motivate both consumers and employees. Through the company’s experience with its FORTUNE 500 client base, Dermer has been instrumental in creating the Best Practices utilized in helping strategic partners and clients achieve superior results in performance improvement, employee recruiting and retention and increasing healthy behaviors.
Amy Gordon, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP. As a member of her firm’s Employee Benefits Department, Gordon practices in the areas of welfare benefits, including self-funded and insured health plans. She assists clients in designing and maintaining compliant flexible benefits including life, medical, dental, pharmacy, EAP, educational assistance, disability, supplemental health, severance, HSA, HRA, and other types of welfare plans. She consults with clients regarding the design and compliance of their wellness programs and initiatives. She also counsels clients with respect to HIPAA, ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Professionals employed by health plans, disease management and wellness companies, and large employers, including:
- Chief medical officer
- CEO, CFO, COO and other top-level executives
- Director of plan design
- Director of benefits
- Human resources director
- Higher level healthcare professionals
- Management level healthcare professionals
PROGRAM MATERIALS
Program materials will be provided with PDF links via e-mail four days prior to the conference and again on the day before the conference. Please download the PDF files before the day of the program.
DIAL IN TOLL-FREE!
You can call in toll-free to our live audioconferences. This added benefit means you can save on long-distance charges and receive even more value from this important program! Details on how to call will be sent to you via e-mail with your materials package.
AUDIO ON-DEMAND
In addition to the regular participation options for HCPro audioconferences—live, CD, or combination packages—we are pleased to offer another option, an audio on-demand. Audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player.
CAN'T LISTEN LIVE?
No problem. Purchase a CD or audio on-demand of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff. CD and audio-on-demand orders will be fulfilled after the date of the live program.
PLEASE NOTE
Participation in the call is just $259 per site and allows access to ONE phone line for an unlimited number of people to listen. All materials must be retrieved from the Internet. Live orders are assessed a $5 processing fee. CD and combo orders are charged $18 for shipping and handling.
Save money when you purchase multiple copies! Ask your customer service representative about money-saving
discounts and bulk orders. Call toll free 800-650-6787 or e-mail
customerservice@hcpro.com.
