Health Care Reform & Its Impact on Your Bottom Line

Summary:

Sweeping healthcare legislation has passed, and like it or not, we’re all in for substantial changes. Much of the debate has been on the Bill’s cost to tax payers. What’s missing in this debate is how much is this Bill going to cost companies and how will it affect their bottom line. Until now there has been much speculation, now it’s time for answers.

The Knowledge Group has assembled a panel of key thought leaders and experts to help the senior executives understand the impact of Healthcare reform on your bottom line. At this juncture, the best defence is a good offense - our experts aim to arm you with the knowledge necessary to help minimize the costs of Healthcare reform to your bottom line.

Course Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: None
Method Of Presentation: Group-Based-Internet
Developer: The Knowledge Group, LLC
Recommended CLE/CPE Hours: 2.0
Important Note: Your State Bar or Accounting Board will make the final determination with respect to continuing education credit. If you are applying for CLE credit in Texas you must register 20 days before the event date or you will not be able to obtain CLE credit.
Advance Preparation: Print and review course materials
Course Code: 104006

According to PwC's recent Health Reform Touchstone Supplement,

• 94% of employers expect to have to make changes to their benefits to comply with PPACA while 74% expect to make additional changes to offset the costs of complying.
• 79% expect to re-evaluate their benefits strategy with the most common focus being to increase efforts related to health and wellness and with a substantial minority focusing on significant changes to company  subsidies for employees or dependents, or  considering coverage of employees through the state exchanges.

Short term implications for employers

• Reassess impact of current consumerism and health management strategies
• Evaluate and react to health reform changes needed for 2011 compliance and value of grandfathered status. Consider value of offsets.
• Review “Free Rider Penalties” for potential tax liabilities and impact on labor strategy, benefits eligibility and coverage levels.

Longer term implications

• Re-evaluate “total rewards” and “health and wellness” strategies
• Assess potential for health exchanges and federal subsidies to replace all or some of employer provided subsidized health benefits.
• Reconsider retiree health programs including potential early retiree subsidies, expanded Rx coverage and movement toward Part D Employer Group Waiver Plans.
• Re-examine the longer term risks and burdens of compliance in a post-reform environment.Consider potential outsourced solutions.

- Whether the health care reform act is likely to result in increased consolidation with respect to   health insurance plans, hospitals and physicians, and the issues such consolidation may raise that   are likely to be of interest to the antitrust enforcement agencies
- Potential antitrust issues raised by accountable care organizations (ACOs)
- Whether the new health benefit exchanges will be subject to antitrust restrictions and potential   antitrust issues raised by their operations

- An overview of how the new health care reform law may impact cost and access to coverage
- Overview of state exchanges and the potential impact on businesses
- A long-term view of the business decision on whether or not to continue offering health coverage to   employees

- Health reform is NOT just health insurance reform
- How will the government's fraud and abuse efforts affect you
- How will quality initiatives have an effect on the health care delivery system

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Who Should Attend?

- Lawyers
- Accountants
- Health Care Providers
- Health Industries Leader
- Clinical Nurses
- Case Managers
- CEOs
- CFOs
- Billing Personnel
- Clinical Documentation Specialists
- Skilled Nursing Administrators
- Rehabilitation Directors
- Coders
- Compliance Officers
- Medical Directors
- Medical Providers
- Office Nurses
- Risk Managers
- Utilization Review Personnel
- Medical Management Supervisors
- Physicians (in all specialties)
- Physician Assistants
- Registered Nurses
- Quality Management Professionals
- Safety Officers

Why Attend?

This is a must attend event for anyone interested in understanding the update on Health Care Reform
- New guidance explained by the most qualified key leaders & experts
- Hear directly from key regulators & thought leaders
- Interact directly with panel during Q&A

Health Care Reform & It's Impact on Your Bottom Line
LIVE Webcast

Thursday, September 16, 2010

12:00pm to 2:00pm (ET)