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Health Care Reform: Proposed Cost Containment Measures and What They Could Mean to Your Institution

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Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Time:* 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET
Featured Speaker: Gary M. Deutsch
Duration: 90 Minutes
Location: Your office or conference room
Prerequisites: None
*Time reflects Daylight Saving Time
If your area does NOT observe Daylight Saving Time, the time will be one hour earlier.

Health care costs rising at over 7% a year are costing businesses billions of dollars in added benefit costs.  Learn what steps to take to contain these costs until long term solutions can be identified and implemented. 

Health care costs continue to rise and providing health insurance to employees has become a significant benefit cost for many institutions.  Now Federal policymakers are seeking ways to offer affordable health insurance coverage to everyone.  These policymakers are proposing solutions to address the high number of uninsured citizens in the U.S. as well as the causes for the growth in health care insurance costs.  The dilemma facing employers is should they wait to see if the Federal government's proposals can solve the health care problem or should they move ahead with efforts to contain health care benefit costs.  Considering the types of solutions that are being proposed, it appears likely that solving the health care problem will take years even if Congress passes a universal health care program this year.  Therefore, institutions should consider evaluating their own cost containment measures now and track the progress of the governments cost containment efforts over time.  Working on both of these efforts may be the best approach to dealing with rising health care costs. 

The audio conference discusses the facts surrounding the health care problem and provides ideas for cost containment solutions:

  • What costs are driving up health insurance premiums
  • What cost containment issues the government is focusing on
  • What factors drive whether employees enroll in insurance programs
  • How trends in offer, eligibility, and enrollment rates impact health insurance costs
  • Ways institutions can control health insurance costs
  • Cost reduction ideas to pass along to employees

The program includes a 30-minute Q&A session following each session. Listen in and get the chance to ask your specific questions!

Registration Includes:

  • Admittance to the 90-minute call for as many people as you can fit in a room with a speakerphone
  • Access to the specially created presentation handouts (made available 48 hours in advance)
  • Participation in the 30-minute live Q&A with the speaker following the presentation
  • Certificates of attendance for all audio conference attendees

About Our Speaker

Gary M. Deutsch, CPA MBA CMA CBA CIA has worked extensively with financial institutions in audit, lending, financial, and operational areas. He has served in senior positions for regional banks as VP of Finance, Real Estate Loan Officer and Senior Audit Manager. Mr. Deutsch served as a consultant to financial institutions in strategic planning, profit improvement, financial management, and merger- and acquisition-related studies while working at KPMG. He was the CFO at a start-up bank, where he organized the accounting, finance, and investment functions to manage significant growth.

Mr. Deutsch is the President of BRT Publications LLC, a professional authoring company serving the financial industry. Some of his published works for AlexInformation include ALM Management Manual, Loan Procedures Manual, Practices and Procedures for Financial Institutions Risk Management, Bank Controller’s Manual, Internal Audit Procedures Handbook, and Risk-Based Audit for Financial Institutions.