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Membership Report

November 5, 2008


The Business Group Welcomes the Following New Member

EyeMed Vision Care

EyeMed Vision Care provides vision benefits programs to nearly 4,000 clients across the United States. Among these are Fortune 500 companies, state and local municipalities, unions and employer groups of all sizes. The company employs more than 350 people and is headquartered in Mason, OH.

To find out more, please visit EyeMedVisionCare online.

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News from the Business Group

Business Group in the News

  • Health insurance firms offering online therapy for insomnia
    Los Angeles Times - Monday, November 3, 2008
  • Employer Groups Warn Against San Francisco Coverage Plan CQ Healthbeat News - Monday, November 3, 2008
  • Businesses Wary of Details in Obama Health Plan
    The New York Times - Sunday, October 26, 2008
  • Time spent on benefits choices could save money  
    Seattle Post Intelligencer - Friday, October 24, 2008
  • While some workers make better health decisions, others don't
    Employee Benefit News - Wednesday, October 22, 2008

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Upcoming Networking and Solution Sharing Opportunities You Can't Afford to Miss

22nd National Conference on Health, Productivity, and Human Capital

The 22nd National Conference on Health, Productivity, and Human Capital will take place in San Diego, CA from December 8-10, 2008. To register on-line for this event, please click here. Early registration discounts are available through November 8, 2008 and discounts are offered for multiple member attendees from the same company.  Join your colleagues from other member companies -- the following companies have already registered:

Accenture

Advance Newspaper Group

Aetna, Inc.

American Cancer Society

Assurant, Inc.

Best Doctors, Inc

BP America, Inc.

Caterpillar Inc.

CBS

CIGNA

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Comprehensive Health Services

Costco Wholesale Corporation

Data Recognition Corporation

DuPont Company

Erie Insurance Group

FedEx

Free & Clear, Inc.

General Electric Company

GlaxoSmithKline

Goodyear

Health Dialog

Healthways, Inc

H-E-B Grocery Company

Hewitt Associates

HMC

Humana, Inc.

IBM Corporation

Ingenix

Intel Corporation

JCPenney

Johnson & Johnson

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

Kraft Foods Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Lockton Companies LLC

Mayo Clinic Health Solutions

McDonald's Corporation

Medtronic, Inc.

MetLife

Milliman & Co.

PepsiCo

Pfizer Inc

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Principal Financial Group

Prudential Financial

Reckitt Benckiser

Reed Group

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

SPX Corporation

State Farm Insurance

StayWell Health Management

Sutter Health

Target Corporation

Teva Pharmaceuticals

Thomson Reuters

Time Warner

Towers Perrin

TRION Group Inc.

Trustmark Insurance Company

Tyco International Inc.

University of California at San Diego

UNUM

United Parcel Services

Verizon Communications

WaMu

Watson Wyatt Worldwide

Weight Watchers

Wells Fargo

Weyerhaeuser Company

 

 

For further information, please visit our conference website or contact Natashia McNair.

We look forward to seeing you in San Diego!

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Post-Election Outlook for Health Reform - Webinar

November 13, 2008, 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET

 

After yesterday’s historic election, Democrats will control the White House and both houses of Congress.  Hear the National Business Group on Health’s assessment of how the results will affect prospects for health reform and health care policy issues, register for our webinar on the Post-Election Outlook for Health Reform.  


Please
click here to register for the webinar.

 

 

 

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The Business Case for Breastfeeding - Webinar

November 14, 2008,  1:00 – 2:00 pm ET

 

Breastfeeding is an essential part of recovery from pregnancy and also has important short- and long-term health benefits for women and their children. A healthy mother means an employee who is able to contribute more productively to her workplace.

 

Workplace breastfeeding programs may help to mitigate lost productivity/absenteeism by:

  • Decreasing employee absences associated with childhood illness.
  • Promoting an earlier return from maternity leave.
  • Increasing retention of female employees.

 

On this webinar employers will learn how to create a comprehensive breastfeeding program and an employer best practice will be presented.

 

Speakers:

Cathy Carothers, Every Mother, Inc.

Victoria Vaughan Dickson, PhD, CRNP, CIGNA HealthCare

Mary Bianchi, CIGNA HealthCare

 

Please click here to register for the webinar.

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Events for Corporate HR and Benefits Professionals Only

Consumer-Directed Health Care Conference Call

November 6, 2008, 12:00 - 1:15 pm ET

Open Enrollment in Review: Part I will be the topic for the next CDHC conference call. Participants will be able to share this year’s experiences around the following areas:

  • Communication strategies
  • New initiatives
  • Major challenges
  • Learnings for next year’s enrollment

 

If you’d like to register for the call, please click here.

 

Mark your calendar for Open Enrollment in Review: Part II for December 4, 2008 from 12:00-1:15 p.m. Registration will be announced on November 20.

 
Please contact Brenna Haviland at haviland@businessgrouphealth.org or (202) 585-1824 for more information about the Business Group’s consumerism initiatives.

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Employers' Summit on Health Care Costs and Solutions

With the current abysmal state of the economy, now is the time to learn new cost effective strategies to dealing with the ever rising costs of providing health care benefits to your employees.  Join us at the January 14-15, 2009 Employers’ Summit on Health Care Costs and Solutions in Atlanta and discover new tactics to solving your most common benefits concerns while simultaneously improving your employees’ health and well-being.


Dawn Werle, Executive Director of Benefits at Time Warner, will discuss Time Warner's innovative care management efforts in improving quality and efficiency of health care delivery during the Summit's lunch session.

Please register early as space is limited. This event has sold out in the past two years.  Business Group members receive a $500 registration discount.

Where/When:
InterContinental Buckhead Hotel

3315 Peach Tree Road, NE

Atlanta, GA  30326

Phone: 1-877-422-8254 or 404-946-9000

January 14 -15, 2009

 

If you have any questions regarding the Summit, please contact Kristine Solidum at 202-585-1835 or email solidum@businessgrouphealth.org.

For information regarding registration or hotel accommodations, please contact Marcia Greville at 202-585-1821 or email greville@businessgrouphealth.org.  

 

The Summit is open to corporate HR and benefits executives only.

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Publications and Tools from the Business Group

Health Tip: Consumers Can Help Prevent Costly Prescription Errors

Preventing medical errors due to incorrect prescriptions can be as easy as reading your name on the label before leaving the pharmacy. This health tip provides easy tips employees can use to help prevent medication errors.

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Benchmark with your Peers

Survey Reports

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Open surveys

  • Quick Survey:
    Voluntary Severance Benefits
    11/4/2008

  • Quick Survey:
    Off-Site Gym Subsidy in Ireland
    10/27/2008


  • Quick Survey: 
    On-Site Medical Clinics Use in South Korea
    10/23/2008

  • Quick Survey: 
    Terrorism/War-Related Injuries Medical Coverage Eligibility
    10/15/2008

 

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Global Solutions

GHBI Website Orientation Webinars

The Global Health Benefits Institute (GHBI) sponsors webinars for its members to orient them to the products and services of the Institute, particularly its web-based resources.  Here are the dates and times for the remaining two webinars:

  • Monday, November 10 – 2 pm EST
  • Wednesday, December 10 – 12 pm EST

If you would like to participate, please contact Tim McManus at (202) 585-1831 or mcmanus@businessgrouphealth.org.

 

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Pandemic Flu

Please update your email preferences if you would like to receive information about the pandemic preparedness initiative at the Business Group or participate in the Workgroup calls.

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Participation in the Global Health Benefits Institute

If you would like more information about the Global Health Benefits Institute, please contact Jayne Lux at (202) 585-1818 or lux@businessgrouphealth.org.

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Recent Networking Opportunities

Recent Webinars

  • Serious Mental Illness in the Workplace: An Unrecognized Threat
    November 3, 2008

  • Global Medical Tourism: The Large Employer Perspective

    October 30, 2008

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