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2008 Outlook for Not-for-Profit Health Plans

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 · 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST

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New Rochelle, NY – What’s the outlook for Not-for-Profit Health Plans in 2008? The managed care industry is facing a series of challenges which could affect healthcare providers, payors and members. On February 20 th, 2008 Outlook for Not-For-Profit Health Plans in Managed Care – Insights from the Experts will give participants an in-depth look at the factors impacting the not-for-profit healthcare industry, focusing on premiums, costs, new products, enrollment growth and ancillary markets.

During this 90-minute webinar, Shellie Stoddard, Director in Insurance Ratings for Standard & Poor’s, and Carl Mercurio President and Publisher of Corporate Research Group, will each spend 30 minutes distilling their research into what they consider to be the most significant trends for 2008. In addition, our experts will present specific case studies detailing implementation strategies and financial prospects.

Formal presentations will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A session to answer your most pressing questions.

Learning Objectives
  • Discuss the outlook for Not-for-Profit Health Plans in 2008
  • Understand the key issues and challenges affecting the industry
  • Review financial projections and enrollment trends
  • Analyze revenue growth
  • Discover the fast-growing managed care products and companies of the future
Who Will Benefit

Vice Presidents, Directors and Senior Level Managers responsible for:

  • Business Development
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Healthcare Brokers
  • Product Development
  • Consumer-Directed Healthcare
  • Market Research
  • Strategic Planning
  • Business Competitive/Intelligence
  • Managed Markets
  • Healthcare Management

From:

  • Health Plans, Managed Care Organizations, HMOs, PPOs, TPAs, PBMs, Financial Institutions and Corporations interested in managed care.
Speakers

Standard & Poor'sShellie StoddardShellie Stoddard
Director in Insurance Ratings
Standard & Poor’s

Carl Mercurio
President and Publisher
Corporate Research Group

About Our Speakers

Shellie Stoddard is a director in Insurance Ratings.  She follows the health insurance and managed care industry as a segment specialist.  Shellie is the primary analyst for the largest managed care companies, as well as a variety of other supplemental health and group insurance companies. She publishes Standard & Poor’s views on the sector and has led the segment’s criteria development.

Prior to joining Standard & Poor’s, Shellie was with A.M. Best Company, where she performed similar rating analyses on health insurance and managed care organizations operating in the U.S.  Previously, she spent over ten years at Equitable Life Assurance Society, most recently as product development manager for the company’s major medical and disability income businesses.

Shellie holds a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Colby College and an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University.

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Carl Mercurio, president and publisher of Corporate Research Group, oversees a broad-based franchise in healthcare information publishing. Thousands of healthcare industry executives rely on CRG's commentary, data and expertise for strategic planning, market research and new product development. Mr. Mercurio is also the founder of the annual Managed Healthcare Industry Forum, which convenes four times annually to address topics including product development, information technology, and pharmacy benefits.

CRG’s various information products include the Managed Healthcare Market Report (now in its 14th year), HSA Market News, eHealth Insider, Outlook for Managed Care, and various print and electronic databases and special reports. Mr. Mercurio has 20 years of experience in consulting, market analysis, and information publishing. Prior to joining CRG, Mr. Mercurio was editorial director of Simba Information, which publishes newsletters and research reports on the media industry. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut.

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Pricing Information
$299 for live webinar, plus materials packet

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