PRESS RELEASE:
Wellness, Prevention, Disease Management and Fitness Programs Leading the Consumer Directed Healthcare Revolution
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Regina Amos
Phone: 804.266.7422 X7407
Email: regina@cdhcc.com
Websites: www.cdhcc.com, www.nhwpc.com

SAN FRANCISCO CA USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE(TM) -- JANUARY 24, 2006: The National Health Wellness & Prevention Congress (NHWPC) will seek to educate delegates on strategies for integrating wellness and preventive programs into the workplace, health plans, and traditional provider managed care and treatment. Industry leaders at this nation-wide forum will present information-packed sessions, case studies, research results and workshops that are designed to address critical issues which are of immediate concern such as rocketing health care costs, maintaining the quality of patient care and the current legislative landscape.

National Health Wellness and Prevention Congress (NHWPC) and the co-located Consumer Directed Health Care Conference & Expo (CDHCC), which will convene May 8-10, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco in Embarcadero will focus squarely on finding and integrating wellness and prevention strategies and executions into businesses and government agencies as they position themselves to prosper in a consumer-centric healthcare workplace and marketplace.

Register Today: click Here for CDHCC and Here for NHWPC

Monday, May 8th - Workshops:

The New Healthy Living Consumer - "Outside the Traditional Health Care Box" for Health and Wellness Solutions
    Self-Responsibility, Self-Care & Self Regulation - Mind-Body Health Strategies in the Wellness Revolution
    • Erik Peper, PhD, Co-Director, Institute of Holistic Healing Studies, San Francisco State University

    Fast Forward to the Future - How the Spa Culture is Transforming the Healthcare Landscape
    • Katie Hurley, Principal, Spa Wellness Solutions

    An Integrative Approach to Optimal Health & Longevity - A New Integral Model
    • Graham Simpson, MD, Principal, Ageless Zone International

    Future of Complementary/Alternative Medicine - A Consumer-Direct Market or Integrated Component of our Healthcare System?
    • Roger Janke, OMD, Chief Executive Officer, Health Action
    • James Strohecker, President and Co-Founder, HealthWorld Online
    • Erik Peper, PhD, Co-Director, Institute of Holistic Healing Studies, San Francisco State University
    • Katie Hurley, Principal, Spa Wellness Solutions
    • Graham Simpson, MD, Principal, Ageless Zone International
Managing Total Healthcare for the Company and Employee
    An in-depth, three hour, hands on Workshop illustrating health plan, wellness, prevention and fitness programs designed to manage total healthcare for the company and employee with specific examples and results.
    • Howard Weyers, Chief Executive Officer, WEYCO
    • Darren Hodgdon, Senior Vice President, American Healthways, Inc.
    • John Harris, Co-Owner and Principal, Harris Health Trends
Other Consumer Health Wellness & Prevention Presentations
    What's It All About, Alfie?
      Overview of why consumer driven health care is happening and what the alternatives are. Why has consumerism worked in every other sector of the economy and not in health care?

    Show Me The Money!
    • Financing health care, choosing an insurance program, managing an HAS
    • Choosing an insurance program
        What to look for in finding an insurance program.
        Managing an HSA
        How to manage investment options, administrative charges

    Whadya Know?
      Now that you've got the money, how do you learn about health care services? Patient support and information services available to consumers

    What's Up, Doc?
      The new era of service delivery

    Wellness, Fitness, Prevention: Who's Driving the Initiatives

    Fitness First - It's More Than Just Exercise

    Alternative and Complementary Medicine Today

    Carrot or the Stick....

    The Voice of the Media - Setting the Priorities or Reporting the News

    Wellness Promotion/Prevention: Overcoming Legal Compliance Hurdles
Employer Community Track
    Leading Employer Healthcare Practices - Beyond Healthcare Design For Better Employee Health & Greater Company Productivity & Profitability
    • Dan Clinton, TI Automotive
    • Janet Boyd, Dow Chemical
    • Andy Mekelburg, Verizon
    • Mary Sullivan, URS Corporation
    • Fred Williams, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated.
      Moderator:
      • Neil Trautwein, Assistant Vice President Human Resource Policy, National Association of Manufacturers; Track Co-Chair

    Case Study: Providing a Total Integrated Consumer Directed Plan
    • John Prince, Exante Financial Services, Client, TBD
    • Kyle Rolfing, Definity/United Health Group.
      Moderator:
      • Neil Trautwein, Assistant Vice President Human Resource Policy, National Association of Manufacturers; Track Co-Chair

    Small to Mid-Size Employers Implementing CDHPs With Wellness & Prevention Programs
    • Cindy Ellis, Cadmus Communications
    • Howard Weyers, Weyco, Inc
    • Ann Brown, New Vista Image.
      Moderator:
      • Neil Trautwein, Assistant Vice President Human Resource Policy, National Association of Manufacturers; Track Co-Chair

    Adapting Your CDHP Program to the Cultural Context of Your Organization - Microsoft CDHP Experience
    • Phil Micali, bWell International, Inc.
    • Julie Sheehy, Microsoft
      Moderator:
      • Neil Trautwein, Assistant Vice President Human Resource Policy, National Association of Manufacturers; Track Co-Chair
Wednesday, May 10th - Keynotes
    Technologies Empowering Consumer Health Wellness & Prevention
    • Mary Ann Bellveau, Head of Healthcare, Google (Invited); TBD, Motorola; Peter Neupert, GM Healthcare Technologies, Microsoft (Invited); TBD, General Motors; TBD, Microsoft; Neil deCrescenzo, Healthcare Industry Leader, IBM (Invited)

    An In-depth Look at CDHP Results and Plan Features
    • Robin Downey, Vice President and Head of Product Development, Aetna (Invited subject to scheduling); Tom Richards, Senior Vice President Product, CIGNA Healthcare; Beth Bierbower, Vice President of Product Innovation, Human; John Watts, Wellpoint/Anthem (Invited subject to scheduling); Kyle Rolfing, Definity (Invited subject to scheduling); and Larry Leisure, Kaiser Permanente (Invited subject to scheduling).
    • Moderator: John Hickman, Partner, Alston & Bird

      Leading health plans as they provide results on the first two complete years of CDHC and discuss what has worked (and what has not). In addition, they address new challenges that exist for 2006 (and beyond) and necessary changes that could make CDHC even more effective.

      From their CDHP experiences panelists will address:
      • What cost savings they achieve from CDHC over traditional (e.g., PPO) arrangements and if the results differ appreciably between HRAs and HSAs.
      • How the chosen health plans promote price and quality transparency and what level of detail can be obtained with regard to a particular provider, service, or procedure.
      • As a health plan, would they encourage opening an HSA account with a particular custodian/trustee; why or why not.
      • How they integrate wellness promotion/prevention programs within an HSA environment.
      • What would be the three things they could change about the current HSA rules (e.g. allowance of copays; below the deductible reimbursement of Rx; changing HSA/FSA "stacking rules;" lower deductible, etc.).
    Consumer Directed Initiatives from The Center for Medicare and Medicaid, The Food & Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Challenges & Priorities - Now and In the Future
    • Mark McClellan, MD, Administrator, CMS (Invited subject to scheduling); Andrew Von Eshenbach, MD, Acting Commissioner, FDA (Invited subject to scheduling); Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH, Director, CDC (Invited subject to scheduling).
    • Co-Moderators: Grace-Marie Turner, President, Galen Institute and Wendy Borow-Johnson, President, Healthy Living Channel
Check www.cdhcc.com or www.nhwpc.com for details and to register.
You can save on a variety of registrations, including a Combo Pass to attend ALL CDHCC and NHWPC events

Monday, May 8 Pre-Conference Workshops
  • Consumer Venture Healthcare Capital Forum - Connecting entrepreneurs to angel and venture capital investors
    • Chaired by: Richard D. Forman, Managing Partner, Health Venture Group, LLC)

  • Consumer/Employee Healthcare Options - Education and tools empowering the consumer/employee with their health care options
    • Chaired by: Greg Scandlen, Consumers for Health Care Choices (CHCC)

  • CDHP/HSA Workshops
    • 1.01/2.01 - The basics of what you need to know about Consumer Directed Health Plans and Healthcare Savings Accounts
    • 4.01/5.01 - Intermediate to Advanced Presentations on Consumer Directed Health Plans and Healthcare Savings Accounts Chaired by: Karen Kirkpatrick, Infinisource/National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU)

  • Medicaid/Medicare Workshops for State & Local Health Care Administrators
    • Chaired by: Ron Bachman, President, Healthcare Visions, Inc.; Fellow, Center for Health Transformation

  • The New Healthy Living Consumer - "Outside the Traditional Health Box" for Health Wellness & Prevention Solutions
    • Chaired by: James Strohecker, President and Co-Founder, HealthWorld Online

  • Managing Total Healthcare for the Company and the Employees
    • Chaired by: Howard Weyers, Chief Executive Officer, WEYCO and Darren Hodgdon, Senior Vice President, American Healthways, Inc.; John Harris, Co-Owner and Principal, Harris Health Trends

Tuesday, May 9 & Wednesday, May 10 Five General Session Keynote Presentations

Community Focus Track Sessions will include:

CDHCC
  • The Employer Community Track - The latest case studies from employers on the leading edge of health care innovations
    • Chaired by: Neil Trautwein, National Association of Manufacturers, Track Chair

  • The Payor Community Track - Payor initiatives including the latest plan design, cost and quality initiatives and tools to facilitate employee/consumer education and choices
    • Chaired by: Janet Trautwein, National Association of Health Underwriters, Track Chair

  • Quality, Costs & Measurable Efficiency Initiatives - Leading experts present the latest quality, cost and efficiency initiatives
    • Chaired by: Bernard Kershner, AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement

  • Technologies Enabling the Consumer/Employee
    • Co-Chaired by: Jay Srini, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

  • Healthcare Direct to Consumer/Retailization
    • Chaired by: Wendy Borow-Johnson, Healthy Living Channel
NHWPC
  • Consumer Wellness, Prevention and Fitness Initiatives
    • Co-Chaired by: Donna Hill House, StayWell

  • Technologies Enabling the Consumer/Employee
    • Co-Chaired by: Jay Srini, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

  • Healthcare Direct to Consumer/Retailization
    • Chaired by: Wendy Borow-Johnson, Healthy Living Channel

CONFERENCE CHAIRS:

Grace-Marie Turner
President
Galen Institute
Wendy Borow-Johnson
President, Healthy Living Channel
Senior Vice President, Turner Media Group
Bill Crounse, MD
Healthcare Industry Director, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Microsoft Corporation

Check www.cdhcc.com or www.nhwpc.com for details and to register. You can save on a variety of registrations, including a Combo Pass to attend ALL CDHCC and NHWPC events.

SPONSORS:
Corporate Sponsors:
Great-West Healthcare
Medco
TriZetto
Alston + Bird
Organization Sponsor:
Galen Institute
Media Sponsors:
Coalition America
Health Care News
Health World Online
Association Sponsors:
eHealth Initiative
National Association of Health Underwriters
NAFE
Council for Affordable Health Insurance

CONTACT INFORMATION:
For Marketing Information:
For Sales Information:
For Operations Information:
Regina Amos
Director of Marketing
804.266.7422 X7407
regina@nhwpc.com
Neil Hoyt
Director of Sales - NHWPC
804.266.7422 X7402
neil@nhwpc.com
Karen Barr
Director of Sales - CDHCC
804.266.7422 X7409
karen@cdhcc.com
Willie Moreno
Director of Operations
804.266.7422 X7408
willie@nhwpc.com