BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - November 4, 2010) - Virgin HealthMiles, a leading provider of employee health and productivity programs that reward individuals for getting healthy, today announced it will sponsor a free webinar in conjunction with Business Finance Magazine focused on strategies CFOs, Finance and Benefits executives can use to manage and improve employee health and healthcare costs in 2011.
The webinar, "Getting Healthcare Costs Under Control: Strategies for 2011," will be held Tuesday, November 9, 2010, from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET and will feature presenters from Virgin HealthMiles and Aon Hewitt, and will be hosted by Business Finance Magazine.
Virgin HealthMiles President Sean Forbes will be joined in the webinar by Tom Lerche, Health Care Reform Group Leader, Aon Hewitt. During this webinar, the presenters will share what tools companies are using to model the three to five year cost impact of healthcare reform and what employers can do to manage costs associated with necessary plan redesigns. They'll also discuss what programs companies are adopting to obtain measurable business value and reward employees for making good health choices.
Topics this webcast will cover:
- Health plan redesigns: understanding the economics
- The variety of funding options available, including those that are budget-neutral
- Healthcare cost impact tools and best practices
- The link between employee participation and healthcare costs
- How to make employee health programs personal, measurable, and easy to use
To register for the live webinar, please visit:
http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=259985&s=1&k=9E6470C428B12A685B19DF3CC074BC7E&partnerref=VHMpress
A free recording of the webinar will be available on the Virgin HealthMiles website at: www.virginhealthmiles.com.
About Virgin HealthMiles
Virgin HealthMiles provides employee health programs that pay people to get active. The company's Pay-for-Prevention™ approach, based on physical activity and healthy lifestyle change, attracts an average of 40 percent of employees who participate, which helps organizations reduce medical costs and improve employee productivity and satisfaction. The program is offered by employers, government entities, and insurers. Over 120 industry leaders representing more than 500,000 employees across the U.S., including American Diabetes Association, Intuit, OhioHealth, Ochsner Health System, MWV, Protective Life, SunGard, SunTrust, and Timberland have selected Virgin HealthMiles' award-winning program for their employees. The company is a member of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group. For more information, visit www.virginhealthmiles.com.
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