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• September 16, 2010
RIBGH Annual Summit
 
• December 16, 2010
General Membership Meeting

News Briefs

•  August 23, 2010 Five Questions With: J. Michael Vittoria; read PBN article.

•  August 13, 2010 Pre-Existing Health Insurance Plan for Rhode Island The Federal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA) funded this plan for those who need comprehensive health benefits to uninsured Rhode Islanders with pre-existing medical conditions.; read article.

•  August 16, 2010 Enrollment begins for R.I. high-risk pool; read article.

•  August 16, 2010 OHIC awarded $1-million grant to assist state's oversight of insurance rate-hike requests ; read article.

•  August 2010 Several RIBGH Members Participating in Health Reform Implementation Task Force, read more.

•  August 16, 2010 Enrollment begins for R.I. high-risk pool; read article.

•  July 12, 2010 R.I. high-risk pool health insurance plan; read article.

•  July 5, 2010 Thousands gaming Mass. insurance system, driving up costs for system; read article.

•  June 14, 2010 U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury Issue Regulation on “Grandfathered” Health Plans under the Affordable Care Act press release.

•  May 17, 2010 Health Insurers File for 2011 Rate Hikes, read article.

•  May 14, 2010 Attorneys general and governors for 20 states won't be alone in their legal challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. View article

•  May 3, 2010 RI Insurers to keep under-26 grads in Plan, read PBN.com article.

•  April 26, 2010 R.I.’s leaders need to be focused on health reform law, read ProJO article.

•  April 20, 2010 Federal Government Will Pick Up Nearly All Costs of Health Reform’s Medicaid Expansion , read article.

•  March 23, 2010 How Health Care Reform Legislation Could Affect You , read NY Times article.

•  March 21, 2010 DOL Releases New COBRA Subsidy Fact Sheet; Review Fact Sheet.

•  March 18, 2010 Commissioner Koller Announces Decision on Insurance Rate Factor Filings; read article.

•  February 8, 2010 OHIC asks for public comment on proposed changes in health plans rate factors View article.

•  January 25, 2010 Free Clinic Wins $300K Grant View article.

•  January 22, 2010 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Submits Small and Large Group Rate Filing to OHIC View article.

•  December 28, 2009 Shape Up RI launches 2010 season View article.

•  December 27, 2009 House and Senate look to final health care talks; How to pay for overhaul joins abortion, public option as key concerns View article.

•  December 15, 2009 Lifespan-CNE merger app still not done View article.

•  December 4, 2009 R.I. insurers offered 'fair value' in '08 View article.

•  November 25, 2009 BCBSRI wants 10% direct-pay rate hike View article.

•  November 18, 2009 Mercer's 2009 National Survey of Employer -Sponsored Health Plans, View Survey Results.

•  November 6, 2009 Survey: Health Leaders Favor Medicare Changes View article.

•  October 30, 2009 R.I. health insurers' profitability drops View article.

•  October 27, 2009 Innovations in Delivering Health Care View article.

•  October 15, 2009 The pulse survey report, conducted by Towers Perrin, "Health Care Reform 2009: Leading Employers Weigh In," provides a close look at how employers plan to deal with critical elements of the reforms. View report.

•  October 8, 2009 Towers Perrin Health Care Cost Survey Shows Employer-Sponsored Medical Benefit Costs to Rise 7% to Over $10,000 for the First Time View Article.

•  October 1, 2009 Lifespan-Care New England Merger Application Review Starts View Article.

•  September 30, 2009 Senators Reject Pair of Public Option Proposals View Article.

•  September 29, 2009 Feds May Pay for R.I. Medicaid Expansion View Article.

•  September 21, 2009 OHIC Approves Tufts Health Plan's 8.5% Rate Hike View Article.

•  September 18, 2009 Carcieri assails health-care reform at R.I. business meeting View Article.

•  September 17, 2009 Carcieri assails health-care reform at RI Business Meeting Read Article.

•  September 16, 2009 RIBGH Responds to Tufts Health Plan Rate Factor Filing Read Position.

•  September 14, 2009 H1N1 vaccination campaign launched View article.

•  September 10, 2009 Ranks of R.I. uninsured grew 9% in '08 View article.

•  September 1, 2009 Public Comment Solicited: Revised Tufts Health Plan rate factors. View article.

•  September 1, 2009 President Obama May Detail Health Plan Priorities Soon View article.

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September 16 , 2010 RIBGH Annual Summit

Managing healthcare costs for your company – challenges, opportunities, & initiatives

Meeting Agenda:

  • Welcome and RIBGH Member Message – Michael Vittoria – President RIBGH

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  • Health Status of Rhode Islanders compared to the nation based on the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index – Presented by Nikki Duggan, Director Operations & Analytics, Well-Being Strategy, Healthways

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  • What is on the Menu for Wellness and Healthcare Reform? The Good News and the Challenges – Presented by Robin Bouvier, Vice President, Health & Benefits, Aon Consulting.

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  • Healthcare Reform implication for employers – special emphasis on planning for 2013 and 2014. Presented by Amy Bergner, Washington Resource Group, Mercer.

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  • Rhode Island Patient Centered Medical Home Project – overview of Rhode Island’s All-Payer Pilot project including initial results. Presented by Dr. Deidre Gifford.

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  • National Business Coalition on Health Evalue8 project – comparison of Rhode Island health plan performance to national benchmarks – Presented by Robin Benoit, Director of Employee Benefits, Sperian Protection

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  • Lunch with Laurie White, President, Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce – Issues facing employers

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  • Health Plan Executive reaction to Health Care Reform, Rhode Island initiatives and opportunities for companies to manage healthcare costs - Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Tufts Healthplan, United Healthplan

Special Invited Guest – Donald Carcieri, Governor, State of Rhode Island

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Date:  September 16, 2010
Time:  7:30 am - 2:30 pm
Place:  Crown Plaza
Warwick, RI
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