Corporate Wellness Magazine Blog

The Senate Healthcare Reform Bill has created tremendous controversy because under current law employers can discount premiums up to 20% for healthy employees.  The Senate Healthcare Reform bill will increase that percentage to 30%.  The Senate Healthcare Reform also lets cabinet officials increase it to as high as 50%!   Not only does this apply for employer groups, but the Senate Bill would also create a 10 state pilot project to test incentives who have individual health insurance not through an employer.

“This means that individuals can be penalized for their genetic make-up or other factors they cannot readily control,” said Sue Nelson, a vice-president at the American Heart Association. 

What are your thoughts?

Anna Konger

Corporate Health and Wellness Association, Assistant Editor of Corporate Wellness Magazine

www.corporatewellnessmagazine.com

The Corporate Wellness Conference would like to announce Anthem Blue Cross as a Diamond Sponsor of the 1^st Corporate Wellness Conference on October 27^th and 28^th, 2009. 

Anthem Blue Cross* provides over 8.3 million California members with health benefits and wellness services.  They are a part of the nation’s leading health benefits company serving the needs of approximately 35 million medical members nationwide. 

• They are focused on improving the health of their communities, delivering better care to members and providing greater value to their customers.
• Their 360^o Health programs improve member health through a range of care management and wellness initiatives and information.
• Their local presence and national expertise create collaborative programs that reward physicians and hospitals for clinical quality and excellence.
• They deliver what customers want: innovative, choice-based products; distinctive service; simplified transactions; effective member engagement and better access to information for quality care.
• They provide a full range of benefits and services to customers, including health, wellness, pharmacy benefit management, life and disability insurance benefits, dental, vision and behavioral health to provide a total benefit solution.
• For more information about Anthem Blue Cross visit www.anthem.com/ca.

* Anthem Blue Cross is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Association.

The Corporate Wellness Conference, http://www.corporatewellnessconference.com, takes place October 27th and 28th, 2009 in Los Angeles, California and will feature up to 400 high level executives in the corporate wellness area, over 20 sponsors, and over 50 expert speakers.   The conference will feature key speakers from Pepsi, Intel, Jack in the Box, Intuit Inc., Caterpillar Inc., Centers for Disease Control, the USDA, the National Institutes of Health and many more employers, and government officials.  This will be the first employer focused corporate wellness conference that features private one-on-one networking meetings.  Attendees will be able to pre-schedule private one-on-one networking meetings.  The Corporate Wellness Conference is the first conference focused on employers and is the official conference of Corporate Wellness Magazine, http://www.corporatewellnessmagazine.com, and the Health and Wellness Association, http://www.healthandwellnessassociation.com.  

The Corporate Wellness Conference would like to announce Humana as a Platinum Sponsor of the 1^st Corporate Wellness Conference on October 27^th and 28^th, 2009. 

Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation’s largest publicly traded health and supplemental benefits companies, with approximately 10.3 million medical members and 6.8 million specialty members. Humana is a full-service benefits solutions company, offering a wide array of health and supplementary benefit plans for employer groups, government programs and individuals.

Over its 48-year history, Humana has consistently seized opportunities to meet changing customer needs. Today, the company is a leader in consumer engagement, providing guidance that leads to lower costs and a better health plan experience throughout its diversified customer portfolio.

The Corporate Wellness Conference, http://www.corporatewellnessconference.com, takes place October 27th and 28th, 2009 in Los Angeles, California and will feature up to 400 high level executives in the corporate wellness area, over 20 sponsors, and over 50 expert speakers.   The conference will feature key speakers from Pepsi, Intel, Jack in the Box, Intuit Inc., Caterpillar Inc., Centers for Disease Control, the USDA, the National Institutes of Health and many more employers, and government officials.  This will be the first employer focused corporate wellness conference that features private one-on-one networking meetings.  Attendees will be able to pre-schedule private one-on-one networking meetings.  The Corporate Wellness Conference is the first conference focused on employers and is the official conference of Corporate Wellness Magazine, http://www.corporatewellnessmagazine.com, and the Health and Wellness Association, http://www.healthandwellnessassociation.com.