Municipal Health Care Conference


Overview Services Medicare Part D Assistance BCBS Enrollment & Eligibility BCBS Claims Assistance Municipal Health Care Conference MA Health Care Reform Forms Online Resources Important Administrative Information Well Aware - Wellness Services Employee Assistance Program	Municipal Health Care Conference Materials Municipal Health Care- Finding the Right Strategy for Your Community-11/4/09 Conference Summary MIIA is pleased to support the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association's ongoing efforts in providing education and resources to its members in the area of health insurance. Municipalities throughout the commonwealth struggle to find ways of dealing with health care costs. Over the past year, many of you have indicated the importance of access to best practices and tools to help mitigate those costs and implement changes in a union environment. To this end, MIIA has worked collaboratively with the MMMA in assembling examples of those communities that have achieved noteworthy results in their efforts to implement health care changes. These examples were highlighted at a conference on November 4, 2009. Health care consultants, attorneys, town managers and HR managers all spoke at this event, which over 150 people attended. All of the materials distributed at the event are available here. Scroll through the agenda to find the materials that were presented with each session. The Case Studies in particular should provide a glimpse in to what other towns are doing to control health care costs in a union environment. The entire conference was recorded and video will be available here shortly. MIIA looks forward to continuing a partnership with the MMMA on this important issue. Agenda Municipal Health Care-Finding the Right Strategy for Your Community November 4, 2009 College of the Holy Cross, Hogan Conference Center Welcome and Conference Overview Kate Fitzpatrick, Town Manager, Needham and MMMA President Stanley Corcoran, MIIA Executive Vice President Moving the Health Care Discussion Forward in a Union Environment Kevin Feeley Esq., Partner, Collins, Loughran & Peloquin Michael Gardner, Personnel Director, Cambridge Marge Houy, Senior Consultant, Bailit Health Purchasing Drawing on in-depth interviews conducted among town managers, this session will review trends in health care negotiations. This session will focus on how to create an environment in which a community can contain health insurance costs and the ‘tools of the table’ needed to ensure success. You can view the video presentation of 8 Best Practices from the Municipal Health Care Conference by clicking on the video link. You can also view the 8 Best Practices Power Point presentation by clicking on the title below. Open both as windows on your computer and you can follow the talk and Power Point as if you were at the conference. Best Practices in Health Insurance Negotiations presentation by Houy Video of Marge Houy's talk, 8 Best Practices (WMV video) You can view the video presentation of Effective Union Negotiations from the Municipal Health Care Conference by clicking on the video icon. You can also view the Effective Union Negotiations Power Point presentation by clicking on the title below. Open both as windows on your computer and you can follow the talk and Power Point as if you were at the conference. In addition you can printout the 2 handouts from this session, Materials Presented by City of Cambridge and Cambridge Arbitration Case by clicking on the below links. Materials Presented by City of Cambridge Cambridge Arbitration Case Video of Michael Gardner's talk, Effective Union Negotiations (WMV video) Effective Union Negotiations presentation by Michael Gardner-Cambridge Personnel Director You can view the video of Kevin Feeley's presentation covering some of the legal aspects of union health care negotiations by clicking on the video icon. Also below are links for two handouts mentioned in his talk. Developing Trust presentation by Kevin Feeley Video of Kevin Feeley's talk (WMV video) Sample Contract Language Looking Beyond the Premiums Al C. Jones, President, Jones Financial Group, Inc. Carol Cormier, Vice President, Group Benefit Strategies This session will cover key cost factors such as utilization and plan design including a discussion of co-pays, co-insurance, deductibles, and premium contributions. Presenters will also discuss the trends in the commercial arena of integrating utilization/behavioral incentives into plan design. HRA's will also be discussed. You can view the video presentation of Beyond The Premiums, Key Cost Leverages by Carol Cormier from the Municipal Health Care Conference by clicking on the video icon. You can also view the Beyond The Premiums, Key Cost Leverages by Carlo Cormier Power Point presentation by clicking on the title below. Open both as windows on your computer and you can follow the talk and Power Point as if you were at the conference. Beyond the Premiums presentation by Carol Cormier-Part 1 Beyond the Premiums presentation by Carol Cormier-Part 2 Video of Carol Cormier's talk, Beyond The Premiums (WMV video) Comparison of Health Care Spending Accounts Why Adopt MGL Section 18? You can view the video presentation of Beyond The Premiums by Al Jones from the Municipal Health Care Conference by clicking on the video icon. You can also view the Beyond The Premiums by Al Jones Power Point presentation by clicking on the title below. Open both as windows on your computer and you can follow the talk and Power Point as if you were at the conference. Beyond the Premiums presentation by Al Jones Video of Al Jones' talk (WMV video) Key Takeaways for Moving Beyond the Premium Strategies for Lowering Costs: The Practitioner’s Perspective Marc Waldman, Treasurer/Collector, Wellesley Greg Federspiel, Town Manager, Lenox John Carroll, General Manger, Norwood John Coderre, Town Administrator, Northborough Moderator: Peter Hechenbleikner, Town Manager, Reading How did they do that? Learn from colleagues from around the state what they did to be successful in their negotiations. Speakers will discuss specific strategies they employed to realize health care savings. To see the actual discussion, click on the below icon. You can down load the the attachments below to follow along with the speakers. Wellness and Your Bottom Line presentation by Greg Federspiel, Town Manager, Lenox GIC Negotiations and Transition presentation by John Carroll, General Manager, Norwood Wellesley Rate Saver Comparison Wellesley HRA Schedule Video of "Strategies for Lowering Costs" presentation (WMV video) The C3 Tool Demonstration: Measuring the Costs of Plan Options Marge Houy, Senior Consultant, Bailit Health Purchasing This analytical tool was developed for local governments to project the costs and determining the best options for employers and their employees. You can view the video presentation of The C3 Tool Demonstration: Measuring the Costs of Plan Options by Marge Houy from the Municipal Health Care Conference by clicking on the video icon. You can also view The C3 Tool Demonstration: Measuring the Costs of Plan Options by Marge Houy Power Point presentation by clicking on the title below. Open both as windows on your computer and you can follow the talk and Power Point as if you were at the conference. The C3 Tool Demonstration: Measuring the Cost of Plan Options C3 Tool Worksheet Video of Marge Houy's talk on the C3 Tool Demonstration (WMV video) Additional Links and Resources Case Studies Bargaining Plan Design Changes In order to submit a question to be answered by MIIA staff and posted on this site please email Chris Bailey at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Municipal Health Care Conference Materials