Outlook
2008 BCSolutions
OVERALL OUTLOOK
Going
for the Gold: Employee Benefits Challenges in the Coming Year
As the American work force changes, employers are
being asked to balance compensating its work force
with flexibility as global competitors.
By Jason Hammersla, Director of Communications,
American Benefits Council
HEALTH CARE
Reforming
Health Care—If Not Us,
Then Who?
Employers
are uniquely positioned to convene all health care stakeholders
around a community roundtable and set an agenda of improved health
and a redesigned health care system.
By Andrew Webber, President, CEO, National Business Coalition
on Health
CONSUMER-DIRECTED
HEALTH CARE
Pressure for Accountability in 2008
Knowing the difference between consumerism and
consumer-driven health plans is crucial in making the
right choice.
By Clive Riddle, President, MCOL
DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Incentives, Integration are Watchwords for Health Promotion in
2008
Key surveys and reports show that health, wellness and disease
management benefits offer a path to lower costs and higher productivity.
By Tracey Moorhead, President and CEO, Disease Management
Association of America
PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT
Focus on Value Drivers in Pharmacy Benefit Improves ROI
Understanding the key drivers of value in the pharmacy benefit
will help your organization realize a greater return on investment––in
terms of both dollars and patient outcomes.
By Dana H. Felthouse, MBA, President, The Pharmacy Benefit
Management Institute
CONSUMER-DRIVEN/VOLUNTARY
BENEFITS
For 2008, Employee Advice Lifts the Benefit Fog
Employers will have to put more pressure on their
brokers, consultants and HR staff to help them make
appropriate decisions.
By Gil Lowerre, President, Eastbridge Consulting
Group Inc. |
COMPENSATION
Cash and Caring in 2008
With employment costs rising, compensation programs will move further
away from entitlement to a focus on performance.
By Anne C. Ruddy, CCP, President, WorldAtWork
PAYROLL
Technology Provides High ROI Potentials for Payroll in 2008
Payroll is one of the areas where creative use of the latest innovations
can reap benefits for a company’s bottom
line.
By Dan Maddux, Executive Director, American Payroll Association
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE
The Pay-For-Performance Bandwagon
Pay-for-performance alignment makes good business sense, as companies
strive to more effectively leverage limited reward budgets
while continuously motivating performance improvement
among their employees.
By Chuck Csizmar, Principal, CMC Compensation Group
and David Wentwoth, Research Analyst/Knowledge Center Manager,
Institute for Corporate Productivity
RETIREMENT PLANNING/
FINANCIAL EDUCATION
401(k) Is the Way: Plan for Increasing Scrutiny
Because the assets in the U.S. defined contribution system are
growing large and because so much of this growth is based on
participant contributions, it is eliciting recognition
and consequences.
By David Wray, President, Profit Sharing/401(K) Council
of America
WORK/LIFE BALANCE
Future Trends in the Dimensions of Work-Life
Work-life issues are fast becoming a business issue, with implications
and dimensions beyond HR.
By Kathleen M. Lingle, Director, Alliance for Work-Life Progress
MOTIVATION, RECOGNITION AND REWARDS
Dollars & Sense!
Employee Recognition Impacts the Bottom Line
Organizations reap bottom-line results when employee recognition
programs are administered correctly.
By Christi L. Gibson, Executive Director, Recognition Professionals
International
LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVE
Legislative Challenges Employers
Should Have on Their Radar
Compensation and benefits issues have been key items for debate
in Washington this year and likely will remain so in the months
ahead.
By Susan Relland, OF Counsel, Miller & Chevalier Chartered |
Industry
Outlooks:
CIGNA
Expatriates 2008
By
Bob Hughes, Senior Vice President and General Manager
WELLPOINT NEXTRX
WellPoint NextRx: Leading Healthy Change by Delivering the Total
Benefit Solution
By Renwyck Elder, RPH, MBA, President
DELTA DENTAL
Understanding
Employees’ Oral Health Needs
By Tom Dolatowski, Vice President, Marketing
RELIANCE STANDARD
Limited Benefit Medical Plans: Shaping the Future of Health Benefits
for the Uninsured
By R. William Kramer, Assistant Vice President, Limited
Benefit Medical Sales and Marketing
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