This educational activity consists of recorded presentations from 20th Annual National Conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 4-6, 2011.
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, in 2008 the average annual cost for family medical coverage in the United States surpassed an astonishing $12,500. Between 2002 and 2007, plan sponsors experienced a 78 percent increase in cumulative health-insurance premiums, while inflation and wages grew by 17–19 percent. Solving this problem will be a long-term journey, and a primary focus has now turned to chronic illness. This session will address how, by addressing these long-term conditions, employers can manage costs in the short- and long-term while improving overall quality of life and reducing potential incidences of chronic conditions in the employee population moving forward.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to

1. List the complex chronic conditions associated with the highest management costs
2. Review strategies for developing long-term plans to potentially reduce the amount of complex chronic conditions experienced by employee populations in the future

Faculty
Macaran Baird, MD, MS
Professor and Head
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
University of Minnesota Medical School;
Family Physician
University of Minnesota Physicians
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Sponsor
This activity is sponsored by OptumHealth Education.

Commercial Support
This activity is supported by Purdue Pharma LP.

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