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Video Message from 2010 ISCEBS President Susan Cranston, CEBS
Check out this timely video postcard from the 2010 ISCEBS President, Susan Cranston, CEBS. Susan will be sending regular video updates to Society members with valuable “need to know” information.
If you have any issues viewing the video, please contact the Society at iscebs@iscebs.org or (262) 786-8771.
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Renew/Join Now - 2010 ISCEBS Membership
The Information Center, the ISCEBSLink, Webcasts, NewsBriefs, Benefits Quarterly – these are all some of the top rated member services that help benefits professionals do your job more efficiently and effectively. They are all exclusive Members Only services offered as part of Society membership.
Renew your Society membership now. Or, join the Society and see first-hand how these services can benefit you. Click here for an online application.
Local chapters are also beginning the annual Membership Challenge. To learn more about the Challenge, click here.
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2010 Symposium Call for Presentations
The Society is now accepting Symposium presentation proposals. Society members and other industry professionals are invited to submit a session proposal. Proposals are accepted online through Tuesday, January 19, 2010.
Additional details/guidelines | online submission form
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2010 Continuing Education Exam - Meeting the Needs of Members
Based on member requests and feedback, the Society is pleased to introduce some exciting new changes to the 2010 Continuing Education course, making it even more relevant and focused on your professional development needs.
What’s New for 2010?
Do you specialize in just one area? Short on time or training dollars? The course and exam are now separated into two distinct tracks – health and retirement. You can choose the one that best represents your specialty or interest – or take them both for the complete package. Dividing the course gives you more flexibility in how you spend your professional development time – and budget.
For more information about the Continuing Education Exam, click here.
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Strategies for Saving Costs and Complying with the Mental Health Parity Act - Web Cast - January 28
Group health plan sponsors have an opportunity to reexamine their current behavioral health coverage as they consider compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). Now is the time to conduct a thorough and thoughtful plan review and begin to craft strategies for better management of mental health and addiction conditions. These strategies can help keep cost increases under control while maintaining and even enhancing critical benefits. This session will examine
- The need for and importance of treating behavioral health disorders
- Covering estimated costs increases
- Discuss compliance with the MHPAEA
- Provide options for behavioral health plan management.
Learn More | Register
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Employers Anxious About Retiree Medical Promises: ISCEBS/Towers Perrin Survey Findings
A weak economy and uncertainty about the direction, timing, or impact of national health care reform have plan sponsors in a quandary as to how to address the rising cost and continuing administrative burden of their retiree medical plans. These findings are from a new survey from ISCEBS and Towers Perrin. The survey also revealed a sense of urgency about the need to make changes to costly retiree medical plans, an urgency compounded by the historical lack of marketplace solutions for pre-Medicare retirees, creating further anxiety among plan sponsors.
The joint nationwide survey conducted by Towers Perrin and the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists, now in its fifth year, drew responses from 155 organizations on issues and objectives influencing retiree medical strategy and design.
Press Release | Full Survey Findings | More Surveys
HSAs Are Preferred By Employers Offering Consumer-Driven Health Plans: Aon/ISCEBS Survey Findings
Of employers who offer a consumer-driven health plan, Health Savings Accounts continue to be the preferred funding choice among organizations, according to a survey released today by Aon Consulting, and ISCEBS. Of the 370 survey respondents, 44% of employers currently offer a consumer-driven health (CDH) plan to employees, which is similar to last year but significantly higher than in 2006 when only 28% of employers offered this type of plan to their workforce. Over the last three years, the gap has widened between HSAs and HRAs, as the number of employers offering HSAs has increased, and the number offering HRAs has dropped. The survey also found that more employers who offer the HSA plan are contributing money to the plan (66% versus 60% last year). Similar to last year, employers currently offering a CDH plan are mainly doing so to control health plan costs or to introduce “consumer engagement” into the purchasing of health care for long-term change.
Press release | Full survey findings | More Surveys
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Benefits Quarterly
The 4th Quarter 2009 issue explores a variety of health care, HR and retirement plan issues..
Browse the executive summaries or read the full issue in Members Only. Issues were mailed to members in late October.
If you are not currently receiving Benefits Quarterly, subscribe now.
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Benefits Quarterly on CD
CD-ROMs with issues of Benefits Quarterly dating from 1996-2008 are now available. If you requested a copy of this CD on your membership application, the CD will be sent to you. If you would like to get a copy please email the Society and we will be happy to send you one.
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Newsbriefs
The November/December 2009 issue is available, with introductions of the three Governing Council officers for 2010. Read all about recent survey findings, recaps and highlights of the Symposium as well as upcoming events. Members can read it now in members only, or wait for their copy in the mail.
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