March 22, 2011 Sub-Council Luncheon RSVP

March 16, 2011

Greetings from the LEBC

Greetings!

We welcome you to attend the next LEBC Health & Welfare Plans Sub-Council Meeting on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at the Marriott Hotel Downtown.

Meeting details are provided below, along with a link to the LEBC Web site to RSVP online. Please RSVP no later than Noon, Friday, March 18, if you plan to attend.

The RSVP Forms are on the Web site. Use the Meeting & Event RSVP button located in the right margin of each page. Once on the RSVP page, select Sub-Council Meeting. Use this quick link to RSVP, or the link below in the Sub-Council Meeting section.

Thank you for your continued interest in the LEBC. We look forward to seeing you at the March meeting.

If you have questions regarding the Sub-Council Meeting, please review the Meetings & Guest Policies section, or contact me by email or phone.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Butcher

LEBC Sub-Council Chair

Email: Jonathan Butcher

(502) 420-7639

March Sub-Council Meeting

Health & Welfare Plans Sub-Council

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Marriott Hotel Downtown
280 West Jefferson Street

Louisville, Kentucky

Speaker Presentation

Patrick Baker of Mercer Health & Benefits Consulting will present the Mercer Healthcare Survey.

Patrick Baker is a Senior Associate at Mercer Health & Benefits Consulting, with over fifteen years of experience in the insurance and consulting industries. His experience includes the following:

Designing, implementing, and maintaining all types of employee benefits programs.

Plan design modeling and pricing for medical and dental plans, including strategic and financial consulting.

Post-retirement and post-employment actuarial valuations (per FAS 106, 112, and GASB 45).

Vendor/Carrier negotiation.

Healthcare claims data analysis and reserve calculations.

Coordinating benefit plan projects, activities, and services.

Mr. Baker achieved his BS and MS degrees in Mathematics at Ohio University, where he was a member of the marching band, the famed OU Marching 110 (now named for their 110% effort on the field, as they have over 200 current members).

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, March 22, 2011.

*CLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR THE NEXT SUB-COUNCIL MEETING

Meeting & Guest Policies

Please remember that the Health & Welfare Plans Sub-Council Members will not need to pay at the door to attend the lunch. Other interested LEBC members who would like to attend the luncheon are asked to pay $40 at the door ($50 for guest) (payable to the Louisville Employee Benefits Council).

Check computerized signs for meeting room location.

Parking vouchers are available at meetings for individuals parking in the Marriott garage.

Please note that LEBC does not validate valet parking.

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RSVP's and Cancellation Policy

Please note that members are asked to confirm their attendance at all meetings.

**No-shows are a recurring problem and continue to adversely affect the LEBC's efforts to manage expenses.**

The Marriott charges the LEBC for all reservations made and not cancelled by noon on the Friday immediately prior to the Luncheon.

To cancel a reservation for a Sub-Council Meeting contact:

Jonathan Butcher

Jonathan Butcher

Please help control costs and spend our LEBC money wisely. All members will benefit.

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Dietary Concerns

If you have any special dietary concerns, you may indicate them in the "Dietary Concerns" box on the RSVP form, or contact Sub-Council Chair:

Jonathan Butcher

Jonathan Butcher

The Executive Committee would like to express its gratitude to Ben Evans and Carl Lammers with Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC for their presentation "Health Care Reform and Benefit Claims: Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes under the Affirmative Care Act" at the February Sub-Council meeting.