Intel, one of Oregon’s largest self-insured employers, touched off a nerve among insurers by embarking on a novel approach that’s reduced costs and improved the health of its 17,500 employees – after choosing a select group of physicians and hospitals instead of signing a traditional insurance contract. Their health plan connects employees directly with clinics and hospitals at Kaiser Permanente and Providence Health & Services.
Not only has its approach been successful in Oregon, New Mexico and Oregon -- now other employers are anxious to follow Intel’s lead.
You can learn the secret of their success on December 3 when Tami Graham, director of global benefits strategy for Intel, takes the stage at a breakfast forum co-sponsored by Oregon Health Forum and Oregon Business Magazine. The event gets underway at 7 a.m. at the Multnomah Athletic Club.
In addition to Graham, we’re bringing together a roster of trendsetters:
Sean Jessup, who’s in charge of Medicaid benefits for Moda Health, which runs the Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization in 12 rural counties
Dr. Craig Fausel, CEO and president of The Oregon Clinic, the state’s largest physician-owned multi-specialty clinic in Oregon with more than 200 providers;
Lynne Saxton, director of the Oregon Health Authority, who’s eager to bring the CCO model into the private sector;
Janet Meyer, CEO of Health Share of Oregon, who runs the largest coordinated care organization in the state, and
Tim Nesbitt, a consultant with Stand for Children and the Oregon Business Council, as our moderator.
Our panel of thought leaders will look into these compelling questions:
- Should employers follow the lead of the Medicaid coordinated care organizations by transforming health care?
- Which insurers are likely to draw the majority of small employers on the exchange? Will tax credits entice employers to purchase coverage?
- How are physicians shifting their practices to respond to this changing model?
- What strategies and solutions can help you reduce costs and improve the quality of health care for your employees?
We’re also offering sponsorship packages giving your organization premium seating and the opportunity to share your own promotional materials. For details, contact Janet Grubel, our development director, at [email protected].
We look forward to seeing you December 3!
Diane can be reached at [email protected].
