Tuesday, July 12, 2011
7:30 am - 1:00 pm
Wichita Airport Hilton

Self-Funding is now considered a proven method for businesses to better manage their health plan costs. With passage of health care reform (ACA), interest in this financial arrangement has never been higher. This symposium - July 12 - will help employers, brokers and consultants cut through the confusion of self-funding.

Employers with 25 or more employees are encouraged to attend. No charge for attending.

3 hours of life and health CE credits available for licensed agents.

>>Click here for printable Symposium Flyer

Agenda

7:30 am - 8:00 am	Registration and Exhibit Viewing Continental Breakfast Served
8:00 am - 8:30 am	Opening Remarks
8:30 am - 9:15 am	"Basics of Self-Funding" Karen Cox, ProviDRs Care
9:15 am - 10:00 am	"Navigating and Evaluating Medical Stop Loss Policies" Shawn Lanter, R.E. Moulton
10:00 am - 10:45 am	Networking Break and Exhibit Viewing
10:45 am - 11:30 am	"Health Care Reform: A Game Changer for Self-Funding?" Steven Smith, Hinkle Law Firm LLC
11:30 am - 12 Noon	Speaker Panel - Q&A
12 Noon - 1:00 pm	Exhibit Viewing

Registration

For Registration, please CLICK HERE (Registration Link)

For questions, please contact:
Karen Cox (KarenCox@ProviDRsCare.Net) at (316) 683-0665 or
Denise Phillips (DenisePhillips@Med-Soc.Org) at (316) 683-7558

Exhibitors

Exhibitors representing third-party administrators, stop loss carriers, brokers and consultants will be available from 7:30 am until 1:00 pm.

Speakers

Karen Cox, ProviDRs Care has worked in the health insurance industry for 35 years, specializing in benefits consulting, self-insurance and risk management. Karen previously worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and IMA of Kansas before becoming chief operating officer for WPPA ProviDRs Care. ProviDRs Care is a Preferred Provider Organization serving Kansas and working in partnership with insurance agents, brokers, payers, employers, providers and health facilities to deliver cost-effective services.

Shawn Lanter, R.E. Moulton is a sales representative out of the Kansas City office and has worked previously for Great West Life, Optum Health and Unimerica selling stop loss, life, disability and dental insurance products. R.E. Moulton, Inc., a OneAmerica® company, is a recognized leader in the medical stop loss insurance industry and offers comprehensive medical stop loss insurance products to brokers and third party administrators nationwide.

Steven P. Smith is a member of the Hinkle Law Firm LLC in Wichita, practicing principally in the area of employee benefits. Prior to joining the Hinkle Law Firm in 1998, he served as a research attorney at the Kansas Court of Appeals for two years and as in-house counsel for Thorn Americas, Inc. for seven years. Steven is a contributing author to the book "Group Health Plans: Federal Mandates Other than COBRA and HIPAA" published by the Employee Benefits Institute of America.