RESOURCES
If you know of a valuable resource that will help fellow SALGBA members please send link and/or information to Tina Bowling at tina.bowling@salgba.com.
There is a library of sample of RFP's that were contributed by SALGBA Members located in the Members Section at www.salgba.com.
Discounted Health Plans Available for 2012 - State’s Benefits Office Makes Big Push for Wellness
OKLAHOMA CITY – This fall, for the first time ever, state employees will be able to choose a health plan with a discounted premium simply by taking one small step toward better health. (continue)
CONSUMER ACTIVISM TO REDUCE COSTS AND CHANGE EMPLOYEE BEHAVIOR
Bobbi Coluni, Director of Consumer Innovations for Thomson Reuters, discusses how public employers can better manage their healthcare cost trend by providing their employees with proactive tools that support decision making. She discusses how engaging people with personalized, tailored information that includes health improvement and cost savings opportunities can increase compliance by 10 - 20% and save money by early identification and cost avoidance for a return-on-investment of 2.5 - 3. She will show examples for how to engage individuals in actively managing their care to stay healthy and help your organization maximize your return-on-investment.
Fringe Benefits Management Company, a Division of WageWorks (press release)
Consumer Driven Health Plans (White Paper)
Onlife Health E-Slant Article (November 2010)
NASPE releases "Challenges and Current Practices in State Employee Healthcare" white paper, July 26, 2010.
Evaluating Wellness and Disease Management Programs
SALGBA members have free access to comprehensive evaluation guidelines for wellness, disease and population health management programs. Developed by DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance working with numerous stakeholders, the Outcome Guidelines Report has been broadly praised for its transparent, consensus-based process and adherence to best industry practices. The Volume 4 guidelines include recommendations and other key elements of the first three documents, as well as significant new material, including:
- A definition, framework, basic capabilities and core measures for population health management, expanding the document's scope beyond more narrowly focused programs.
- Additional recommended measures for medication adherence.
- Expanded recommendations for evaluating wellness programs.
- Special considerations for evaluating mature programs.
