Fortis VP to Share Expertise on Alternative Financing/Consumer-Driven
Solutions to Reduce Healthcare Costs
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Representing Fortis Health, Tim
Bireley, Vice President of Small Group Product Management, Fortis Insurance
Company, will speak at the Iowa Association of Health Underwriters' Annual
Healthcare Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, September 19.
Bireley will address a critical issue facing small business owners:
affordability of health coverage for their employees. "A Health Reimbursement
Arrangement, or HRA, coupled with a high deductible health plan creates a very
affordable option for employer sponsored health coverage," says Bireley. "The
HRA concept also serves as a catalyst for employees to be more discerning
healthcare consumers, which is a vital component to solving the healthcare
affordability crisis."
Bireley will be joined by Kevin Knopf of the U.S. Treasury Department.
Together, they will provide product and legal information to help business
owners decide how HRAs can bridge the affordability crisis.
The annual symposium provides a forum for addressing the pressing issues
of healthcare delivery, reform, administration and financing. The two-day
forum will include speakers from the White House, Department of Labor, Health
& Human Services, the Department of Treasury and others.
This year's event will take place at the Polk County Convention Complex in
Des Moines, Iowa. Visit http://www.iowahealthcaresymposium.com for more details and
to register. For more information about Fortis Health, visit
http://www.fortishealth.com or call 800-800-1212.
Bireley leads the development and strategic positioning of Fortis Insurance
Company's HRA products. He has also been President of the Wisconsin market and
Chief Financial Officer of the Midwest Region for another major health
insurer. He is a graduate of Ball State University, a Certified Public
Accountant, and holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University
of Phoenix.
About Fortis Health:
Fortis Health ( http://www.fortishealth.com ) is comprised of Fortis Insurance
Company, John Alden Life Insurance Company and Fortis Benefits Insurance
Company. These companies develop and provide individual medical, small group,
short term and student health insurance products. In business since 1892,
Fortis provides health insurance coverage for over one million people
nationwide. With almost 3,000 employees, Fortis Health is headquartered in
Milwaukee, Wis., and has operations offices in Minnesota, Idaho, and Florida,
as well as sales offices across the country.
Fortis Health is part of Fortis, Inc., a financial services company that,
through its operating companies and affiliates, has built leadership positions
in a number of specialty insurance market segments. Fortis, Inc. is part of
Fortis, a financial services provider active in the fields of insurance,
banking and investment. As of year-end, 2002, Fortis had total assets of
approximately $500 billion. As one of the world's largest financial services
companies, Fortis ranks 73rd based on revenues on the Fortune 'Global 500'
(July 21, 2003) and 40th based on revenues on Forbes' International 500 list
(July 3, 2003).
SOURCE Fortis Health
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Related links:
http://www.fortishealth.com
http://www.iowahealthcaresymposium.com
CONTACT:
Michelle Love-Johnson of Seroka Public
Relations for Fortis Health, +1-262-523-3740, michelle@seroka.com
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