Fortis Health VP to Moderate Panel Discussion on Consumer Choice Solutions To
Reduce Healthcare Costs
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Representing Fortis Health, Tim
Bireley, Vice President of Small Group Product Management, Fortis Insurance
Company, will moderate an interactive panel discussion titled, "Leveraging
Consumer Driven Health Care Products for the Small Employer Market" at the
Servicing the Small Employer Market Conference in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday,
October 28th.
Bireley will lead the group in a discussion that will cover how consumer
choice health plans are designed, and how to educate both employers and
employees on the benefits of these plans that can help control health benefit
costs.
"When offered alongside a high deductible plan, consumer choice solutions
such as Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) or Medical Savings Accounts
(MSAs) represent outstanding strategies for reducing health benefit costs,"
says Bireley.
Participants on the panel include representatives from such companies as
Oxford Health Plans, Medical Link, Lumenos and Vivius.
The two-day conference will also feature speakers from the D.C.
Commissioner of Insurance's office, the National Federation of Independent
Business, the U.S. House of Representatives (invited) and others. It will take
place at the Wyndham City Center in Washington, D.C. Visit
http://www.iirusa.com/smallemployer for more details. For more information on 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, the
company 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.iirusa.com/smallemployer
CONTACT:
Michelle Love-Johnson of Seroka Public
Relations for Fortis Health, +1-262-523-3740, michelle@seroka.com
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