How Health Care Employers Are Slimming Obesity-Related Health Care Costs

How Health Care Employers Are Slimming Obesity-Related Health Care Costs
Proven Methods for Reducing Obesity-Related Diseases in Employee Populations

Wednesday, Nov. 06, 2019
1 - 2 p.m. Eastern; noon - 1 p.m. Central; 10 - 11 a.m. Pacific

Employee health care budgets are bursting at the seams. Claims reports are filled with costs associated with obesity-related diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease, as well as musculoskeletal conditions.

How can health care organizations lower rising employee health care costs and obesity-related disease? They can leverage employee health solutions that are cost-effective, scalable, engaging and easy to implement.

Join us to learn from employee well-being leaders about two employee health success case studies and the strategies you can use to reduce obesity-related disease in your employee population. Lee Barnes, a resource consultant at Blue Cross and Blue Shield and former wellness director for Baptist Health System, will share how BCBSAL used a metabolic syndrome reversal program called Naturally Slim® to achieve major employee health improvements — including a reduction in diabetes risk in 44% of participants. Becky Hall, who manages health and welfare benefits for Oncor Electric and is the former VP of health and wellness at Baylor Scott & White Health, will describe how 43% of Baylor Scott & White employees who participated in Naturally Slim reversed their MetS

ATTENDEES WILL LEARN:

• How Baylor Scott & White, Oncor Electric and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama achieved measurable employee health improvements.
• Strategies employers can use to reduce obesity-related disease in your employee population.
• Benefits of a MetS reversal solution that is scalable, easy to implement, cost-effective and engaging.

Speakers:

Becky Hall
Senior Manager, Health and Welfare Benefits and Wellness
Oncor Electric
Former Vice President, Health and Wellness
Baylor Scott & White Health
Dallas, Texas

Lee Barnes
Associate Resource Consultant
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama 
Former Wellness Director
Baptist Health System