Overview
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Time: 2pm EST | 11:00 PST
[Also available for free, on-demand viewing for all registrants starting on 8/4/2022]
Cost: Free
Sponsored by:
Chronic illness, and diabetes in particular, are important cost factors for most health plans. These costs are largely due to the inability of patients to successfully manage their disease, which translates into 16 million emergency room visits per year and 7.8 million hospital stays. Most health plans are designed to be topical, as they pay for catastrophic treatments but lose opportunities to improve diabetes management, employee morale, and productivity, as well as reduce the overall costs of the plan. Plan design issues can also lead to reduced compliance with critical chronic disease management therapies.
Join this free webcast to learn about the state of diabetes management and prevention, including new innovations and the dynamics of the insurance market that are influencing costs and coverage. Topics covered will include:
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How diabetes affects the risk and overhead of your health plan
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The disproportionate impact of diabetes on communities of color
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Apply recent drug innovations to help control the disease, greatly reduce complications, and prevent type 2 diabetes
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Specific steps your organization or customers can take now to manage plan risk, reduce costs, and improve care
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And more
REGISTER NOW! (Can’t attend? STILL REGISTER you will receive an email with how to access the recording of the event)
Speakers:
George J. Huntley – Director General of the Diabetes Leadership Council
George Huntley is a founding member of the Diabetes Leadership Council and is currently the CEO of both the Diabetes Leadership Council and its subsidiary, the Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition. He has been living with type 1 diabetes since 1983 and has 3 more family members who also live with type 1 diabetes. (ADA) in 2009. George is also the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Theoris Group, Inc., a professional services company based in Indianapolis, Indiana, which provides engineering and information technology solutions. In his corporate role, George has been the plan administrator for a self-insured health plan for over 20 years.
Aaron Turner-Phifer – Director, Health Policy, JDRF
Aaron Turner-Phifer is JDRF’s Director of Health Policy. He has more than a decade of experience advising and developing public policies at the federal, state, and local levels. Turner-Phifer has experience working on quality health care initiatives and public policies that affect the benefits of prescription drugs, the commercial insurance markets, and those enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, and the health insurance market. . He is an expert political and political analyst with a unique understanding of the complexities associated with health policy development. He earned his master’s degree in health administration from George Washington University.
Donna B. Ryan, RN, RD, MPH, CDE, FAADE – Ascension Health, Pensacola, FL and Board Member, Diabetes Leadership Council
Donna Ryan is currently the Regional Director of Population Health for Ascension Health – Sacred Heart Health System on the Gulf Coast of Florida. She has two licenses as a registered nurse and a registered dietitian. He earned his master’s degree in public health from California State University, Northridge in 2004 and his bachelor of science degree from the University of Alabama. She is a certified specialist in diabetes education and care and a member of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE).
Mrs. Ryan was president of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) in 2018. She has also been a treasurer of the AADE and a member of the Board of Directors from 2012 to 2019.