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March Monthly Meeting
Global Health Care Consumerism
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Speaker: George P. Zahorcak
Course material will describe how the domestic drive toward consumer-driven health care and the challenges confronting national health care schemes are fueling the growing phenomenon of medical tourism and altering the international health care landscape. Global consumerism and international competition in the health care industry will potentially impact employers, insurers and governments alike. Opportunities and challenges abound.
At the end of this presentation, the participants will be able to:
- Be able to define Medical Tourism
- Understand why it is a growing phenomenon
- Patient demographics
- Reasons for travel
- Destinations and cost comparisons
- Important considerations
- Near future developments
George P. Zahorcak is a member of the Global Marketing Team at CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits (CIEB). George has over 25 years of benefit administration and operations management experience. Since 1996, George’s focus has been on delivering specialized health care coordination and administration services to globally mobile international assignees. CIEB, a division of CIGNA International, is dedicated exclusively to international healthcare benefits. CIEB serves more than 1,400 client companies and over 250,000 members and their families around the world. George’s base of operations is located at CIEB’s headquarters in Wilmington, DE.
This program has been approved for 1 CE credit.
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
11:30 AM Registration/Lunch
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Program |
| Location: |
The Metropolitan Ballroom
5418 Wayzata Blvd | Golden Valley, MN 55416
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| Cost*: |
Members - $39
Nonmembers - $59
Season Ticket Holders - free
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