Health Benefits: Getting More Bang for Your Buck in Challenging Times

 

Especially in these Covid-19 difficult times, it is important for labor and management to work together to ensure they are getting the most—both from their health benefits dollars and from their health coverage. 

In this webinar you will learn:

  • The importance of planning ahead to get the most during your annual health plan renewal, and the nuts and bolts of what to do

  • How to evaluate: should you go out to bid at renewal time?  Including best practices to ensure maximum gain from the bid process

  • Ways to get many Covid-19-related services from your current health plans

  • Essential factors for health benefits success in your bargaining relationship and Health Benefits Committees

Presenters: Ruben Ingram, Chair, CCS Board; Cindy Young, CECHCR Project Director, CCS

About the Presenters: Both Cindy and Ruben have a long history of working on health benefits issues in the public education sector. They served for many years as the Union and Management Co-Chairs of the non-profit California Education Coalition for Health Care Reform (CECHCR).

Moderator: Janet Walden, President & CEO, CCS

Recorded: Thursday, August 20, 2020