Employers Forecast Impact of Health Care Reform, Retirement Programs and Physician, Hospital and Prescription Costs

United Benefit Advisors, LLC (UBA), (www.UBAbenefits.com), one of the nation’s leading employee benefits advisory organizations, is notifying all employers of the final opportunity to participate in the 2010 UBA Employer Opinion Survey, which will include a special supplement on Health Care Reform. The survey will close at the end of the business day (PST) on March 5, 2010.

Employers who participate in this years’ survey will receive a complimentary copy of the results from both the 2010 UBA Employer Opinion Survey and the Health Care Reform special supplement. “As with past UBA surveys, employers are certain to find interesting perspectives about what will happen to health care costs in the next five years, how coverage/contribution mandates may impact retirement programs and what adjustments employers may be making to their plans if a required minimum employer contribution is implemented,” said William Stafford, Vice President, Member Services for UBA.

The survey also provides employers with critical benchmarks that allow them to compare their attitudes and strategies regarding employer-provided health care with those of their peers and competitors. “Health plan strategies, philosophy, management and consumer-driven health plans will be an important focus for employers in the upcoming months as the debate on health care continues in Washington. Employers will learn which strategies are actually being implemented (rather than just talked about) and which ones are really working,” said Stafford.

To participate in the survey, click here, or visit the United Benefit Advisors website at www.UBAbenefits.com and use the Advisor Locator to find your local UBA Member Firm or click on the red “participate” button on the home page.

ABOUT THE UBA SURVEYS
The 2010 UBA Employer Opinion Survey (which delineates employers’ opinions in four key areas: Health Plan Strategies, Benefits Philosophy and Opinion, Health Plan Management and Consumer Driven Health Care) and the 2009 UBA Employer Benefit Perspectives survey (which addressed Employer Communications, Personal Health Management and Scope of Benefits) serve as companion pieces to the 2009 UBA Health Plan Survey. Released this past August, the 2009 UBA Health Plan Survey is the largest health plan benchmarking survey in the nation.

ABOUT UNITED BENEFIT ADVISORS – United Benefit Advisors, is an alliance of more than 140 premier independent benefit advisory firms with offices in more than 165 offices throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K., and is one of the nation's top five employee benefits advisory organizations. As trusted and knowledgeable advisors, UBA Members collaborate with more than 1,900 professionals to seek out ideas, insight, expertise and best-in-class solutions that positively impact employers and make a real difference in the lives of their employees and families. Employers, advisors and industry-related organizations interested in obtaining powerful results from our shared wisdom should visit UBA online at www.UBAbenefits.com to locate your local UBA Member Firm.

CONTACT: William Stafford - Vice President, Member Services - Phone: 317-705-1800

Source: PRWEB