GBA 1 Group Health Plan Design (CEBS Course 1)

Course No: ECD 8349
Price: $499.00
Length: 30 Hours

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General Description:

Course 1 examines the employee benefit environment, the functional approach to benefit planning, and risk management and insurance techniques in employee benefits.  The coverage of health care benefits begins with a discussion of the environment of health care and health care plans, followed by health plan designs and cost-control techniques.  The course also covers the managed care spectrum and managed care plans, as well as maintaining and improving employee health.  Dental plans and specialized benefits - behavioral health, prescription drugs, vision , and hearing care plans - also are covered as is the timely topic of consiumer-driven health plans, including health reimbursement accounts and health savings accounts.  The course concludes with an iverview of the fiduciary liability and ethical responsibility.

Study Materials:

  • Learning Guide (second edition) - includes practice Esam on CD (PC only), $155.00\
  • The Handbook of Employee Benefits, 7th edition, Jerry S. Rosenblook, editor, McGraw-Hill, 2011, $135.00 ISBN 978-0-07-174598-7. 

Materials maybe ordered on line at www.cebs.org, faxed to 262.364.1818, or mailed to:  CEBS, International Foundation - Certification, PO Box 689954, Chicago, Il  60695-9954.  Allow 3 business days for processing your order and 5 days for delivery.

Other required courses to achieve CEBS GBA Designation

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  • GBA 2 - Employee Benefits: Design, Administration and Other Welfare Benefits (CEBS Course 2) Required

  • GBA 3 - Health Economics (CEBS Course 9) Elective

    • Program Benefits:

  • Understand health care, health care plans, dental plans, specialized benefits and health plan designs and cost-control techniques
  • Evaluate and select health and managed care plans
  • Proficiency in purchasing quality health and managed care
  • The tools required to insure and manage employee disabilities including a discussion of workers' compensation

    • Learning Objectives:

  • Understand, analyze, define and evaluate employee benefit plans of all types
  • Analyze and manage risk
  • Define and manage disability insurance instruments
  • Proficiently purchase quality health care

    • Who Should Attend:

  • Any benefits professional
  • Anyone involved with designing, acquiring, and administering the various forms of health insurance benefits provided through the employment relationship

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