Business Group Discussed
Health Care Solutions By MURRAY L. HARBER
The Mississippi Business Group on Health held its second meeting of the year on June 5th, 2014 at Table 100 in Flowood, Mississippi with 86 attendees. Representatives Butler Snow, Trustmark Bank, Ingalls Shipbuilding, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, and St. Dominics served on an employer panel sharing their organizations’ perspectives.
“Our annual meeting was a real success based on the comments and response from our membership. The expertise and experience of the group really mixed well with our program and content. The turn out and enthusiasm verified the interest level and commitment of employer or make a difference in Mississippi in both health care cost and wellness of their employees. The continued growth of the MSBGH will be a real difference maker in helping provide solutions to improve the management of health care and its associated costs in our state,” stated Billy Sims, President of the MSBGH and VP of Human Resources for Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company. The focus of the meeting was on building collaboration with all players in the employer health and health care system. Attendees listened to national experts and local employers on ways to build effective partnerships along with learning about the updates to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. “We had great participation in our annual meeting with high quality participants including C-suite and other senior leadership listening and sharing ideas for effective solutions to the health and health care issues facing employers moving forward,” reported Murray Harber, Executive Director of the Mississippi Business Group on Health.
Murray L. Harber Executive Director Mississippi Business Group on Health murraylynnharber@gmail.com www.msbgh.org 26
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