The 2010 Houston Healthcare Cost & Benefit Trends Survey

Open For Participation January 25, 2010

The Houston Business Group on Health (HBGH) and Employee Benefit Solutions, Inc. (EBS) are pleased to announce the release of the 15th Annual 2010 Houston Healthcare Cost & Benefit Trends Survey. The Survey was developed to measure and assess healthcare benefit changes in the Houston area. Over the years, the Survey has grown into one of the premier sources of information for employers in the Houston area representing up to 170 employers and over 500,000 employees.

Survey Overview
The Survey results provide benchmarking information on healthcare costs, contribution levels, various plan design elements and funding strategies. Participants may also request additional data analysis by employer size and industry to provide relevant comparative information.

Why Should You Participate?
The state of the economy over the past year has brought sweeping changes to the marketplace. Many employers have been taking a closer look at how they do business, and this includes reviewing their employee benefit strategies. Now more than ever it's critical for you to keep abreast of current conditions in the Houston market. The Houston Healthcare Cost & Benefit Trends Survey gives you the information you need to understand how the marketplace is responding to the current market conditions and how these conditions impact the benefits being offered. This valuable tool will allow you to accurately benchmark and manage human capital in 2010 and beyond .

We invite you to become a 2010 Survey participant and allow your company the opportunity to access this important benefit information.

All participants will be invited to attend the results presentation luncheon in June 2010, and receive a complimentary copy of the survey results report (a $1,200 value). Participants can also request data analyzed by employer size as well as industry to provide relevant comparative information for their company that will prove useful in today's competitive labor market.

To become a Survey participant, please click on the following link:
http://www.ebenefitsolutions.com/surveyenrollment/

Please direct any questions or comments to Casey Loyd at EBS (713) 629-9666 or email the EBS Survey Team at surveyteam@ebenefitsolutions.com.