Let’s Continue to Rethink Healthcare for Real Solutions.

As the first and only series of conferences dedicated to exploring the application of behavioral economics to the healthcare benefit, ignite09 symposia broke new ground in 2009. HR executives from across the country convened with top academics, policy and government leaders, and innovators in employee benefit design. They came away with new approaches to improve health outcomes and member satisfaction while reducing waste in healthcare benefits spending.

In 2010, plan to join us in Washington, D.C. on June 2 or
in Los Angeles on June 15 as we build on the dialogue
we sparked nationally last year.

At ignite symposia we'll explore why …

  • healthcare consumers act against their own self interests

  • people choose healthcare options that cost more but don't do more

  • some health communications resonate and others fail

Rainy Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down (But Maybe That’s Not All Bad)
My doctoral work focused heavily on trying to understand individual's utility functions.  That's a fancy pants way of saying that I was trying to put… read more

Bob Nease, PhD — Chief Scientist; Express Scripts — is a leader in the convergence of behavioral economics and healthcare; at Express Scripts, he is responsible for advancing the understanding of consumer behavior. To this end, he closely follows emerging science around human behavior and decision making, then works to develop tools and communications that help plan sponsors enable better health and value.

Beep! It’s Your Medicine Nagging You
Today's Wall Street Journal reports on an Express Scripts study of GlowCaps, an integrated system for monitoring and improving medication adherence. … read more

Bob Nease, PhD — Chief Scientist; Express Scripts — is a leader in the convergence of behavioral economics and healthcare; at Express Scripts, he is responsible for advancing the understanding of consumer behavior. To this end, he closely follows emerging science around human behavior and decision making, then works to develop tools and communications that help plan sponsors enable better health and value.

2010 Events

Past Events

Please notify me about
upcoming events:

Please Notify Me of Upcoming Events Details

ignite Symposium Event Notification

Terms & Conditions

I would like to be notified about upcoming ignite Symposium events and also to receive alerts surrounding the latest publication postings on Behavioral Economic research. By signing up for this feature, I agree to be contacted by Express Scripts Inc. and/or ignite Symposium.


Privacy Statement

Express Scripts is firmly committed to protecting the confidentiality of the personal and medical information of all website visitors. We have developed a privacy policy to safeguard information. Contact us for more information, or to give us your feedback.