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Executive Director
Doug Rubbelke
952-525-2274
drubbelke@lmhcc.org
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Administrator
Martha McDonell, MAOL
952-525-2275

mmcdonell@lmhcc.org

Senior Consultant Consumer Affairs

J.B. "SEAN' KENNEY, Ph.D.
612-419-1013

jkenney000@centurytel.net

Pharmacy Consultant
CRAIG STEPHENS
952-454-2936
cstephens@evergreen.com

Value Improvement Partnership Consultant
LAIRD MILLER
Health Systems Management, Inc.

Program Development Consultant

MARTHA EDSTROM

Multi-Health Plan Consulting, Inc.

 


 

About the Labor/Management Health Care Coalition of the Upper Midwest

The Labor Management Health Care Coalition, Upper Midwest is a non-profit 503c(6) organization with over 38 Members, mostly Taft Hartley Health & Welfare Funds. These funds are usually self-insured and managed by a joint Labor/Management Trusteeship that has a fiduciary responsibility and incentives to make the best Value decisions in purchasing health care services for their members. See a listing of current members at this web site.

The Coalition began in 2001 with a small steering group that consisted of representatives from the IUOE Local 49, UFCW 789, a TPA (Wilson McShane), an attorney (Bill Ecklund), and the then President/CEO of Greater Detroit Area Health Council (Sean Kenney). The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) was a great resource and provided support for a one-day conference in Minneapolis to launch the Coalition.

How we are organized and governed

The Labor Management Health Care Coalition, Upper Midwest is governed by both Labor and Management representatives of the Coalition's membership.

In addition, the Coalition's Executive Committee includes the Coalition Executive Director, Legal Counsel, and the FMCS Representative. The current Executive Committee participants are listed below.

ROBERT DEROY

Labor Trustee

New Brighton, MN

TRACE BENSON

Management Trustee

Old Dutch Foods

WILLIAM ECKLUND

Consulting Legal Council

Felhaber Larson Fenlon & Vogt

JAMES HANSEN

Labor Trustee

(Labor Co-chair)

IUOE LOCAL #49

GARY THADEN

Management Trustee

(Management Co-chair)

Minnesota Mechanical Contractors Association

JEANNE FRANK

FMCS Representative

Commissioner, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

DON SEAQUIST

Labor Trustee

UFCW #789

CAL LUDEMAN
Management Executive Member Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services; and Chair of the Governor's Health Cabinet

DOUG RUBBELKE
LMC Executive Director

JIM MONROE

Labor Representative

Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees

 

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