William Colopoulos, Jr.
     President

     Next Generation Healthcare Economics
     2970 Highwood Drive
     Chanhassen, MN 55317

     Phone: 612-987-4155
     Email: bc@nexgenhce.com


Bill Colopoulos is a healthcare economist and benefits consultant providing high quality consultative health plan audit and benefit management services to employers and their employees.  Formally trained as a health care economist, Bill provides expertise in wellness and prevention, funding group benefit programs and health and welfare plan employer administration.

Bill has an extensive background.  He has managed several large pooled health insurance programs and has helped employers design and implement financial policies that leverage economies of scale; improve and maintain the financial integrity of his clients’ benefit programs.

Bill’s 30 year career includes client management work for major insurance companies.  He has served as a National Account Executive for CIGNA Corporation, Marketing Manager of Disability Reinsurance for ReliaStar and Director of Pharmacy Management for United Health Group.  He is currently the President of Next Generation Healthcare Economics, a healthcare economic think-tank and benefits consulting firm that Bill founded in 2007. 

Bill is a noted authority in many different aspects of health benefits, including medical, pharmacy and disability.  He has written numerous published articles on topics of interest to employee benefit managers.  Bill also provides continuing education classes for his fellow professionals.  He is currently an instructor at the Kaplan Professional School providing the following courses: Health Care Economics, Health Care in Other Nations, Healthcare Reform: A “to do” List for Employers and Self-Insuring Health Benefit Plans.

Currently, Bill specializes in helping health and welfare plan sponsors audit and manage their group benefit plans.  His work has also focused on exploring patient-focused cost control strategies to facilitate the education, design and implementation of wellness incentive-based health plans.  Recently, he has advised his clients on the impact of healthcare reform and how to measure employer and employee health care affordability.  In 2012, he worked with the state of Minnesota’s Health Exchange Advisory Task Force, serving as a member of the Small Employer and Employees Technical Work Group.

Bill received a B.A. in Economics from Connecticut College.  He has also conducted graduate studies in economics at the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the American Economic Association, National Association of Health Underwriters and the Society of Human Resources Managers.