Conference Sessions

This session features a panel of leading stop-loss insurance executives who will participate in a moderated open discussion covering the latest developments and hottest topics affecting this critical segment of the self-insurance marketplace.

Sponsored By: Swiss Re

Third-party administrators and brokers regularly partner to make self-insured health plans possible for all types and sizes of employers. But these partnerships are often complicated as they mutually deal with vendor integration, stop-loss insurance, employee communication, and other health plan details. This session will feature a panel of TPA and broker representatives who will share their real-world experiences and provide perspectives on how to best optimize TPA-broker partnerships.

When employers and plan sponsors collaborate with pharmaceutical manufacturers to put patients at the center of care, all stakeholders win. It may strike people that these unlikely companions have become strong allies, but this session will demonstrate the value of strengthening these relationships to impact member satisfaction, improve clinical outcomes, lower costs, and enhance quality of life. Learn about the opportunities that these partnerships are presenting to address the cost and availability of specialty pharmaceuticals, manage the pricing of expensive cell and gene therapies with value-based contracting, and creating financing solutions, and tackle the extraordinary uptake of GLP-1s. It’s all about enhanced patient engagement for better outcomes.

Sponsored By: RxLogic
                

Not all healthcare Centers of Excellence (COE) are created equal. Find out why there are so many variables that contribute to this COE designation. Attendees will learn how to assess a myriad of issues and find a best-in-class option that delivers plan sponsors and employees the highest-quality care and cost-savings. Our expert panel will enlighten you on these realities and provide guidelines: Not all surgeons operate at the same level; quality and outcomes benchmarks differ dramatically – from infection and readmission rates to warranties; bundled and unbundled payment models can determine exposure to unpredictable costs and surprise bills; reputation and customer reviews matter; crunching the costs helps determine the value of the benefit; driving utilization to maximize the value. You’ll come away from this session knowing what to look for to ensure members receive unparalleled service and top-notch care of the highest standard.

It’s becoming clear that most organizations will need to incorporate artificial intelligence capabilities in order to ensure their future success. But before making any implementation decisions, it is critical that AI objectives are defined at the beginning of the planning process. A panel of early AI adopters discuss the importance of identifying specific business objectives prior to implementation. Depending on whether your priority is revenue growth, expense reduction, operational efficiency, workforce stability, or a combination of all, this session will guide your company’s AI adoption strategy.

Sponsored By: Merit Medicine
                

Smaller employers now have two options to group together to leverage the advantages of self-insurance/captive insurance: Consortiums and Stop-Loss Group Captives. While these structures are similar in some ways, there are importance differences. Our panelists will compare and contrast the two approaches and engage in a friendly debate on which is the better mousetrap.

Sponsored By: Merit Medicine

As younger professionals are progressing in their careers, the pace of management challenges and opportunities from multiple directions can be expected to accelerate. One minute, you may need to focus on managing your direct reports, and the next minute, you think carefully about how to react to management direction coming at you from more senior executives within your organization. This session has been designed to provide tangible “360 management” advice to help you navigate your career path most effectively.

The threat of cybersecurity breaches mounts as advanced technology continues to revolutionize the way we work and live. Since 92% of health care organizations experienced at least one cyberattack within the past year, self-insured employers and their business partners have every reason to be concerned about protecting their employees' health plan data. Join us for a comprehensive panel discussion that unpacks the management and mitigation of cybersecurity risks from an actuarial, technology, and legal standpoint, with experts also sharing their client experiences.