15 Compliance Pitfalls of Employee Benefit Plan Administration

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This session will provide information to help HR/Benefit Administrators with common administrative errors. This is not meant to be exhaustive of all items but rather highlight common errors plan administrators make. Information will include required regulations that may result in penalties as well as common contract considerations you should know to ensure you don’t have a claim denied or not paid as expected. Participants will be provided with a list of what they should review in their carrier contracts to ensure their plan runs smoothly.

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Advanced Strategies to Combat Rising Health Plan Costs

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This session will include information about cost drivers affecting employers’ health plan costs and solutions employers can implement to control or reduce them. We will discuss opportunities to increase transparency in your plan costs, drive better utilization from your membership, ensure your plan is not overpaying for services/ coverage, and examine some more progressive approaches. This will help you make sense of many buzz words being thrown around so you know which solutions may make sense to better pursue.

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The Power of Self-Funding Your Benefit Program

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This session will outline how self-funding a group health insurance program works. You will learn about the limitations of being fully-insured, the moving parts involved in building a self-funded plan, and how to mitigate risk using stop-loss insurance.  This will help you learn ways to lower expenses and improve cash flow using a self-funded benefit plan.  Other topics that will be discussed include: 

• Defining TPAs, PBMs, and stop-loss insurance

• How specific and aggregate deductibles work

• Defining lasers – knowing how to use or prevent them

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Benefit Benchmarking Data Reveal – Local & National

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This session will provide Benefit Benchmarking Data from more than 20,000 mid-market employers showing what employee benefit plan designs look like locally as well as across the country. Strategies will be shared that employers are utilizing to better engage their employees and manage their plan costs. Attendees will gain insights on what a Top Performing Benefit Program consists of so they can implement aspects that fit their culture and organizational goals.

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How to get the Best ROI from Your Benefit Program

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This session will include information about cost drivers affecting employers' health plan costs and solutions employers can implement to control or reduce them. We will discuss opportunities to increase transparency in your plan costs, drive better utilization from your membership, ensure your plan is not overpaying for services/coverage, and examine some more progressive approaches. This will help you make sense of many buzz words being thrown around so you know which solutions may make sense to better pursue.

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Keys to Proactively Managing Your Company’s Benefit Plan

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This session will provide information to help HR/Benefit Administrators understand what they should be doing to ensure they have a Top Performing Benefit Program. We will discuss strategic initiatives that plan administrators can implement to ensure their organization is positioned properly to mitigate compliance risks, control costs, engage employees, and reduce administrative burden.​

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Point Solutions for Your Employee Benefit Program

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This session will cover some of the cost drivers affecting why employers' healthcare spend has increased faster than inflation over the past 20 years.  We will then discuss various point solutions that are available in the marketplace to help address these areas of focus:  High-Risk/High-Cost, Value Based Purchasing, Primary Care, Employee Health Education, & Pharmaceutical.  This is an objective look at various point solutions and the value they may bring to your company and its employees.​

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Attract & Retain Top Talent:  The Benefits Edge in a Competitive Market

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​In today's hyper-competitive market, attracting and retaining top talent is more important than ever. With candidates inundated with opportunities, how can you stand out? The answer lies in crafting a benefits program that goes beyond the ordinary, one that speaks to the needs and aspirations of today's workforce.