Conference Agenda
Tuesday, June 20
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Registration Open
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Coffee
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM
8:40 AM – 9:25 AM
KeynoteKEEPING IT REAL: WHERE ARE WE TODAY WITH VALUE-DRIVEN, IMPACTFUL HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION?
Miguel H. LaPuz, MD
Assistant Under Secretary for Health
Office of Integrated Veteran Care
Shital S. Desai, MD
Physician in Chief, District of Columbia and Suburban Maryland
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Erin Mistry
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
CorMedix
Moderator
9:25 AM – 9:55 AM
KeynoteFIRESIDE CHAT: INNOVATIONS IN EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTHCARE: EMBRACING GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES
Dan Mendelson
Chief Executive Officer
Morgan Health
Josh Berlin
Chief Executive Officer
rule of three, LLC
Moderator
9:55 AM – 10:20 AM
KeynoteFIRESIDE CHAT: HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY
R. Lawrence Moss, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nemours Children’s Health
Mary Grealy
President
Healthcare Leadership Council
Moderator
10:20 AM – 11:00 AM
Networking Break and Content Theater Sessions in the Exhibit Hall
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
Benefits Adviser Leadership TrackThe Real Work: Effective Language & Messaging to Sell the C-Suite
Bill Hughes
Partner
Benafix
Nick Hansen
Senior Benefit Consultant
PSG Washington
Nelson Griswold
Founder and Chairman
NextGen Benefits Network and Employer Health Care Council
Moderator
Mark Holland, CES, CHRS
Chief Executive Officer
BenefitHelp™
Stefanie Pigeon
Founder and President
Affiliated Associates and Healthy Dollars, Inc.
Success implementing transparent, value-based NextGen healthcare plans requires a financial, strategic conversation with the CEO and/or CFO. These top advisers will reveal how the C-Suite healthcare conversation is evolving, the importance of using C-Suite language with executives, effective messaging that drives change, and the importance of discovering what the CEO & CFO want.
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
Benefit Design Strategies TrackBenefits that Matter Today: Thinking Beyond Traditional Healthcare Programs
Stephanie M. Koch, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CHVA
Director of Human Resources
Hendry Marine Industries, Inc
Andrew Gregg
Vice President, Employee Health and Benefits
Prudential Financial
Lee Lewis
Chief Strategy Officer and GM Medical Solutions
Health Transformation Alliance
Moderator
Sanjay Motwani
General Manager
Artemis by Nomi Health
- Hear perspectives on why employers must modify their approach to benefit program design to meet the needs of today’s workforce and retain talent
- Discuss the importance of implementing holistic health and well-being programs to drive healthy behavior change, improve productivity, and reduce healthcare costs
- Explore novel models to coordinate care, promote healthy lifestyles, and ensure timely access to resources and support for employees and their families
11:50 AM – 12:10 PM
Beverage Break and Content Theater Sessions in the Exhibit Hall
12:10 PM – 1:00 PM
Benefits Adviser Leadership TrackReplacing the BUCA: Building a NextGen Health Plan
Rodger Bayne
President
Benefit Indemnity Corporation
Eric Silverman
Founder
Voluntary Disruption
Paul Seegert
Managing Partner
PCS Advisers and PCS Sales Development Group
Nelson Griswold
Founder and Chairman
NextGen Benefits Network and Employer Health Care Council
Moderator
Whether it’s a BUCA fully insured plan or a BUCA administrative services only (ASO) arrangement in a self-funded plan, disintermediating (i.e., getting rid of the middleman) the BUCA carrier is necessary to take control of the healthcare spend. Experts will lay out the key considerations and potential landmines when building a NextGen replacement to the BUCA plan.
12:10 PM – 1:00 PM
Benefit Design Strategies TrackValue-Based Partnerships and Direct Contracting Arrangements to Deliver High-Quality Care to Employees
Hillary Gaylean
Vice President, Enterprise Account Management
First Choice Health
Phil Shelato
Chief Strategy Officer
rule of three, LLC
Moderator
Robert “Teke” Drummond
Executive Director of Corporate Partnerships
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Cora Opsahl
Director
32BJ Health Fund
Lee Lewis
Chief Strategy Officer and GM Medical Solutions
Health Transformation Alliance
Moderator
- Hear perspectives on recent innovations in employer-provider partnerships that prioritize quality and value
- Reexamine direct contracts and focus on arrangements that enhance patient experience and outcomes.
- Discuss cost control strategies for employers via alternative payment models in telehealth and virtual care
- Explore opportunities in advanced primary care specific arrangements to deliver appropriate care and eliminate waste
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:05 PM – 2:55 PM
Benefits Adviser Leadership TrackCrawl, Walk, Run, Fly: Meeting the Client Where They Are
Tammera Hollerich
Chief Executive Officer
IBC Consulting
Daniel McCauley
Founder
Mac Consulting Group
Robin Flaherty
Founder and President
Benefit Link, LLC
Derreck Smith
Community Engagement Manager
Nonstop Administration and Insurance Services
Nelson Griswold
Founder and Chairman
NextGen Benefits Network and Employer Health Care Council
Moderator
Even though most employers are eligible to move to a transparent, value-based NextGen health plan, not all owners and executives are ready to leave the mental comfort of a BUCA provider network or the perceived comfort of a BUCA logo on the insurance card. These experts will share NextGen strategies that bring value to the client while meeting them where they are.
2:05 PM – 2:55 PM
Benefit Design Strategies TrackThe Impact of Prior Trauma on Mental Health Within and Outside the Workplace: Barriers and Opportunities for Healthcare Stakeholders
Cal Beyer, CWP
Vice President, Workforce Risk and Worker Wellbeing
Holmes Murphy and Associates
Noelle M. Ciara, DSW, LCSW
Senior Director of Member Services
Community Behavioral Health
Nila Carrington, SPHR, SHRM-SCP,
Director Benefits and Well Being
Regional One Health
Yener Balan, MD
Vice President, Behavioral Health, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan & Hospitals
Author, Re-Write: A Trauma Workbook of Creative Writing and Recovery in Our New Normal and Big Book of Emergency Department Psychiatry
This is a shared session with the Engagement and Experience Track at thINc360 – The Healthcare Innovation Congress also taking place from June 20-22, 2023, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington DC.
- Understand the impact of adverse childhood experiences, the pandemic, stigma, and other health risks on treating mental health issues
- Identify and treat trauma-related stressors through creative expression and mindfulness
- Gain insights into how employers and healthcare professionals can establish a framework to help individuals cope and heal
- Discuss the value and importance of taking a proactive approach to address mental health including improved health and well-being, increased productivity, and reduction in overall healthcare costs
3:00 PM – 3:40 PM
Networking Break and Content Theater Sessions in the Exhibit Hall
4:10 PM – 4:55 PM
KeynotePROGRESS REPORT ON SOLVING THE NATION'S MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS: WHERE ARE WE TODAY AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Michael Thompson
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions
Pamela Greenberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW)
Megan Adornato
Senior Vice President, Global Health Promotion Programs
Citi
4:55 PM – 5:40 PM
KeynotePUTTING WORDS INTO ACTION: ADDRESSING DE&I TO MEET THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE POPULATIONS WE SERVE
Arianne D. Dowdell, JD
Vice President, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
Houston Methodist
Yetta Toliver, DBA, LSSBB
Global Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
Xerox Corporation
Sharon Dixon Gentry
AVP, DEI Education and Strategic Partnerships
HCA HEALTHCARE
Mary Stutts
Chief Executive Officer
Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA)
Moderator
5:50 PM – 7:00 PM
Reception and Health Value Awards in the Exhibit Hall
Wednesday, June 21
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Registration Open
7:10 AM – 8:10 AM
Coffee and Networking Roundtables
8:05 AM – 8:10 AM
8:10 AM – 8:45 AM
KeynoteTHE INTERSECTION OF INNOVATION, TRANSPARENCY, AND QUALITY TO TRULY TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE
Leah Binder
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Leapfrog Group
David Goldhill
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Sesame
Josh Berlin
Chief Executive Officer
rule of three, LLC
Moderator
8:45 AM – 9:10 AM
KeynoteFIRESIDE CHAT: CMS INITIATIVES TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY
LaShawn McIver, MD, MPH
Director, Office of Minority Health (OMH)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Jennifer Lee, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP)
Moderator
9:10 am – 9:35 am
KeynoteFIRESIDE CHAT: AN EMPLOYER’S ROLE IN MITIGATING HEALTH DISPARITIES
Tammy Fennessy, PHR, GBA
Director of Benefits
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
Jessica Brooks-Woods, MPM, PHR
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
EARN Staffing Solutions, Co-Author, Race Forward: The Health Equity Guide for Employers
9:35 AM – 10:20 AM
KeynoteCALL TO ACTION: COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EQUITY STRATEGY
Geeta Nayyar, MD
Author, Physician Executive, Health Information Technology Leader
Moderator
Kulleni Gebreyes, MD
US Chief Health Equity Officer
Deloitte LLP
Nwando Anyaoku, MD, MPH, MBA
Vice President, Chief Health Equity Officer
Providence North Division
Sanjay Desai, MD
Chief Academic Officer, Group Vice President of Medical Education
American Medical Association
Robert Andrews
Chief Executive Officer
Health Transformation Alliance
10:20 AM – 11:00 AM
Networking Break and Content Theater Sessions in the Exhibit Hall
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
Benefits Adviser Leadership TrackLow Hanging Fruit: Eliminating Pharmacy Waste & Abuse
Gary Becker
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
ScriptSourcing LLC
Trevor Daer
President and Founder
Granite Peak Analytics, LLC
Spencer R. Allen, Jr., CPBS
Managing Partner, Senior Vice President
Insurance Office of America
Nelson Griswold
Founder and Chairman
NextGen Benefits Network and Employer Health Care Council
Moderator
Addressing the waste and abuse in prescription medications, and especially high-cost maintenance and specialty drugs, provide the highest ROI in terms of reduced spend vs. plan disruption and noise. This expert panel will share effective cost-containment strategies and case studies.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Luncheon RoundtableLuncheon Roundtable: Slow the Boil: Feeling the Heat of High Costs?
Rani Aravamudhan, MD
Head of Clinical Advisory Services
Health Data & Management Solutions, Aetna
Kelly McDevitt
President
The Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI)
Employers feel the heat of health costs and it extends beyond rising costs of care. The additional costs for point solutions, employee medical leaves, and Rx prices amplify cost pressures.
What can we do? Use data to explore how basic strategies like preventative service utilization can be a powerful offset.
Join this roundtable and walk away with two things:
- New insights, techniques, and resources to paint a more accurate cost picture for your organization
- Hear what other employers are doing to reduce financial burden while providing robust benefits
The roundtable leaders will share data resources, studies, and analytic strategies you can apply to quantify a more accurate true-view of costs associated with delayed or deferred preventative care. Then let’s hear from our roundtable participants –what’s working and what’s next?
Come ready to hear more about:
- Care utilization trends across medical, pharmacy, and leave (STD, LTD, FMLA) data
- New survey data that provides unexpected insights into why people are still avoiding care
- Social determinants of health indices used to measure inequities in utilization and health outcomes across sub-populations
- Analytic approaches that help quantify additional cost impacts of avoiding care – “sicker at first diagnosis”
We want you to depart feeling empowered with insights and ideas!
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:05 PM – 1:55 PM
Benefits Adviser Leadership TrackControlling Healthcare Quality and Cost: Healthcare Supply Chain Management
Robert Slayton, MSEd
President
Robert Slayton and Associates, Inc.
Ted Dixon
Chief Executive Officer
Dixon Associates
Mark Grisanti
Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits Team Leader
Opus Advisory Group
Randy K. Hansen
President and Founder
PSG Washington
Nelson Griswold
Founder and Chairman
NextGen Benefits Network and Employer Health Care Council
Moderator
Managing an employer’s healthcare supply chain – i.e., the employees’ medical and pharmacy purchases – is how advisers can ensure the quality of care and reduce the frequency and severity of claims, which is the only way to reduce the cost of healthcare. These experts will address the opportunities and challenges of managing the healthcare supply chain.
1:05 PM – 1:55 PM
Benefit Design Strategies TrackAdopting a Whole-Person Care Approach to Effectively Manage Chronic Conditions
Monte Masten, MD, MBA, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
MarshMcLennan Agency, LLC
Matthew C. Harmon
Vice President, Benefits, Compensation, and HR Systems Customer Satisfaction
AutoZone, Inc.
Kenny Cole, MD
System VP, Clinical Improvement
Ochsner Health
Karen Moseley
President and Chief Executive Officer
Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO)
Moderator
- Gain strategies to support individuals with chronic conditions every step of the way
- Discuss the role of digital tools and applications to proactively communicate with and engage individuals
- Implement a comprehensive chronic-care strategy by providing access to resources, health coaches, medication, and mental/behavioral health support
- Leverage medical and SDoH data to determine unique needs, tailor care, and sustain healthy behavior change
1:55 PM – 2:15 PM
Beverage Break and Content Theater Sessions in the Exhibit Hall
2:15 PM – 3:05 PM
Benefits Adviser Leadership TrackRepricing Health Care: Reference-Based Pricing (RBP) & Direct Contracts
Marcy Heath
Chief Executive Officer
InoVentive Benefits Consulting
Doug Geinzer
Head of Strategy
Coral
Cristin A. Dickerson, MD
Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer
Green Imaging
Advisers are controlling the cost of healthcare with proven strategies to supplant the misleading and meaningless BUCA network “discounts” – 50% off of…what? – with strategies that reprice the provider’s unreasonable prices. This expert panel will discuss using a cost-plus pricing model with providers or replacing the bad BUCA provider contract with a direct contract between the provider and the employer.
02:15 PM – 3:05 PM
Benefit Design Strategies TrackRadical Pharmacy Paradigm Shift: Learn What Happens when Employers & Health Systems Blow Up the PBM Status Quo
Kristin Begley, PharmD
Chief Growth Officer
Capital Rx
Bridget Mulvenna
Director, Pharmacy Programs
Erickson Senior Living
Stacey Richter
Co-President
Aventria and QC-Health
Moderator
- Understand the alignment on drug pricing, the utility of NADAC, and the influences that drive costs of value-driven pharmacy
- Examine optimal ways to eliminate wasteful spend, curb rising drug costs, and review the data requirements due to CAA accountability, while moving to personalized medicine
- Consider if Digital Therapeutics (DTx) should be managed by your PBM
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
KeynoteFOOD AS MEDICINE APPROACH TO NURTURE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND CREATE A CULTURE OF HEALTH
Caitlin Donovan
Global Head
Uber Health
Holly Freishtat
Senior Director, Feeding Change
Milken Institute
Joshua Sclar, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Avesis
Moderator
Catherine Macpherson, MS, RDN
Senior Vice President, Healthcare Strategy and Development, Chief Nutrition Officer
Mom's Meals | A Purfoods company
Irina Pelphrey
Vice President of Health
Albertsons Companies
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
KeynoteUNLOCKING OPPORTUNITES TODAY TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH
Kathryn G, Schubert, MPP, CAE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Society for Women’s Health Research
Mitzi Krockover, MD
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Woman Centered, LLC
Nancy Gin, MD, FACP
Executive Vice President, Quality, and Chief Quality Office
Kaiser Permanente
Ronke Komolafe, DBH, MBA
Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Integrated Physical & Behavioral Health Alliance
Moderator
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Afternoon Reception and Content Theater Sessions in the Exhibit Hall
Thursday, June 22
– 2:45 PM
CONGRESS CONCLUDES
7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Coffee
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
KeynoteEMPHASIZING HEALTHCARE QUALITY: INSIDE NAHQ HEALTHCARE QUALITY FRAMEWORK AND THE WORKFORCE ACCELERATOR INITIATIVE
8:35 AM – 8:55 AM
KeynotethINc Talk: Rebranding Quality
Layers of standards and measures, mostly rooted in compliance, have mounted for decades — all in the name of advancing quality and safety. The result is an overburdened workforce that is tired of checking boxes and jumping through hoops and whose been left to believe that quality ‘didn’t work’ or is a ‘waste of time’.
Today’s opportunity is to shift from a compliance mindset to an excellence mindset where our workforce is inspired to do their best work, not just get through the motions. Join NAHQ’s CEO, Stephanie Mercado, as she explores a future led by transformational leadership strategies where we reset the definition of healthcare quality and align teams to achieve healthcare excellence.
9:20 AM – 10:05 AM
KeynoteCUTTING THROUGH THE NOISE: IMPACTFUL TECH ADOPTION TO ENBALE PROACTIVE VS. REACTIVE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY
10:05 AM – 10:45 AM
KeynoteSTRENGTHENING PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS TO DRIVE HEALTHCARE FORWARD
Tim Spilker
Chief Executive Officer
UnitedHealthcare Community and State
Tim Engelhardt
Director, CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Karyne Jones
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Caucus and Center on Black Aging, Inc. (NCBA) and NCBA Housing Management and Development Corporation
Moderator
10:45 AM – 2:45 AM
Deep Dive WorkshopDeep Dive Workshop: Employer Fiduciary Training – A Procurement Process for your Healthcare Plan
Jamie Greenleaf, AIF, CBFA, CHSA
Co-Founder
My Fiduciary Coach
Lloyd Fiorini
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer
Capital Rx
Jeff Greene
Chief Executive Officer
MedEncentive
Josh Spivak
Chief Executive Officer
Highlight Health
Hugh O’Toole
Chief Executive Officer
Innovu
Jed Cohen
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Fiduciary In A Box
Julie Selesnick
Senior Counsel
Berger Montague
Jim Arnold, CPA, CMA, CFE
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
finHealth
Kevin Murphy
Senior Vice President, Head of Workplace Retirement Distribution
Franklin Templeton Distributors, LLC
Ryan Tiernan
IR Strategic Growth
Capital Group Companies / Home of the American Funds
Several lawsuits have been filed over the past few months against carriers by parties demanding access to their health plan’s claims data, and on February 23, 2023 the Department of Labor (DOL) issues further guidance on the removal of “gag” clauses, meant to facilitate such access, including where and how to file attestations and instructing plans to report carrier noncompliance to its enforcement division. Navigating your Healthcare Plan under the new requirements and transparency has opened the door for huge cost savings for the plan and the participants but ignored, there are significant liabilities.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) is the most significant compliance challenge employers have encountered since the 2009 enactment of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Yet not many are talking about it. This course offers a comprehensive educational program consisting of a certification program for CEO, CFOs, business owners, benefits specialists or other employer fiduciaries tasked with oversight of the plan. Classroom session is hands-on, peer to peer inter-active and forward thinking, using subject experts to facilitate the discussions. The curriculum is informative and relevant, covering essential areas pertaining to the healthcare plan and the new fiduciary duties and responsibilities plan sponsors now have.
The storm is here, and employers, sick of paying more each year in exchange for less, are determined to get healthcare costs under control. The mission of this half day course is to establish a foundation for a prudent process that will reduce organizations liabilities by engaging in conversation of management and oversight of employer sponsored healthcare plan.
The prudent employers will be at the table and the imprudent are on the menu as litigation and enforcement ramp up.
In this Deep Dive Workshop, you will learn:
1. What employers are required to do under the CAA 2021.
2. How to run a Fiduciary Procurement Process on your healthcare plan
3. How to reduce your liabilities, implement cost containment and enhance benefits on your healthcare plan
10:45 AM – 2:00 PM
Deep Dive WorkshopDeep Dive Workshop: Outward Inclusion – Building Inclusive Organizations and Communities that Drive Results
8:55 PM – 9:20 AM
KeynoteFIRESIDE CHAT: FIXING A BROKEN SYSTEM WITH HIGH-VALUE PURCHASING
Elizabeth Mitchell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH)
Brian Klepper, PhD
Founder and Principal
Worksite Health Advisors
Moderator
Linda Brady
VBC Portfolio and Network Strategy Manager, Healthcare Strategy and Well Being
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