Northwest Arkansas Annual Benefits Summit
Navigating Rising Costs & Crafting a Resilient Health Plan
A Brown & Brown Event
EARN 2 SHRM & HRCI CREDITS
Medicare Gotcha's for 2024
- Health Savings Accounts and how not knowing the rules could impact your next tax filing
- Life Changes: Understanding the impact of spouse and dependents’ Medicare eligibility
- Decoding COBRA and Medicare to reveal the unexpected realities
Learning from Other Employer’s Compliance Mistakes
- Common compliance errors associated with the Employer Mandate and its IRS reporting requirements
- Plan document failures; SPDs, their distribution and their eligibility terms
- COBRA mistakes that could cost you
- Extended leaves of absence and their pitfalls
- Telehealth: How it can cause issues with HSAs beginning January 1, 2025
- Mental Health Parity: How this can be an expensive employer health plan issue
Navigating Population Health in the Modern Workplace
- Know the key differences between a wellness program and a population health strategy
- Understand the “total cost” to an employer of chronic conditions and the mental health crisis
- Know how employers are using innovative digital health to help employees navigate their benefits and manage health & well-being
- Learn about solutions employers can implement to support the mental health of employees and their families
State of Arkansas Legislative Overview – Current & Upcoming Changes
- State Mandates and the cost of healthcare
- Drugs and How they impact your plans premiums
- Provider Reimbursements – increased reimbursement equal increase premiums
What's Trending in Pharmacy
- A Journey through Pharmacy 101
- The Future of High-Cost Drugs and Industry Trend Drivers (GLP-1’s, specialty medications & other 6-figure+ medications)
- Alternative Options for Funding of Medications (International, Alternative Funding, Amazon, and others)
Myths & Misconceptions About Employer Health Plans
- Why employers are failing at health plan management
- Why your medical plan is managing the wrong population’s health
- Why your spouses don’t cost what you think and why spousal programs don’t work
- Why the industry benchmarks are wrong and are driving the costs of your health plan higher
- How to structure your medical offering to increase the value of benefits and reduce costs