Eye-opening and strongly contrary to conventional wisdom, this new session will provide powerful insight around leave management and cost drivers to help you see through some of the myths and misconceptions being pushed in the market today. This along with the future of Women’s health equity will help employers make the right decisions for both their employees and companies’ long-term success.
Part I: The Evolving Landscape of Leave - No Signs of Slowing Down
- Statutory Mandates Driving Employer Leave Strategy
- Paid Family/Medical Leave
- Unpaid Leave
- Paid Sick Leave
- Bereavement Leave
- Caregiver Leave
- Paid Time Off (vacation, holidays, PTO)
- Accommodations / ADA
Part II: Myths & Misconceptions about Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
- 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
- Is having an HDHP adversely affecting your total cost of risk and driving up workers comp claims?
- How are your broker’s best intentions could be costing you money
Part III: The Future of Women’s Health Equity & Family-Forming
- Understand why employers are expanding fertility benefits
- Recognize the cost of high-risk pregnancies, specifically among under-resourced populations and how employers are responding
- Learn why employers are expanding coverage for services that support the entire family care continuum including parental wellbeing and children’s health

