Employee Benefits Masterclass

Joshua Halperin, PharmD, Senior Clinical Director at Remedy Analytics 

Joshua Halperin, PharmD has worked in the pharmacy industry for 18 years and resides in Chicago, IL. He joined Remedy Analytics in 2018 as a Clinical Director working in analytics, product development, and client engagement. Josh currently serves a wide variety of clients including large hospital systems, Fortune 500 organizations, unions, and government funded plans. Previously, Josh was the Director of Regulatory Operations at a multi-state health plan and PBM with responsibility for over 1.5 million lives. In this role, Josh oversaw clinical and regulatory operations — including compliance, accreditation, formulary development and administration, disease management programs, and clinical account management. Josh served as a member of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Managed Care Organization Common Formulary Workgroup where he worked directly with the State of Michigan and the Michigan Association of Health Plans to develop, implement, and maintain a statewide common formulary. Josh has also served as a Health Plan and PBM Advisor for the Michigan Pharmacists Association. In addition, he has experience as a retail pharmacy manager directly providing care in local communities. Josh graduated from Midwestern University with his Doctor of Pharmacy degree and is a licensed pharmacist in Michigan and Illinois.

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Dave Ross

As an Executive Vice President, David’s role is to provide guidance and leadership that fosters each office’s ability to satisfy their growth objectives. David is a key player in defining Brown & Brown’s macro initiatives and providing the vision, tools and education to support those objectives.

David’s secondary role is the Director of Underwriting Services where his primary responsibilities include the development and maintenance of financial tools and methodologies that improve clients’ ability to effectively manage their employer-sponsored health plans. David’s role keeps him actively involved in the management of key accounts, representing more than 300,000 members.

Additionally, David acts as a national resource and the primary source of both internal and external education and support regarding efficient health plan structure. David spends much of his time traveling around the country educating consultants, employers and legislative bodies on the many counter-intuitive and nuanced components of effective health care cost management.

Previously, David worked as an Underwriting Strategist at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota where he designed pricing methodologies that satisfied Blue Cross Blue Shield’s strategic objectives. During his tenure, David acted as an internal liaison between actuarial, underwriting and sales and assisted with BCBS’s lobbying efforts to expand the HDHP marketplace.David has periodically taught statistics at Minnesota State University where he earned his bachelors degree in Finance.