Day 1 Session Learning Objectives:

May 7 8:30 AM - Keynote: Driving the Future of Health Care & Benefits – The Critical Role of Employers

• Examine the state of the industry in 2024, including strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
• Learn about government-led scrutiny on the healthcare industry, including Medicare Advantage, employer coverage, and pharmaceutical prices.
• Understand delivery infrastructure evolution from large conglomerates to health systems.

May 7 9:40 AM - Fixing Washington’s Faulty GPS – Employers’ Focus on Transparency & Affordability

• Learn about the leading policy and legislative activities in the U.S. today specific to vendor costs, accountability and transparency.
• Examine leading trends in the marketplace.
• Understand what employers, as plan sponsors and fiduciaries, can do to protect themselves in the current environment.

May 7 11:20 AM - "Brakeout" Session: At the Crossroads: Embracing the Transformational Future of Obesity Care

• Understand how obesity is often inaccurately characterized as a lifestyle failure rather than a chronic disease.
• Learn how weight stigma can have significant social, psychological and physical effects for those living with obesity.
• Uncover why treating underlying obesity is imperative to addressing mental health and successfully managing chronic conditions.
• Identify how employers can make educated decisions about why and how to cover GLP-1 weight loss medications.

May 7 11:20 AM - "Brakeout" Session: Bringing Transparency to the Changing Landscape of Pharmacy Benefits - Two Employers’ Journeys to Goal Alignment

• Is it time for a PBM change? How to spot the indicators.
• Drive value by finding the right partner to align with your strategies.
• Don’t fear change. Embrace it and prepare for it.

May 7 11:20 AM - "Brakeout" Session: The Road to Healing: Ketamine-Assisted Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression

• Learn about the rapidly evolving landscape of Ketamine as a treatment for major depressive disorder and treatment-resistant depression.
• Understand the history of Ketamine as an FDA-approved drug and its impact on the US workforce when used as a treatment for major depressive disorder and treatment-resistant depression.
• Examine the opportunities presented by implementing Ketamine-assisted therapy in the workplace.

May 7 1:10 PM - Employer Keynote – Buckle Up Employers: You’re in the Driver’s Seat!

• Identify ways to adapt quickly to keep up with changes in the benefits world.
• Identify ways to build a supportive and inclusive workplace culture that offers high-quality, equitable benefits and fosters a sense of belonging.
• Identify key strategies that engage participants in the use of available programs and benefits.

May 7 2:10 PM - Eyes on the Road – Employer Insights on Accelerating Change: Employer Case Studies

• Understand the high cost of musculoskeletal (MSK) care in the workplace.
• Learn how traditional MSK care is failing.
• Examine how personalized, digital support can support employees and reduce MSK costs.
• Identify key strategies employers can use to leverage relationships with stakeholders.
• Understand the importance of employers taking the lead as catalysts for change in health care and benefits.

May 7 3:30 PM - Successfully Navigating the Route - Important Issues for Employers

• Learn about value-based benefits design within the larger context of increasing healthcare affordability and accessibility.
• Understand how digital health can support individuals with chronic disease.
• Examine how precision medicine can support your workforce while controlling costs.

May 7 4:20 PM - Achieving Hospital Fair Price: The Rocky Road Ahead

• Understand the true drivers behind high hospital prices and the lack of correlation between the price and the quality of care provided.
• Understand the employer’s role, as plan sponsor and fiduciary, in demanding fair hospital prices.
• Learn how to use publicly available (free) price transparency tools including the Sage Transparency Tool and the NASHP (National Academy for State Health Policy) Hospital Cost Tool to demand fair prices and transparency.

Day 2 Session Learning Objectives:

May 8 8:45 AM - Keynote: The Road Less Traveled – High Impact Wellness Initiatives

• As health continues to decline, the need for high impact wellbeing initiatives is greater than ever before.
• In a post-pandemic world, learn what employers are getting right - and what isn’t working.
• We will discuss culture, mental health and global trends impacting worker health.

May 8 9:40 AM - Eyes on the Road – Employer Insights on Accelerating Change: Employer Case Studies

• Learn how to build a wellness culture supportive of employees and their families.
• Gain insight into expanding employee benefits offerings to prioritize mental health .
• Understand how to leverage digital tools to address stress and burnout within a hybrid workforce.
• Understand key factors to consider when evaluating a digital MSK solution.
• Learn how to determine whether a particular solution is right for your organization.
• Examine how to ensure your enrollment marketing drives the best outcomes.
• Understand what cost savings/ROI you can expect.
• Learn how to drive change through comprehensive weight management strategies.
• Understand how precision management of GLP-1’s with wrap-around behavior change programs can support your organization and your workforce.

May 8 11:00 AM - Successfully Navigating the Route – Important Issues for Employers

• Learn how to unlock tangible cost savings by optimizing your organization’s health and well-being program.
• Understand how to improve productivity and well-being by leveraging AI to determine engagement and utilization behavior patterns.
• Understand why it is important for employers to listen to employee needs.
• Discover how to take action on feedback to support employees and your organization’s mission.
• Learn how your organization can create savings by offering resources and benefits to all employees, not just those who are benefits-eligible.

May 8 11:55 AM - "Brakeout" Session: Navigating the Women’s Health Highway: Key Insights for Benefits 2.0

• Understand the individual nature of fertility and family building needs and the struggles employees experience.
• Uncover the impact comprehensive fertility benefits can have on employee engagement, high risk pregnancies and overall health care spend.
• Learn the differences in coverage models and their impact on member experience and costs.
• Identify best practices to build a business case, craft a smooth implementation plan and use success metrics to evaluate your fertility benefit offering.

May 8 11:55 AM - "Brakeout" Session: Honk if You Agree: We Need Transparency for Affordable, Accessible Benefits

• Learn how transparency is a key driver in building an experience that empowers your employees and their families to make informed decisions for their health and care.
• Understand the access paradigm shift and the importance of quality and innovation in healthcare benefits.
• Examine how employers are managing costs while keeping up with the growing needs of their employee populations.

May 8 11:55 AM - "Brakeout" Session: Looking Under the Hood: A Strategic Approach to Improving Benefits Engagement

• Leveraging surveys and virtual focus groups to better understand employee’s benefits experience.
• Understanding the feedback and data to create a roadmap on engagement.
• Developing and implementing holistic UX strategies that elevate benefits engagement.
• When it comes to improving employee/benefits engagement, it’s critical to take a holistic, strategic approach.
• To understand the barriers/issues your people face requires in-depth research and employee feedback that you can act on.
• Leveraging innovative technology to hear directly from you.

May 8 1:50 PM - Employer Keynote – The Secret Sauce: Driving Innovation and Transparency in Partner Relationships

• Identify innovation needs by understanding corporate interests that drive strategy.
• Learn how to find compatible partners that are aligned to your purpose and goal with a strong focus on outcome and impact.
• Understand how to develop an expectation of continuous improvement through collaboration, communication and cooperation.
• Gain insight into how to build a detailed roadmap that has shared milestones and metrics to clearly measure success.

May 8 2:40 PM - Buckle Up! We’re on a Wild Ride

• Hear about the biggest challenges in health care benefits and how employers can respond.
• Identify key strategies employers can use to leverage relationships with stakeholders.
• Understand the importance of employers taking the lead as catalysts for change in health care and benefits.

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