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2023 Annual

Employee Health Care Conference - New York

Finding Focus: Access • Innovation • Affordability

APRIL 18 - 19, 2023

NEW YORK, NY

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Finding Focus: Access • Innovation • Affordability

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Hear from dynamic speakers from a diverse array of employers share their journeys of redefining health and benefits strategy. Join us for unique perspectives and tangible advice in the following areas:

  • Managing Employee Mental Health
  • Emotional and Social Well-being
  • Building a Culture of Health and Resilience
  • Improving Employee Health and Well-being
  • Virtual Care
  • Effective Mental Health Strategies
  • Chronic Condition Care and Management
  • Musculoskeletal Care
  • Data Analytics
  • Behavioral-Based Preventative Care
  • Fertility and Family Building Benefits
  • Primary Care
  • Health Equity
  • Engaging Employees and Improving Outcomes with Navigation
  • Expert Medical Opinions

Speakers

Credits

Conference Agenda

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

07:15 AM - 08:00 AM ET

Networking Continental Breakfast

Hosted by: AccessHope and Vori Health

08:00 AM - 08:15 AM ET

Welcome and Opening Remarks

WTW leaders will discuss the importance of finding focus in employers' health care programs. …

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08:15 AM - 09:15 AM ET

Access the Right Care - Meeting the Needs of Diverse Workforces

Providing access to timely, affordable clinically-appropriate health care is a difficult challenge for most employers, especially considering the need …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Has Our Thinking on Benefits Flexibility Changed to Ensure a M…

Are their lessons to be learned over the last few years in regards to some minimums and standards of benefits and care we want to offer employees? Wha …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Vendor Ecosystem - How to Create and Manage a Highly-functioni…

With evolving employee and client needs and innovation in the point solution market, benefits teams are managing an average of 10 or more direct healt …

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09:30 AM - 10:10 AM ET

How Can Value-Based Benefits Deliver Impact for Employers?

Employers are looking to value-based care solutions to align quality and outcomes - and as a result, realizing a healthier, supported workforce at a l …

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09:30 AM - 10:10 AM ET

Transforming the Care Journey: The Power of Data-Driven Virtua…

Evolving consumer expectations and rising costs have led to a reimagining of care delivery. Hear from employers and industry experts on how a hybrid c …

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09:30 AM - 10:10 AM ET

The Cost Crunch: How to Do More with Less . . . Again

Employees want a more personalized benefits experience and greater options. At the same time, organizations are intensely focused on cost management. …

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09:30 AM - 10:10 AM ET

Can You Build a Great Place to Work Without Comprehensive Heal…

Health benefits have greatly expanded since the start of the pandemic. People no longer settle for expansive plan options; they want benefits that mak …

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09:30 AM - 10:10 AM ET

Mental Health Strategy: New Frontiers

With an increased focus on mental wellbeing since the onset of the COVID pandemic, employers have been seeking ways to improve access to mental health …

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09:30 AM - 10:10 AM ET

Health Equity: The Role of the Employer

Health equity means that everyone has the opportunity to attain their highest level of health. Learn about the state of health equity in the US and th …

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09:30 AM - 10:10 AM ET

The Future of Health Is Highly Data-Driven, Personalized & Equ…

Underserved communities have a harder time accessing high-quality health care and face worse health outcomes on average than white patients. Health d …

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10:10 AM - 10:40 AM ET

Networking Refreshment Break

Hosted by: Metlife and VSP Vision Care

10:40 AM - 11:20 AM ET

Innovation in Employee Health Care: United Airlines' Successfu…

Hear how United Airlines took an innovative approach to enhance their employee benefits experience and improve health outcomes while keeping an eye on …

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10:40 AM - 11:20 AM ET

Combatting Vendor Fatigue: How Employers Can Harness Digital H…

The pandemic brought a record-breaking $14 billion in digital health solution investment - employers must find ways to harness this innovation for the …

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10:40 AM - 12:42 PM ET

Improving Mental Health Access - Where Are We Now in 2023?

Supporting mental health is a journey. Since the start of the pandemic, the focus on helping employees with their mental health has become a top prior …

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10:40 AM - 11:20 AM ET

How to Create Benefits Parity Across Your Entire Workforce Wit…

The tailwinds of the pandemic continue to accelerate the adoption of workplace fertility and family-building benefits. While the tenets of accessibili …

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10:40 AM - 11:20 AM ET

Mental Wellbeing in the Moment: How One Employer Solved the Ac…

With the needs and demands of medical professionals being more complex than they've ever been, learn how one large health system mobilized onsite coun …

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10:40 AM - 11:20 AM ET

Candid Conversation: A Day in the Life of a Benefits Pro

Being candid means speaking plainly and not holding back what needs to be said. This session will feature a frank discussion about wide-ranging topics …

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11:20 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Emerging Trends - Preparing for What’s Coming Next

How will social determinants of health, climate/environment, innovations in pharmacogenomics and genetic testing, and other hot topics of today impact …

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11:35 AM - 12:15 PM ET

How to Prioritize Mental Wellness with Your Workforce in Mind

Mental health support is not just a box to check, it's about centering your employees' wellbeing and raising the bar for what's possible. Join this se …

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11:35 AM - 12:15 PM ET

Get Control of Heart Health and Its Rising Costs

As benefits leaders focus on lowering claims costs in a challenging economy, heart health needs to be a key focal point. Heart disease is not only the …

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11:35 AM - 12:15 PM ET

The Juggling Act is Over: Embracing a Comprehensive Approach t…

Employers are expected to provide solutions that target primary and chronic care, while keeping costs down - something that is easier said than done. …

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11:35 AM - 12:15 PM ET

The Engagement Puzzle: Strategies to Help Build a Successful W…

A well-being program that meets your measures of success, does not have to be a fantasy. Discover how to develop success in your well-being program to …

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11:35 AM - 12:15 PM ET

The Evolving Role of Benefits in Reinforcing DEI and ESG Commi…

DEI is being woven into everything these employers do. It is critical for attraction, retention, and engagement as employees expect their employer to …

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11:35 AM - 12:15 PM ET

Why Flexible Fertility Health Care is Now a Critical Business …

Fertility and family-forming benefits are highly effective at retaining high quality talent and lowering health care costs - when done right. No two c …

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12:15 PM - 01:30 PM ET

Networking Luncheon

Hosted by: Maven

12:54 PM - 12:15 PM ET

Virtual Care - Developing a Virtual Care Strategy to Improve A…

What is the next step in the evolution for virtual care? In this session, we’ll hear Hearst and McDonald’s share the compelling ways in which virt …

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01:30 PM - 02:15 PM ET

Affordable Health Care - Not a Zero-sum Proposition

As the rates of health care cost increases and general inflation converge, employers are re-focusing on affordability. Learn how leading employers ass …

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02:30 PM - 03:10 PM ET

Reigning in Costs for Cancer and Musculoskeletal Conditions

It's no secret that soaring health care costs are straining budgets and dramatically impacting the ability to build compelling ben …

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02:30 PM - 03:10 PM ET

How Employers Are Closing Health Equity Gaps in Diabetes and O…

With chronic disease disproportionately affecting racial and ethnic minorities, employers need new ways to close health equity gaps. Preliminary data …

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02:30 PM - 03:10 PM ET

Tailored Care for Our Employee’s Needs – Leveraging Innova…

Understanding that wellness looks different for everyone, Wellstar, one of Georgia's largest integrated health systems, created a multi-faceted strate …

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02:30 PM - 03:10 PM ET

Driving Youth Mental Health Equity Across a Diverse Workforce

Cost and access aren’t only the biggest barriers to quality mental health care for families in need – these issues drive inequitable health outcom …

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02:30 PM - 03:10 PM ET

Navigating the Sea of Point Solutions

The health and wellbeing point solutions available to us are endless and likely overwhelming! We strive to offer what we think our employees need most …

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02:30 PM - 03:10 PM ET

Personalized Benefits that Employees Value

As employers seek to attract and retain talent, they strive to deliver benefit programs that meet the varied needs of a diverse workforce. In this ses …

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02:30 PM - 03:10 PM ET

Lessons From the Frontlines: Innovating Wellbeing Engagement t…

In the throes of the pandemic, one of Georgia's largest health systems embraced innovation to combat burnout and build resilience among its 24,000 e …

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02:30 PM - 03:10 PM ET

Still Wondering how Health Care Data Drives Meaningful Actions…

There's little need for the caterpillar to consume mounds of food if it doesn’t transform into a butterfly. Similarly, it’s useless to analyze ben …

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02:30 PM - 03:10 PM ET

Reining in Costs for Cancer and Musculoskeletal Conditions

It's no secret that soaring health care costs are straining budgets and dramatically impacting the ability to build compelling benefits packages. As c …

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03:10 PM - 03:50 PM ET

Networking Refreshment Break

Hosted by: Metlife and VSP Vision Care

03:50 PM - 04:45 PM ET

Washington Update

A number of recent laws, regulations and judicial decisions are having a large impact on employer-sponsored health care. With a new Congress and a bu …

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04:45 PM - 06:00 PM ET

Networking Cocktail Reception

Hosted by: 9amHealth, Anthem, Big Health, Diathrive Health, Evernorth Health Services, EyeMed, Health Equity, LearnLux, Navitus, O …

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

07:15 AM - 08:00 AM ET

Networking Continental Breakfast

Hosted by: AccessHope and Vori Health

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM ET

Innovation in Action - How Early Adopters Balance Risk and Out…

Technology, science and record levels of investment are fueling a wave of innovation that promises to improve employer-sponsored health and wellbeing …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Tackling Rising Costs and Addressing Disparities in Cancer

New data has found that 74% of employees and dependents' cancer diagnoses are due to cancers with no recommended screenings. In fact, while 26% of all …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Maximizing Engagement with a Streamlined Approach to Benefits

Explore how to bring your benefits solutions together to create an impactful, data-driven strategy that effectively enhances employees' overall wellbe …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Benefits Leader to Benefits Leader: Solving Today's Most Press…

Join this panel discussion and learn how a health-promoting work culture can help battle today's top HR challenges. The expert panelists will address …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Meeting Employees Where They Are: Empowering Engagement, Utili…

Creating a positive and engaging workplace culture isn’t just about investing in mental health benefits. Learn everything you need to find the right …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Cut Costs, Not Culture: A Fireside Chat

To attract and retain the best talent, a winning culture is essential to survival, but when faced with economic uncertainties CHROs often face tough c …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

Sleep as the Great Unlock in Value-based Care

Join us and learn how the "sleep care gap" is a cost aggravator hidden in plain sight, how sleep drives down costs of chronic conditions and why effec …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

Caregiving Benefits

COVID-19 and shifting workforce dynamics have elevated caregiving benefits from a perk to a critical area of focus for employers. In this session, hea …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

The Mobile Revolution of MSK Care Is at Our Fingertips

Health care is on the cusp of a mobile disruption, but the revolution will only happen at the intersection of digital convenience and clinical excelle …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

Amplifying Behavioral Health Through Primary Care

While 1 in 4 Americans face mental health challenges, most don't receive any professional help or end up with disjointed, ineffective, and overly expe …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

Challenging the Status Quo with a New Kind of Perk for Part-ti…

McDonald's franchises are driven to be an employer of choice in a competitive labor market, so they don't shy away from challenging vendor partners to …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

Being Bold: Progressive Plan Designs for a New Health Care Par…

The health care landscape and the diversity of employee needs continue to evolve at a rapid pace with no signs of slowing down. Learn how forward-thin …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

Workplace Mental Health Assessment: A Case Study

Progressive global employers are taking a workplace-centered approach to identifying risks to mental wellbeing associated with characteristics of the …

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10:50 AM - 11:20 AM ET

Networking Refreshment Break

Hosted by: Metlife and VSP Vision Care

11:20 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Higher Quality, Lower Cost...Better Care? Leveraging Physician…

With unnecessary medical services accounting for $210 billion in excess spending each year, selecting the right doctor greatly impacts your employees' …

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11:20 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Analytics Strategies to Help Employers Address Barriers to Care

Factors like inflation, provider consolidation, and the rise in specialty drug costs are creating barriers to health care affordability and access. Wh …

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11:20 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Do More with Less: How an LSA Can Deliver a More Meaningful Em…

Learn how Genentech Roche built and rolled out their Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) in order to simplify their benefits all while adding more flexib …

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11:20 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Building and Maintaining a World-Class Mental Health Program i…

Learn how Paramount overcame the challenges of a global pandemic and corporate mergers to create a highly recognized mental health program for its emp …

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11:20 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Walking the Tightrope of a Workforce Divided: How to Prevent C…

We have been bombarded with bad news over the past few years creating a precarious situation for leaders managing a workforce fraught with tension and …

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11:20 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Putting Families First: Increasing Program Engagement with Uni…

An investment in benefits is an investment in your people. Higher benefit utilization impacts your employees’ wellbeing and, in turn, bolsters your …

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12:15 PM - 12:30 PM ET

Conference Wrap-Up

Recapping key conference topics and themes, this wrap-up session continues the tradition of lively discussion by bringing major conference takeaways t …

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Pre-Event Activities

Monday, April 17, 2023

02:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Workshop B: Improve Employee Health Care Journeys Using Data while Disrupting Areas of Overspending

Health care journeys are positively impacted with a 360° view of an employee's benefits data. Insights that connect the dots between spend …

02:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Workshop C: The Next Frontier for Mental Health and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

How your organization addresses diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) impacts your workforce’s mental health. While …

02:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Workshop A: Keep Your Best Talent Engaged & Healthy with a Whole-Person Approach to Movement

Movement is good medicine. But research shows that people don’t do enough of it to stay healthy — or they don&r …

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Early Registration Hospitality Suite & Cocktail Reception

Join us for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, pick up your conference materials early and network with fellow attendees and vendors.


05:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Market Solutions Showcase & Cocktail Reception

Join us for a fun and lively interaction with innovative vendors. Each will have 3 minutes to pitch their product or service with Q&A, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and ne …

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New York Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-4077

Cut-off: Tuesday March 28, 2023

Reserve here: https://book.passkey.com/go/EHC2023

Employee Health Care Conference - New York

Finding Focus: Access • Innovation • Affordability

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