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24th Annual

Employee Health Care Conference

Listen. Amplify. Act.

APRIL 16 - 17, 2024

NEW YORK, NY

Unfortunately, due to high demand, the Employee Health Care Conference New York is now sold out.


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Listen. Amplify. Act.

For over two decades, the Employee Health Care Conference has grown into the premier event for employers and vendors dedicated to redefining their health and benefits strategy.  Year after year, this event delivers "world-class" employer case studies that will inspire, educate, and empower you to transform your employee health care programs. 

Speakers

Credits

Conference Agenda

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

07:15 AM - 08:00 AM ET

Networking Continental Breakfast

Hosted by: Embold Health, meQuilibrium and Vori Health

08:00 AM - 08:15 AM ET

Welcome and Opening Remarks

WTW leaders discuss how employers can Listen, Amplify, and Act to make a difference in their employees' health care experience. …

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08:15 AM - 09:15 AM ET

Experience By Design

Employee experience is critical to effective health care. Yet, designing programs that can be easily accessed during critical health care moments is c …

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09:35 AM - 10:15 AM ET

How Your Employees View Affordability

What's affordable to some employees is not affordable to others. So how does your organization establish the right level of cost sharing, and how does …

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09:35 AM - 10:15 AM ET

Prioritization Practices to Support Your Health Care Strategy

With so many factors impacting your health care programs, employers are challenged to prioritize the design and program elements that employees value …

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09:35 AM - 10:15 AM ET

Using an Elevated Engagement Model to Make Connections from Vi…

A compelling employee experience has been long sought after in the benefits industry, but how do you make a meaningful difference and engage? Two top …

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09:35 AM - 10:15 AM ET

State Farm: Prioritizing Employee Health with a Culture of Car…

Join this session to explore State Farm's approach to employee health. Learn how their 'Good Neighbor' ethos drives comprehensive benefits and a suppo …

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09:35 AM - 10:15 AM ET

No Longer Invisible: Solving for Disparities Across the Women'…

Women's health is quickly becoming a pillar in DE&I strategies; however, access to expert care is still catching up. How can specialty care networks a …

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09:35 AM - 10:15 AM ET

Solving Pain Requires More Than One Solution: The Whole Person…

Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is a complex problem, but much of it is preventable, predictable, and treatable. It requires a set of solutions - not just …

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09:35 AM - 10:15 AM ET

Disparities In Cancer: Exploring Inequalities and How Employer…

Cancer is the #1 ranked medical fear for Americans, and 51% of cancer patients incur medical debt as a result of their diagnosis. Unfortunately, the c …

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10:10 AM - 10:40 AM ET

Refreshment Break

Hosted by: Access Hope, The Lactation Network and VSP Vision Care.

10:45 AM - 11:25 AM ET

Effectively Incorporating Virtual Care

As virtual care has evolved from telemedicine to virtual primary care and dentistry, so have the strategies to ensure care is effectively deployed. Jo …

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10:45 AM - 11:25 AM ET

Measuring the Impact of Employee Wellbeing

How do you know if your wellbeing program is hitting the mark? Creating a measurement strategy is a must. From taking inventory of your current plan t …

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10:45 AM - 11:25 AM ET

Managing a Benefit Program Through Uncertainty and Inflationar…

Peter Holowesko, VP, Global Benefits, will discuss RTX Corporation's philosophy in maximizing the value of benefit investments through inflationary pr …

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10:45 AM - 11:25 AM ET

Reproductive Care Across All Life Stages: A New Paradigm in Em…

Progressive employers are updating their benefits programs to support their workforce across their lifetime fertility journey from preconception to po …

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10:45 AM - 11:25 AM ET

Partnering to Create Best Practices in Engaging Unique Populat…

Investing in employee mental health doesn’t stop with finding a solution that’s proven to work. You need to drive awareness and enrollment in the pro …

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10:45 AM - 11:25 AM ET

Innovative HR Strategies to Deliver a Better Benefits Experien…

As the health care landscape becomes increasingly complex, organizations that prioritize an employee-centric benefits experience see improved clinical …

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10:45 AM - 11:25 AM ET

A New Prescription for Heart Health: Going Beyond Medications

GLP-1s have recently been demonstrated to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk - the #1 killer of Americans. Research has repeatedly demonstrated …

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11:45 AM - 12:25 PM ET

How to Support Employee Navigation and Advocacy

Despite employer efforts to create broad and comprehensive employee engagement solutions, employees still have difficulties finding the information or …

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11:45 AM - 12:25 PM ET

The Latest Obsession (Weight Management and GLP-1s) and Your C…

With so much attention on the new class of anti-obesity drugs, it's important that your pharmacy program be prepared. Learn how two employers have cre …

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11:45 AM - 12:25 PM ET

All In for Better Health: An Employer's Guide to Maximize Your…

Virtual care has evolved, and employers are seeing the benefits of an "all-in" approach to offering virtual care to their employees and families. With …

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11:45 AM - 12:25 PM ET

Fertile Ground: Maximizing Employee Health with Fertility and …

Fertility benefits make it possible for employees to access treatments like IVF. But for the best health outcomes, support shouldn’t stop — or start — …

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11:45 AM - 12:25 PM ET

Meaningfully Improving Access to Benefits: How VISA Increased…

Learn how VISA created greater access to their benefit plans, especially for those employees most often left behind. Data will be presented to show ho …

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11:45 AM - 12:25 PM ET

The True Cost of Pain: Why Managing MSK Claims Matters More Th…

Your employees in pain are less productive, experience high rates of anxiety and depression, and musculoskeletal (MSK) claims continue to be a top hea …

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11:45 AM - 12:25 PM ET

Health Care Is Complicated, Learn How H&R Block Is Working to …

With their data-driven strategy, H&R Block is focused on whole person health and wellbeing. Hear from benefits leaders about the importance of underst …

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12:25 PM - 01:40 PM ET

Luncheon

Hosted by: Apiary and meQuilibrium.

01:40 PM - 02:25 PM ET

"Inflation Resilience and Affordability"

Health care program cost management remains an ever-present constant as organizations seek to meet budget goals and stretch total rewards dollars. But …

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02:45 PM - 03:25 PM ET

AI and Personalization: The Impact on the Benefits Experience

How can your organization leap forward in driving employee awareness and appreciation of rewards as well as measuring program effectiveness? In this s …

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02:45 PM - 03:25 PM ET

Who Makes the Cut? Selecting the Right Vendors

Vendors play an essential role in our health care ecosystem. But can there be too much of a good thing? What happens when you offer too many programs …

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02:45 PM - 03:25 PM ET

Cost Containment Strategy through Program Optimization Managem…

As the cost of healthcare continues to rise, employers are faced with the challenge of creating a benefits package that drives member health outcomes …

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02:45 PM - 03:25 PM ET

Be Well to Lead Well: Nurturing a Culture of Wellbeing to Revi…

Are you striving to activate your people leaders to support wellbeing? Learn how Fiserv brings together the intersection of leadership support, person …

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02:45 PM - 03:25 PM ET

The Teen Mental Health Crisis and Its Ripple Effect

The past few years have introduced unprecedented mental health challenges for teens, with suicide tragically becoming the second leading cause of deat …

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02:45 PM - 03:25 PM ET

Improving Access to Quality Care While Generating Significant …

Learn how Hyatt lowered medical spend by 5% while improving access to excellent care. …

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02:45 PM - 03:25 PM ET

Obesity: How Should GLP-1s Fit into An Employers' Weight Loss …

GLP-1s are a compelling tool for addressing America's weight crisis, but costs can be up to $16,000 per person per year. HR leaders walk a fine line b …

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03:25 PM - 04:05 PM ET

Refreshment Break

Hosted by: The Lactation Network and VSP Vision Care.

04:05 PM - 05:00 PM ET

Washington Update

The 2024 election will have immediate ramifications on our health care system. Get the inside scoop from the ultimate Washington insider on what is at …

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05:00 PM - 06:00 PM ET

Networking Cocktail Reception

Hosted by: Aircare, Dario, Forma, Found, HealthJoy, Maven, MedImpact, MetLife, Ochsner Health, Summus, Tava Health, Transcarent, u …

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

07:15 AM - 08:00 AM ET

Networking Continental Breakfast

Hosted by: Embold Health, meQuilibrium and Vori Health

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM ET

Innovation Session – Innovators Pitch to Win: Winners’ Showcase

Join our Innovation session to hear the winning pitches from the Vendor Showcase (20 vendors pitching across four categories - condition-specific solu …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Using Data to Support Decisions

Using data effectively to inform health care design decisions has been a long-term goal for employers. Unfortunately, it's a goal that many employers …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Going Global - Navigating the Unknown

Multinational organizations are perpetually seeking to manage rising costs, improve global benefits management and leverage their global scale. Yet ho …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Simplifying the Health Care Journey as the Pathway to Employee…

Please join us to discuss the challenges of balancing employee needs and company objectives in the context of providing high value, affordable, and ef …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Supercharge Employee Health Engagement: How Philips Created a …

Creating a benefits ecosystem and communications strategy that engages every employee and improves health outcomes is not easy. It takes a combination …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Connecting Employees to What Matters: How a Leading Employer i…

We’ll sit down with Comcast to hear why now is the time to stop offering dial-up benefits and instead find a partner who can deliver a high-speed heal …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Why Primary Care Is the Cornerstone to Health Engagement and O…

In a changed world, employers need to develop strategies that promote physical and mental wellbeing. One such strategy is investing in advanced primar …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Asleep at the Wheel or Under Control? 3 Leaders Share Surpris…

The surge in GLP-1 popularity and utilization is translating into surging Rx costs for employers. The industry is buzzing with new strategies, studies …

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09:15 AM - 09:55 AM ET

Building an Award-winning Health Culture

We have point solutions, local resources, and special strategies that vary by geography. Learn how to deliver the most value from …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

Engaging Workforces and Measuring Wellbeing: Insights from Wa…

With economic uncertainty, and continued mental health challenges, one thing is certain: employee wellbeing will remain on the agenda for HR leaders. …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

Engaging Workforces and Measuring Wellbeing: Insights from War…

With economic uncertainty, and continued mental health challenges, one thing is certain: employee wellbeing will remain on the agenda for HR leaders. …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

Transforming Benefits Delivery Through an Agile and Adaptable …

Building and implementing a robust benefits strategy and roadmap that is adaptable and meets the evolving needs of your workforce and benefits strateg …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

You Can't Manage What You Can't Measure: A Transformative Beha…

Join a large employer to learn how measurement-based care can have a significant impact on behavioral health for your employee population. During this …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

From Cost Center to Differentiator: How Employers Can Compete …

A great benefits program is essential if you want to attract top talent, and keep your existing workforce engaged and productive. But as you know, it' …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

Increasing Access and Decreasing Costs with a Layered Approach…

Hear a large employer unveil the story of how recognizing key workforce attitudes plays a pivotal role in empowering leaders to prioritize mental heal …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

More with Less: How Cost Cutting and Investing in Your Employe…

Get ready to unravel the mystery of "now what"? Even though companies have spent a fortune on various point solutions and Employee Assistance Programs …

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10:10 AM - 10:50 AM ET

Not All or Nothing: How to Provide GLP-1 Access AND Manage Cost

GLP-1's like Wegovy and Zepbound are incredibly effective medications to treat obesity, yet many employers have turned off access given the high cost …

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10:50 AM - 11:20 AM ET

Refreshment Break

Hosted by: The Lactation Network and VSP Vison Care.

11:20 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Emerging Trends

Join us for a conference favorite session. Hear from WTW on emerging trends in benefits. …

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11:20 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Mental Health Benefits Revisited: Are You Missing 70% of Your …

Despite the recent focus on workplace mental health, 69% of employees say their mental health has worsened or stayed the same within the past year acc …

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11:20 AM - 12:00 PM ET

How HR Leaders Can Solve Burnout Without Burning Out

In recent years, the role of HR has undergone rapid evolution and increased expectations. Challenges like navigating a pandemic response, the "Great R …

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11:20 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Secrets to Unlocking the Power of Diversity with Equitable Ben…

From higher profits and better reputation to lower turnover and better engagement, the advantages of a diverse workforce have been well documented. He …

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11:20 AM - 12:00 PM ET

A Focus on the Fundamentals: Removing the Clutter in Your Ment…

The mental health benefits space is becoming clouded by nontargeted services that often are not focused on the core needs of a member. Employers shoul …

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11:20 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Investing in Value-based Care

Learn how trusted, interdisciplinary care team relationships, accountability to objective results and fixed-fee payments lead to optimal health outcom …

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11:20 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Cutting the Cost Curve on GLP-1 Spend

With 74% of US adults suffering pre-obesity or obesity, employee demand has skyrocketed for expensive GLP-1 antiobesity medications, leading to an unp …

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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 15, 2024

02:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Finding the Data-driven Value from Your Point Solutions

Point solutions can be wonderful … to a point. But can youtell if you are achieving value on your investment (VOI)? Discover how integrated analytics can maximize VO …

02:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Cutting MSK Spend and Improving Access with Personalized, Predictive Pain Care

We’re facing an epidemic of pain, affecting up to 60% of adults and costing $380 billion annually in the US. But this pain is mostly &ld …

02:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Immersive Self-care Workshop: Tackle the Root Cause of Stress and Burnout with Chibs Okereke

Despite the focus on mental health in recent years, workplace stress hit an all-time high according to Gallup – with HR feeling it …

05:00 PM - 07:30 PM

Vendor Showcase: Innovators Pitch to Win

Hear from 12 innovative vendors in 4 categories:

  • Condition-Specific Solutions
  • Population-Specific Solutions

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