Health Industry Market Outlook (HIMO)

Date: March 31, 2021 | 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Type: Virtual Program
Registration Fee: $175 NEEBC Member | $225 Non-member 

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NEEBC has relabeled and reimagined our annual Health Insurance Market Outlook (HIMO). The redesigned HIMO, a proverbial HIMO 2.0, now labeled Health Industry Market Outlook focuses more broadly on health industry market trends from two perspectives – medical and financial – plus the interrelationships between the two.

This year’s program includes an additional focus on how the last twelve months will shape the future of the health and insurance industries. Employers will gain an understanding of what they and their CFOs need to consider now. Brokers, consultants and advisers will walk away with considerations for their clients.

Speakers:

Claire Levesque, MD - Chief Medical Officer, Commercial Products, Tufts Health Plan/Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan Health Care Industry Outlook Dr. Levesque will discuss the impact on the healthcare industry from the perspectives of delayed screenings, diagnoses, testing, procedures; mounting health issues and increased severity; growing behavioral health issues; COVID illness and long-term side effects; and social inequities. She also will share: Other concerns, and how they are being addressed. Questions being asked about medical care; how to re-engage members on importance of preventative care; and, how health plans are addressing these.

Dan Rachfalski - SVP and Chief Actuary, Aetna, a CVS Health Company Cost Impact of Delayed Care and Outlook on Future Claims and Premiums The data shows decreased care and lower claim volume during the pandemic. Dan will discuss the financial impact of COVID-19 and delayed care through the lens of a Chief Actuary including: Financial impact of COVID on future claims and health care (medical and pharmacy); claim volume forecasts and expectations (employees and dependents). Anticipated top drivers for pharmacy and medical costs. How Chief Medical Officer concerns are factored into financial models. General market trends. How employers should plan.

Employer Panel:

Employer Reactions
Moderated by Sarah Donnelly, Principal, Strategic Benefit Advisors

A panel of employers will give their reactions to the Chief Medical Officer’s and Chief Actuary’s outlooks while sharing the impact of the last year on their health plans, shifting thoughts on benefits, use of vendor point solutions, and future planning and priorities. 

Employer Panelists

• Jennifer Aylwin, Associate Director, Benefits, ‎Vertex Pharmaceutical
• Glenn Haskell, Benefits Director, New Balance
• Peter Raymond, Chief Financial Officer, VetCor

Benefits of Attending:

• Hear how a Chief Medical Officer & Chief Actuary view the future of the health insurance industry and their greatest concerns.
  
  
• Understand how deferred care today can impact future experience and what Chief Medical Officers are planning to address this issue.
  
  
• Learn about other anticipated top drivers for pharmacy and medical costs.
  
  
• COVID-19 is masking or artificially suppressing costs because people aren’t getting tested. Understand the impact of COVID-19 on usage and subsequently premiums and costs. 
  
  
• Find out what other employers are focusing on and gain their insights on internal discussions of their health insurance expectations, as well as how they’re reprioritizing corporate goals. 
  
  

Program Bonus:

• Network and connect with featured guests and other peers and colleagues at the end of the program.

Intended Audience:

• HR and Health Benefits Professionals
• Plan Sponsors and Plan Administrators
• Compliance Professionals and Attorneys
• Carriers, TPAs, Consultants and Advisors

Attend this event for the information you need
to translate for your CFO and CHRO the realities of the health industry market’s outlook. 

 
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