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January 23-25, 2023
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Times in Eastern Standard Time
Monday, January 23, 2023
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Welcome to the Employers’ Summit on Health Care Cost & Delivery! Join the employer co-chair of the Cost & Delivery Institute in kicking off the Summit.
The U.S. health care industry is undergoing fundamental change. Panelists will discuss how employers can drive transformation that has the potential to reshape experience and redefine relationships with their partners. As a complex system of programs and solutions increasingly evolves and consolidates, will it result in improved quality and costs?
Benefits and HR leaders reflect on 2022 initiatives and discuss strategies for 2023 and beyond. This interactive session will include dynamic polling and sharing of best practices and insights.
After brief opening remarks from an employer, engage in dialogue with your peers. Choose one of the following topics:
While employers increasingly offer choice in plan design, consumer directed health plans continue to have the highest enrollment. As we embrace choice and acknowledge growing patient affordability concerns, we reflect on what has and has not worked in “the era of consumerism” and how do we leverage lessons learned.
Rising health care costs, subpar experience and system complexity have increased employers’ reliance on navigation platforms to support patients through their care journey. Discuss how employers are utilizing navigation tools to engage patients who may be avoiding care due to affordability, lack of access or health literacy gaps.
Already a top employer concern, mental health erupted as a major issue in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis. In addition to increased rates of anxiety and depression, dangerous trends are emerging in suicide ideation and substance use disorder requiring employers to implement additional strategies to support employees and their families. Join us to discuss how employers are addressing these challenges and how innovations are aiding their efforts.
After brief opening remarks from an employer, engage in dialogue with your peers. Choose one of the following topics:
According to Business Group on Health’s 2023 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey, 74% of respondents pointed to navigation to higher quality sites-of-care/providers (e.g., COEs, high-performance networks) as an important action to improve quality of care. Discuss how to select, implement and measure the effectiveness of such models in improving care efficiency and lowering health care costs.
The world of pharmacy benefits remains complex and opaque, and concerns about pharmacy cost are growing at an alarming rate. Explore how employers are implementing strategies to manage pharmacy trend while preserving access to appropriate treatments and keeping an eye on drug pricing policy initiatives and their consequences.
Test your most innovative ideas in discussion with your peers! This session is for employers to discuss a potpourri of trending and emerging strategies.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
While attendees enjoy breakfast, we will recap key insights from yesterday.
This presentation will focus on a breadth of contemporary legislative, regulatory, and policy topics that have greatest implications for employers. Join us to discuss recent policy developments, compliance requirements and challenges, and potential health plan impacts emerging from the 2022 midterm elections.
Driven by labor shortages, pharmaceutical costs and pent-up demand, health care trend is poised to dramatically outstrip overall inflation. Our keynote speaker will share insights on what employers can do to take costs out of the health care system and avoid trend growth.
Value-based payment models aim at incenting better outcomes, but fee-for-service remains deeply rooted often influencing quality and total cost. Panelists will discuss why value matters, tactics employers can utilize to transition to value-based care more quickly and why measurement is key in understanding if patients’ needs have been met.
Large employers recognize the fundamental role of primary care in improving and maintaining employee health, which is why sixty percent will deploy an advanced primary care model in 2023 to guide employees to high-quality, efficient primary care. During this session you will hear from experts on key opportunities to deliver a more comprehensive primary care offering by integrating high value services delivered across disparate solutions.
After brief opening remarks from an employer, engage in dialogue with your peers. Choose one of the following topics:
Virtual health has transformed many aspects of health and well-being offerings. In fact, 74% employers believe that virtual health will have a significant impact on how care is delivered in the future. Benchmark with peers on the virtual programs being implemented to target various conditions and tactics employers have used to engage members.
As employers face significant headwinds due to rising costs, they cannot lose sight of a higher need to engage their employees, who themselves are experiencing challenges of burnout, inflation and declining health. In this session employers will discuss how to better engage their workforce in health and well-being during challenging times, while highlighting solutions with promise and proven efficacy.
High cost claimants drive a significant portion of health care spending for employers and the needs of patients that generate these claims are changing. Is there an opportunity to deploy benefit strategies that improve care and lower costs for this vulnerable group of employees?
The pandemic and the social justice movement have caused employers and their health industry partners to deepen their understanding of health inequities and restate their commitment to reducing them. Learn how to identify where the greatest needs are in your organization and explore ways to close gaps in outcomes for vulnerable populations.
In the era of increased transparency of health care cost information, can patients and employers find actionable information on care quality? Hear experts discuss if new sources of data are emerging to help employers and patients make better decisions.