VIRTUAL BENEFITS TRAINING
THESE SESSIONS ARE FREE TO THE COLLECTIVE: Many thanks to the Healthcare Purchaser Alliance of Maine for creating content and making it possible for Oklahoma to participate at no charge. (A $250 value/per class).
This 4-part, on-line series will take participants through a healthcare education journey by providing information to help make value-based decisions in plan design. REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE. Be sure to use code MEMBERRATE during registration to enroll at no cost, and register for each class separately.
ALL SESSIONS ARE AT 11:00am CT
Wednesday, October 9: Background, Funding Strategies & Cost Management
Level setting on healthcare stakeholders, terminology, and history of healthcare in the U.S; Exploring trends in the healthcare market and examining how they’re impacting businesses and employees; Understanding the pros and cons of being fully-insured, level-funding, joining a captive, and self-funding.
Wednesday, October 16: Leveraging Analytics
Why data matters for health plan decisions; Understanding population demographics and prevalence of chronic conditions, where employees are getting care, and what conditions are driving spend; Digging into pharmacy spend. (Includes a small group breakout exercise).
Wednesday, October 23: TPA Contracting & Point Solutions
What is a TPA? Learn what to watch out for when evaluating TPAs and point solutions; Contracting language to look out for in TPA contracts, auditing restrictions, and data rights; Creating a process for evaluating point solutions; Review a checklist for TPA and point solutions.
Wednesday, October 30: PBM & Cost Savings Strategies
What is a PBM? How much are pharmacy benefits costing plan sponsors? Overview of the difference between traditional and transparent PBM models; Ways traditional PBMs make significant money off healthcare plan sponsors; Identify a host of cost saving resources and strategies that businesses of all sizes can employ today.
Use code MEMBERRATE during registration to enroll at no cost.
Register for each class separately.
