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Important Details / Meeting Memo

Agenda

1.  Call to Order

2.  Review of Committee Function Description

3.  Highlights from 2018 Symposium
     Program Report | Overall Evaluation

4.  Education/Session Development

     A,.       Retirement Track Proposals
     B.        General Track Proposals
     C.        Health Track Proposals
     D.        Workshops
     E.        Validate Industry Concerns/Responses to Survey
     F.        Keynotes: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

5.  Sponsorship Program Update

6.  New Business

7.  Adjournment


Session Proposals

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Health

ACA

H01_Joliat-Nissen_The_Future_of_the_ACA

H02_Kersting_In_Exchange_for_What

H03_Whitcher_Retiree_Health_Benefits_Revealed_the_Hidden_Downsides_of
_Retiree_Exchanges

Audit

H04_Dubnansky_Best_Practices_for_a_Medical_Claims_Audit

H05_Monahan_Conducting_a_Self_Audit_of_Your_Health_and_Welfare_Plan

HRAs and HSAs

H06_Bakich_HRAs_Skinny_Plans_and_Association_Plans

H07_Gilmore-Loh_Individual_Policy_HRAs_2020_and_Beyond

H08_Sieger_All_HRAs_Are_Not_Created_Equal

H09_Sieger_Top_10_Ways_to_Avoid_HSA_Headaches_When_
Implementing_HSAs

H10_Towarnicky_the_HSA_in_Your_Future

Health Care Costs 

H11_ Blair-West_Healthcare_Ate_My_401k_Contributions

H12_ Brice-Parmenter_the_Employer_Provider_Contracting_Handbook

H13_Carlozo_Containing_Costs_in_2019_What_Can_Employers_Do

H14_Flick-Paralkar_Identifying_Health_Care_Cost_Savings
_Through_Data_Mining

H15_Hames_Disrupting_Health_Care_Through_High_Value_Providers

H16_Kelleher_Driving_Results_in_Value_Based_Contracts

H17_Kirschbaum_Reference_Based_Pricing_Potential_and_Pitfalls

H18_Neary_Strike_Out_the_Status_Quo_Designing_an_Unhittable
_Health_Plan

H19_Ottley_Disrupting_the_Status_Quo_With_Partial_Self_Insurance

H20_Parmenter-Drake_the_Tipping_Point_in_Health_Benefit_Cost

H21_Rosen_Finding_Solutions_for_High_Dollar_and_Diagnostic
_Odyssey_Claims

H22_Sachdev_Employer_Led_National_Hospital_Price_Transparency_Initiative

H23_Wilson_the_Ups_and_Downs_of_Bundled_Arrangements

H24_Young_Forming_a_Successful_Health_Cooperative

H65_Olmstead_Seeking_Lift_Off_For_Bundled_Payment_Programs  NEW

H66_Olmstead_Injecting_Value_Into_Health_Benefits_3_Employer_Perspectives  NEW

Prescription Drugs

H25_Bakich-Pincay_Inside_the_Administrations_War_on_Rx_Drug_Costs

H26_ Breimhorst-Fiedler_Rebates_vs_Lowest_Net_Cost_and_Impact_to PBM_Vendor

H27_ Elliott-Shaman_Improving_Health_Outcomes_for_Members_With_
Chronic_Conditions

H28_Golden_PBM_2.0_Assessing_the_Viability_of_Alternative_Models
_in_the_PBM_Industry

H29_Page-TaddeiAllen_Diabetes_Epidemic_Actionable_Approaches

H30_Pincay_Isnt_That_Specialty_Various_Approaches_to_Managing_the_Rising_Cost_and_Use_of_Rx

H31_Pincay_Managing_Specialty_Drug_Costs

H32_Rayburg_an_Outside_the_Box_Approach_to_Controlling
_Pharmacy_Spend

H33_Redlinger_Understanding_the_Changing_Landscape_of_Pharmacy
_Benefits_for_Employers

H34_Sennett-Meyrowitz_Partnering_for_Health_Outcomes_Howq_the_Rx
_Passthrough_Model

H35_Warren-Weidner_Proactive_Fraud_Waste_Abuse_Detection_With_Data
_Science_and_Machine_Learning

Centers of Excellence

H36_Frame_Strategic_Network_Partnerships

H37_Matthews-Schorsch_Centers_of_Excellence

H38_Nienhuis_Utilizing_Centers_of_Excellence_for_Appropriateness
_of_Care_and_Cost_Savings

Onsite Clinics

H39_Hines_Developing_an_Integrated_Onsite_Medical_Practice

H40_Miller_Employer_Sponsored_Primary_Care_A_Solution_for
_Improved_Health

Telemedicine

H41_Kirschbaum_Telemedicine_Onsite_Clinics_Avoid_the_Traps
_for_the_Unwary

H42_Luskin_Telemedicine_Benefits

Health Coaching Tools

H43 Berry-Reid_Navigating_the_Complex_Healthcare_Delivery_System

H44_Cook_Health_Improvement_Through_Integrated_Approaches

H45_Stop_Using_Decision_Support_Tools_to_Support_HDHP

H46_Vener_the_Outcomes_of_Choosing_a_Personalized_Advocacy_Solution

Wellness

H47_Gillespie_the_Evolution_of_Benefits_and_Wellness

H48_Hover_Organizational_Health_and_Wellbeing_the_Next_Frontier

H49_Mayer_Is_Wellness_Worth_It

H50_Raheja_Why_Wellbeing_is_Good_for_Business

H51_Schmidt_Stress_in_the_Workplace_Enhancing_Employee_Mental
_Health_Resilience

H52_Spangher_Do_You_Only_Have_a_Wellness_Program

Other Topics

H53_ Koltun-Nelson_Using_Actionable_Insights_From_Survey_Data

H54_ Laor_Data_Analytics_and_the_Opioid_Epidemic

H55_Allen_IRS_Form_5500_and_Schedule_J_Are_You_Ready

H56_Bakich-Lynett_Mental_Health_and_Substance_Use_Disorder
_Plan_Designs

H57_DeFrain_Impact_of_Employees_Financial_Stress_on_Productivity

H58_Gaddi_Tech_With_a_Human_Touch_Creating_Member_Experiences
_for_Todays_Consumers

H59_Wahl_Motivating_a_Diverse_Distributed_Workforce_with_High_
Touch_Digital_Intervention

H60_Powell_Generational_Economics_Engaging_the_Most_Diverse
_Workforce_in_History

H61_SilverMalyska-Sheffield_Regulatory_Roundup_and_Risk_Mitigation

H62_Spangher_HW_Nondiscrimination_Testing_How_You_Can_Ensure
_Compliance

H63_Reha_Offering_Ancillary_Benefits_Can_Impact_Employees_
Productivity_and Reduce_Health_Care_Expenses

H64_Quigley_Whats_Stretching_Mobility_the_Mental_Health_of_Business_Travelers_Local_Nationals_and_Expats  NEW

Retirement

Plan Compliance

R01_Broten-Davis_Dont_Let_Your_Qualified_Retirement_Plan_Be_
on_Autopilot

R02_Falbo_Student_Loan_Repayment_Provisions_in_Qualified_
Retirement_Plans

R03_Grieb_Regulatory_Outlook_for_Retirement_Plans

R04_Komornicka_Plan_Errors_Correction_and_Prevention

R05_Mayo_Retirement_Plan_Operational_Errors_Spotting_and_
Correcting_Them

R06_Mayo_Successfully_Restating_Your_403b_Plan

Plan Audits

R07_Coleman_How_to_Decrease_Retirement_Plan_Audit_Fees_and
_Have_a_High_Quality_Audit

R08_Mayo_Handling_Government_Audits_of_Retirement_Plans

Retirement Planning/Readiness

R09_Comberiate_My_Brief_But_Spectactular_Retirement

R10_McGee_Retirement_Planning_in_Four_Parts

R11_Price-Scharf_Who_Is_Ready_to_Retire_or_Not

R12_Vanderhei_Challenges_of_Retirement_in_the_Future_Economy

R13_Towarnicky_Do_Your_Benefit_Plans_Encourage_or_Impede_Flexible
_Phased_Retirement

R14_White-Ashton_the_2.5T_Retirement_Readiness_Problem_No_One_Is_
Talking_About

Behavioral Economics/Finance

R15_Armstrong_Saved_by_Design

R16_Feguson-Kozdras_Behavioral_Economics_Communications_for
_Employees_Benefit

R17_Kuster_Morphing_Financial_Wellness_Strategies_for_Ultimate_Impact

R18_Loos_Money_Matters_and_the_Milennial_Mindset

DB Plans

R19_Massa_How_Did_I_Get_on_the_Pension_Committee_a_Practical
_Guide_to_Understanding_DB_Plans

R20_Solomon-Keuneke_I_Have_to_Worry_About_my_DB_Pension
_Plan_Too

R21_Wilson-Conlon_Journey_of_a_DB_Plan_What_Plan_Sponsors
_Should_Know

Plan Investments

R22_Towarnicky-Surz_the_Best_QDIA_It_Could_Be_the_Target_Date_Model

R23_Schroeder_Using_Passive_Strategies_for_Investment_Consulting

Other Topics

R24_Jara_How_to_Properly_Conduct_an_RFP

R25_Komornicka_Smaller_Employer_Retirement_Plans

R26_Massa_Out_of_Controlled_Groups

R27_Towarnicky_Qualified_Plan_Loans_Evil_or_Essential

R28_Stout_Silo_Smashing_Going_Beyond_Financial_Wellness_Into_a_Goals_Based_Benefit_Program NEW

General

Technology and Security

G01_Mitchell_the_Value_of_Systems_from_a_Benefits_
Practitioner_Perspective

G02_Niemynski_Technology_With_Heart_Combining_Empathy_and AI

G03_SilverMalyska-Sheffield_Identifying_and_Responding_to_a
_Ransomware_Attack

G04_Workman_V_is_for_Vendor_Managing_Privacy_and_Security
_Risks_of_Vendor_Relationships

Time Off

G05_Hess_Is_Unlimited_Vacation_Right_for_Your_Company

G06_Monahan_Leave_Laws_and_Benefits

G07_Setzkorn_Escape_the_Minefield_Navigating_Paid_Leave_Impacts
_to_Benefits_Policies

Communication

G08_Dinkin_Going_Beyond_the_Norms_for_Benefits_Communication

G09_Hanley_Building_a_Wellness_Brand

G10_Hanley_Regaining_Control_of_Your_Online_Communications

G11_Hanley_the_Logic_of_Effective_Employee_Communication

G12_Lesnick_Communication_at_Work_Removing_Barriers_to_
Increase_Productivity

G13_Pray_Communication_and_Continuous_Improvement_the_State
_of_WI_Benefits_Story

Workplace Culture

G14_Cone_Marching_Together_Benefits_and_Company_Culture

G15_Jesperson-Tolbert_the_Intersection_of_Diversity_Equity_and_Inclusion
_and_Total_Rewards

G16_Sears_Using_Employee_Benefits_to_Build_Lead_Culture

G17_Sizemore_Redefining_Total_Rewards_to_Boost_Culture_and
_the_Employee_Experience

Workplace Generations

G18_Cain_Secrets_to_Surviving_the_Sandwich_Generation_Without
_Getting_Eaten_Alive

G19_Calvert_Strategies_to_Address_the_Changing_Multigenerational
_Workforce

G20_Lesnick_Recruiting_Managing_and_Retaining_5_Generations

Global Benefits

G21_Phelps_Challenges_and_Effective_Solutions_for_Non_US_Employees

G22_Weltz-Koski_Global_Employers_Localize_Top_Up_or_What

Student Loan Benefits

G23_Krasnow_the_New_Wow_Employee_Benefit

G24_Speenburgh-Kerber_One_Employers_Journey_to_Improve_
Employees_Lives

Compensation

G25_Mayo_Executive_Compensation_Common_Pitfalls_in
_Executive_Arrangements

G26_Rooks_Transforming_the_Total_Rewards_Function

G27_Stiles-Mayefsky_Walking_on_Eggshells_Effective_Management_of
_Internal_Pay_Equity

Other Topics

G28_Storms_Ethical_Behavioral_Finance_Not_an_Oxymoron_for
_Retirement_and_Health_Plans

G29_Haraden_Broker_or_Consultant_Which_to_Hire_and_Does_it_Matter

G30_Sebranek_Mindfullness_for_Everyday_People

G31_Cooper_Functional_Mental_Toughness_Evidence_
Opportunity_Application

G32_Trivisonno_Effectively_Applying_SS_Principles_to_Maximize
_WC_Settlements

G33_Siddiqi_Rewriting_the_Playbook_for_the_Hourly_Workforce

G34_SilverMalyska-Sheffield_Current_Trends_in_Emp_Regs_
Harassment_and_Gender

G35_Peters_Staying_Out_of_CEOs_Fire_Reducing_EB_Project_Risks

G36_Tantillo_Direct_Billing_Participants_Without_Payroll_Deductions

G37_Koski_Gillespie_Reframing_Travel_Management

G38_Mayo_Employee_Benefit_Programs_in_Mergers_and_Acquisitions

G39_Mielke_Best_Practices_in_Vendor_Selection  NEW

 

Canadian

Group Benefits