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Innovative Strategies to Contain Healthcare Costs While Enhancing Employee Benefits

As the cost to support employee benefit programs continues to rise, C-suite and HR leaders face mounting pressure to balance budgets without compromising employee well-being. Join our webinar featuring MMA specialists who will share actionable insights and strategies designed to help you contain costs and maximize the value of your benefits programs!

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February 25, 2026

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9 am, CT

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Duration

120 minutes

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HR Leaders


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As the cost to support employee benefit programs continues to rise, C-suite and HR leaders face mounting pressure to balance budgets without compromising employee well-being. Join us for this 120-minute webinar, broken into three parts featuring MMA specialists who will share actionable insights and forward-thinking strategies designed to help you contain costs and maximize the value of your benefits programs.

Part 1: Alternative Funding Strategies

Explore the spectrum of risk and learn how to vet the most optimal funding options for your organization. Our specialist will demystify self-funded plans—comparing bundled versus non-bundled approaches—and delve into captives as a strategic alternative. Discover how advanced analytics can model potential impacts, helping you avoid surprises and make confident, data-driven decisions.

Part 2: Pharmacy Trends and the Future of Pharmacy

Stay ahead of the curve with an in-depth look at current and emerging prescription drug trends. Understand the growing role of biosimilars, the transformative potential of gene therapy, and the evolving landscape of GLP-1 treatments. Gain insights into increasing pressures for PBM transparency and how these developments can improve cost containment and contract management for your pharmacy benefits.

Part 3: Back to the Basics: Promote Preventive / Primary Care and Reduce Your Vendor Portfolio

Learn how promoting preventive and primary care can significantly reduce hospital admissions, ER visits, and overall healthcare costs. Hear compelling employer case studies demonstrating the power of preventive care incentives. Additionally, discover strategies to streamline your vendor portfolio by eliminating underperforming programs and reducing member confusion—ultimately driving better engagement and cost efficiency. Our clinical consultant will share how agnostic vendor performance analyses and collaborative account management optimize service delivery.

Why Attend?

This comprehensive session offers a rare opportunity to hear from multiple specialists across funding, pharmacy, and care management disciplines. You’ll leave equipped with innovative, practical strategies to control healthcare costs while enhancing the health and satisfaction of your workforce. Don’t miss this chance to transform your benefits approach and drive measurable results.

Speakers

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Heidi Orstad, DNP, RN, PHN, CCM

Regional Clinical Consultant

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Joe Wear, RN, BSN, MBA, CCM

Regional Clinical Consultant

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Ken Rose, RPh

Associate Strategic Client Executive RX Solutions

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HR Certification Institute’s® (www.HRCI.org) official seal confirms that Marsh McLennan Agency meets the criteria for pre-approved recertification credit(s) for any of HRCI’s eight credentials, including SPHR® and PHR®

This program has been approved for 2 (HR General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through the HR Certification Institute.

Marsh McLennan Agency is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP®or SHRM-SCP®.

This program is valid for 2 PDC for the SHRM-CP®or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrmcertification.org.