WEBINAR | Navigating Workers' Compensation Claims: Trends, Costs & Key Practices

By Gibson on July 10, 2026

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WEBINAR | August 5, 2026 | 2:00 p.m.

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Workers’ compensation remains one of the most significant cost drivers for organizations of all sizes. While overall claim frequency has declined in recent years, medical and indemnity severity continues to rise, putting increased pressure on organizations to manage claims strategically. Join us for this informative session where our claims professionals will break down what’s driving today’s workers’ compensation trends and share practical strategies to strengthen your program.

Key topics include:

Current trends in workers’ compensation claim frequency, severity and costs
Proven practices for timely claim reporting, accident investigation and post-injury management
Strategies to reduce claim severity and improve return-to-work outcomes
Compliance essentials every organization should have in place

Presented by:

shannon burke, cisr, cic

Claim Consultant, unison risk solutions

debbie vargo, aic

senior claim consultant, unison risk solutions

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WEBINAR | Taking Control of Your Health Plan Strategy in a Complex Market

By Gibson on July 10, 2026

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WEBINAR | August 5, 2026 | 2:00 p.m.

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For years, many employers have taken a broad, one-size-fits-all approach to health coverage. In today’s environment, that approach is becoming harder to sustain. Employers are rethinking how their health plans are structured and how those plans align with the needs of their workforce. Join us for a discussion on how a High-Performing Health Plan (HPHP) strategy can support a more focused, data-informed approach to managing cost and improving member outcomes.

In this session, you will learn:

How self-funding works and where it fits in today’s market
Why focusing on high-cost populations can influence overall plan performance
How changes in plan design can encourage more informed healthcare decisions
What organizations are experiencing after implementing a HPHP approach

You will also hear directly from Unison clients who have implemented this model and the impact it has had on their strategy.

Presented by:

Ben bohonowicz

SVP, division director, employee benefits, rcm&d

ray korson

principal, employee benefits consultant, gibson

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WEBINAR | A Smarter Approach to Employee Wellness

By Gibson on July 10, 2026

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WEBINAR | July 29, 2026 | 2:00 p.m.

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An employee wellness program isn’t just an added benefit – it’s a key pillar of your organization’s overall health and well-being. Having an integrated benefits and wellness program in place can lead to higher levels of employee satisfaction and engagement while demonstrating your organization’s commitment to a positive culture that prioritizes employee health.

Join us for an exclusive webinar featuring Personify, an industry leader in wellness. This session will include a deep dive into Personify’s flexible wellness platform and will highlight a variety of approaches employers can leverage to maintain a high level of employee engagement and promote healthy habits in their workplace.

In this session, you will learn:

How a Discovery session contributes to the success of a new or existing wellness initiative
A multi-year approach for engaging employees and producing results
How Personify’s wellness platform works and what’s included in the core offering
Flexible program options and pricing to meet different needs and budgets
Customizable enhancements for a more personalized experience, such as incentive-based milestones

Whether you’re exploring a core wellness solution or a more customized approach, Personify offers scalable options. Learn how this wellness platform can help support your organization’s wellness goals.

Presented by:

Molly Berry

Health management service consultant, unison risk advisors

Kristen Soinski

Health management service consultant, unison risk advisors

carly Logue

strategic account executive, personify

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WEBINAR | Deception at Scale: Ransomware, Fraud and the Rise of AI-Driven Deepfakes

By Gibson on June 12, 2026

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July 21, 2026

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

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Cyber threats continue to evolve at a rapid pace. Ransomware groups are becoming more sophisticated. Social engineering and funds transfer fraud are driving significant financial losses. Artificial intelligence is enabling new forms of deception, including highly convincing deepfakes.

During this session, attendees will see a live demonstration of a deepfake to illustrate how realistically these attacks can be executed in real‑world scenarios.

Join us for a timely panel discussion featuring perspectives from:

Cyber insurance insights from Unison Risk Advisors
Incident response perspective from Cypfer
Data privacy and legal considerations from Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP

Together, the panel will share real‑world observations on how these threats are unfolding, the financial and legal considerations organizations are navigating, and practical considerations for strengthening risk management, incident response and overall preparedness in an increasingly complex cyber environment.

PRESENTED BY:

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Valentino Papa, CPCU, ARM, AINS
Cyber Practice Leader, RCM&D

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Evgueni Erchov
Associate VP, Adversary Intel & Strategy, Cypfer

John Keir
Partner, Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete

Topics: Uncategorized Webinar

WEBINAR | Building Resilience Through Property Conservation Programs

By Gibson on June 9, 2026

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Property conservation plays an important role in helping organizations reduce risk, maintain operations and protect their physical assets. This webinar explores how well-structured property conservation programs support loss prevention efforts, strengthen risk management practices and align with broader business continuity planning.

Topics: Uncategorized Webinar

WEBINAR | Understanding Heat Stress in the Workplace

By Gibson on June 9, 2026

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Heat stress presents a growing risk for many industries, particularly for employees working outdoors or in high‑temperature environments. As one of the leading weather‑related risks facing U.S. workers, effective planning plays an important role in workplace safety programs. This webinar examines the factors that contribute to occupational heat stress and shares practical insights for helping organizations reduce heat‑related illnesses, support employee well‑being and stay aligned with OSHA’s evolving guidance.

Topics: Uncategorized Webinar

WEBINAR | OSHA Hot Topics

By Gibson on December 19, 2025

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WEBINAR | Year-Round Preparedness Strategies

By Gibson on December 19, 2025

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WEBINAR | Accidents Happen: What to Do When You Have a General Liability Claim

By Gibson on December 19, 2025

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WEBINAR | School Safety & Security: Best Practices for Today's Challenges

By Gibson on December 19, 2025

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WEBINAR | Navigating OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements

By Gibson on December 19, 2025

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Risk in Real Time: Cyber Fraud Trends & Tactical Response

By Gibson on November 7, 2025

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Securing Your ESOP

By Gibson on November 6, 2025

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Risk Management Series | Fleet Management Safety

By Gibson on September 25, 2025

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Inside the Cybercrime Fight: A Conversation with U.S. Secret Service

By Gibson on September 25, 2025

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Risk Management Webinar Series | Preparing for Winter Weather

By Gibson on September 22, 2025

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Mental Health in the Workplace

By Gibson on May 26, 2021

Living through 2020 was tough and addressing employee mental health challenges was a key priority for employee relations and HR leaders. As we move from pandemic to recovery, managing mental health in new and creative ways remains a top area of focus, whether providing new benefits or getting creative through community and connection. The effect of mental health on workers—and the workplace—is staggering. Just consider the statistics: 1 in 5 US adults experience mental illness each year.

In this webinar you will learn how a workplace can impact employee mental health and how to recognize the signs of mental distress in yourself and others. You'll also identify how to encourage, support, and maintain a culture of mental health and wellbeing, and learn specific actions you can take to increase mental health and wellbeing in your organization. With the help of our expert panel we will discuss ways in which organizations and businesses can address this important topic respectfully and responsibly.

Topics of discussion:

Creating and Sustaining a Mentally Healthy Workplace Culture
Post Traumatic Growth as well as Organizational Resilience
Precision Prescribing

Speakers: Peter J. Plantes, MD (Hc1), Kim LaMontagne (Kim LaMontagne), Jon Brickner (HR Collaborative)
Gibson Facilitator: Courtney Simpkiss

Topics: Webinar Healthcare

Patient Stewardship: Care Navigation & Medical Management

By Gibson on May 20, 2021

Despite all of the cost containment strategies that can be deployed through plan administration, benefit design, and point solutions – the fact remains that healthcare is complex and individual patients need advocates they can trust to navigate through their healthcare journey.

This session dives deep into the topic of care navigation, social determinants of health, & medical management-- all major lynchpins underpinning a high-performance health plan strategy. We’ll break down the issues with status quo care management offerings, what successful care navigation looks like, and how a focus in this area transforms patient experiences and health outcomes.

Speaker(s): Bill Lahrmann (Quantum Health), Mike Sokol, MD, MS, (Quantum Health)
Gibson Facilitator: Cheryl Lee

Topics: Health Care Reform Webinar Healthcare Healthcare Summit

Transparent Open Networks

By Gibson on May 20, 2021

Join us for this panel session on transparent open networks in which we will outline the problems with current healthcare access and payment systems, discuss the major trend towards healthcare cost and quality transparency, and showcase how clinical leaders are creating high-quality, transparent direct-to-employer relationships.

Speakers: Kelly Macken-Marble (The South Bend Clinic), Sudhakar Krishnan (Direct Care LLC), Richard Hardin (Edison Health Solutions )
Gibson Facilitators: Ray Korson and Miguel Salazar

Topics: Health Care Reform Webinar Healthcare Healthcare Summit

Value-Based Primary Care

By Gibson on May 20, 2021

The most fundamental aspect of value creation in healthcare is the relationship between and individual patient and his/her care team. Despite this reality, primary care has been de-valued within the current healthcare system, oftentimes relegated as a “referral” generator to higher cost specialists or health system services.

Join us in a conversation with Jeff Wells from Marathon Health as we discuss the problems with traditional PCP access, the importance of advanced primary care, and how an appropriate investment in value-based primary care can optimize population health outcomes.

Speakers: Jeff Wells (Marathon Health), John Patterson (Haynes International)
Gibson Facilitator: Wes Mantooth

Topics: Health Care Reform Webinar Healthcare Healthcare Summit

Transparent Pharmacy Benefits

By Gibson on May 20, 2021

Join us for this session as we discuss pharmacy benefits and how to tame this rapidly increasing area of total healthcare spend. Learn from Gibson’s Health Rosetta Advisors and current clients on practical strategies that can deliver significant savings and value for individual patients and employer-sponsored health plans.

Speaker: Georgeann (George) Ewald (Clay FD) and Paul Pruitt (SHARx)
Gibson Facilitators: Brian Bellware and Bob Zavacky

Topics: Health Care Reform Webinar Healthcare Healthcare Summit

Appropriateness of Care

By Gibson on May 20, 2021

A key tenet for employer-optimized health plans is a relentless focus on delivering appropriate care to achieve the highest quality healthcare outcomes. Unfortunately, the design of the current health system rewards overtreatment and lacks accountability for misdiagnosis or sub-optimal treatment plans.

Join us as Brad Bostic from Hc1 and Shawn Rutledge from Edison Health discuss solutions for driving appropriate healthcare delivery through precision health, pharmacogenomics, second options, and national centers of excellence for complex medical care.

Speakers: Brad Bostic (Hc1), Shawn Rutledge (Edison Health)
Gibson Facilitator: Courtney Simpkiss

Topics: Health Care Reform Webinar Healthcare Healthcare Summit

Relocalizing Health

By Gibson on May 20, 2021

It’s no secret, the current healthcare system is flawed and rising costs continue to extract value from employers and local communities each and every year, oftentimes at the expense of investments to improve social determinants of health such as education, nutrition, housing, and more.

In this conversation with Dave Chase, co-founder and CEO of Health Rosetta, you will witness a powerful vision for restoring community-based health and practical steps for creating employer-optimized health plans.

Speaker: Dave Chase
Gibson Facilitator: Ray Korson

Topics: Health Care Reform Webinar Healthcare Healthcare Summit

Contractor's Edge: Contractors Insurance – The State of the Casualty Market

By Gibson on December 3, 2020

For the 9th consecutive quarter, a restless casualty insurance marketplace has seen premium and capacity challenges impacting many renewals. Many coverage lines have seen double digit rate increases, most notably general liability, commercial auto and umbrella/excess liability.

In this Contractor's Edge webinar, we discuss why the casualty market is challenged currently and how you can develop an edge to best position your firm in these challenging times.

Topics: Construction Webinar Contractor's Edge

Contractor's Edge: Cyber as an Emerging Risk

By Gibson on November 19, 2020

In this Contractor's Edge webinar, we discuss cyber risk and insurance against it, including topics such as:

Are you implementing an effective strategy to manage your cyber risk?
How do you create awareness around cyber within your organization?
Not all cyber insurance policies are created equal – do you understand how your policy would respond to a data breach?
Have you formalized a company technology/media policy that your employees understand and agree to comply with?
Does your organization have a data breach response plan to follow when you experience a data breach?
What does a best-in-class cyber risk look like?

Topics: Construction Webinar Contractor's Edge

Finding and Retaining Employees in a Tough Labor Market

By Gibson on November 11, 2020

In this webinar, we're joined by thought leaders from Gibson, Ritsema Associates, HR Collaborative, Pleune Service Co., and the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce to learn about finding and retaining employees in today's tough labor market.

Topics: Construction Commercial Risk Management Webinar

Contractor's Edge: Keeping your Best Employees

By Gibson on November 5, 2020

Do you have an edge that is clearly defined in the interview process? What makes your organization different in regard to retaining employees? In this week's Contractor's Edge webinar, we'll lay the foundation that will help you discover and flesh out your unique employee retention strategy.

Topics: Construction Webinar Contractor's Edge

Contractor's Edge: COVID-19 in the Workforce

By Gibson on October 8, 2020

In our first Contractor's Edge webinar, we partner with experts from WithHealth to provide a session that allows participants to “ask the doctors” questions surrounding the coronavirus and keeping employees safe.

Topics: Construction Webinar Contractor's Edge

Rebooting Your Business: Keeping Your Employees Safe

By Gibson on August 4, 2020

As businesses reopen or get closer to normal capacity, we are continuing our series on rebooting your business. This webinar will focus on keeping your employees safe while keeping your doors open.

In this webinar, we've partnered with experts from WithHealth to provide a session that allows participants to “ask the doctors” questions surrounding the coronavirus and keeping your employees safe.

Topics: Commercial Risk Management Webinar COVID-19

Off-Network: Value-based Payment Strategies

By Gibson on July 29, 2020

Preferred provider networks have traditionally been favored by employers for providing broad provider access to members across large geographies. However, provider networks are not necessarily built to manage costs and quality given fee-for-service reimbursement arrangements and the inability to steer to high quality providers in the network. Innovative purchasers focused on driving higher quality and lower costs in their health plans are actively seeking ways change how providers and hospitals are paid to ensure that incentives exist to lower costs and drive high quality patient outcomes.

Join us and special guest Lester Morales of Next Impact as we expose the reasons why traditional forms of healthcare purchasing are ineffective and may actually be contributing to higher plan costs. We’ll discuss alternative payment strategies that align incentives to promote greater value in the form of higher quality and lower costs for healthcare.

Topics: Webinar Healthcare Navigating Toward Value

Direct Primary Care: From Loss Leader to Quality Care Catalyst

By Gibson on June 24, 2020

Arguably one of the greatest dysfunctions of the U.S. healthcare system is the demoted position of primary care. Unfortunately, primary care has been relegated as a sort of “loss leader” in the healthcare delivery system, designed to serve as a referral source to higher cost specialists or facilities rather than allowing doctors enough time to treat patients holistically on the front-end. The Affordable Care Act rightly promoted the importance of primary care by eliminating cost for preventive services, but this is not adequate by itself.

Join us as we explain the importance and value of primary care and outline strategies that promote its use through plan design and direct care arrangements.

Topics: Webinar Healthcare Navigating Toward Value

Contractual Risk Transfer 2020

By Gibson on June 18, 2020

Effective risk transfer can save your organization money by lowering your overall cost of risk and keeping you competitive in the markets in which you operate. In this webinar featuring special guest Harvey Berns of Travelers, we will discuss the importance of identifying and effectively managing liabilities arising out of business relationships with other contractors, vendors, owners, architects, and engineers.

Discussion topics include:

Understanding the importance of written contracts
Recognizing contractual relationships commonly found on construction projects
Identifying the duties and triggers found within indemnification clauses
Recognizing the importance of including insurance requirements in contracts
Recognizing risk exposures associated with contracts from a claim perspective
Recognizing the need to establish a record retention policy
Assessing your company's contractual risk transfer processes

Topics: Commercial Risk Management Webinar

How to Maintain a Safety Culture and Why it Matters

By Gibson on June 4, 2020

What does a safety culture truly look like? In this webinar, Gibson and special guests ANVL combine factual information with first-hand experience in order to clearly define and lay out the groundwork for a top-notch safety culture.

Discussion topics include:

Benefits of a proactive safety culture
Tackling the challenges
Managing data in a crisis

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The Six Percent: Managing High-Cost Outlier Claims

By Gibson on May 27, 2020

Did you know that, for most health plans, a mere 6-8% of covered members account for 80% of total claims spend? One of the foundational strategies behind value-based purchasing is focusing on reducing the frequency and severity of high cost claims. In other words, focus on the 6% of your members driving the majority of your costs and claims volatility in your plan.

Join us as we expose this prevalent challenge and debunk the myth that employers are helpless when it comes to managing the risk of high cost outlier patients.

Topics: Webinar Healthcare Navigating Toward Value

Rebooting Your Workplace in the Midst of COVID-19

By Gibson on April 30, 2020

Gibson and Hanover Insurance have partnered once more to provide employers with best practices as businesses prepare to reopen amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Join us as we discuss pertinent topics such as staff communication strategies, disinfecting workstations, start up of equipment, ADA and PTO policies, and much more.

Discussion topics include:

Communicating with staff and customers
Cleaning stations and staggered shifts/lunches
Disinfecting equipment and verification of property damage
Sending employees home, layoff/recall
Phishing schemes and payroll modification

Topics: Commercial Risk Management Webinar COVID-19

Prescribed Savings: All Things Pharmacy

By Gibson on April 29, 2020

Recent scandals and public scrutiny have started to shine a bright light on the opaque business practices of big pharma manufacturers and pharmacy benefits managers. Despite this scrutiny, the cost of prescription medications continues to rise as manufacturers focus on developing high cost specialty medications and lack of regulation permits various players to arbitrarily inflate the cost of prescriptions year over year.

Join us as we shine a light into the “black box” of prescription medications. We’ll explain how prescription medications are sourced and procured, how PBMs get paid in oftentimes hidden ways, and how you can better manage your pharmacy spend.

Topics: Webinar Healthcare Navigating Toward Value

Navigating COVID-19 Relief Resources for Your Business

By Gibson on April 21, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis is significantly impacting businesses. New programs and relief measures are available to business owners through enactment of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Our team of advisors is here to help you navigate relief opportunities and resources.

Join Gibson, Varnum, HR Collaborative, and Plante Moran as we cover the latest information including:

Employee Retention
Payroll and HR considerations for employers
Tax implications to have on your radar
Insurance considerations
Risk management resources

Topics: Commercial Risk Management Webinar COVID-19

Leading Sales Virtually: How to Speed Up When Others Are Slowing Down

By Gibson on April 9, 2020

Calling all sales leaders! It's safe to say that our talents, patience and tenacity are being tested in this moment. How are you handling business development and sales leadership while working remotely? Our activity today will create our success tomorrow, next week, and the next several quarters. While others slow down, this is a divine time to speed up.

In this webinar, Sandler Trustpointe Executive Vice President Amy Woodall illustrsates how to manage key attitudes and behaviors, continue momentum, and create a success checklist for yourself and your team.

Topics: Webinar COVID-19 Sales

Navigating COVID-19 Relief Resources for your Business

By Gibson on April 7, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis is significantly impacting businesses. New programs and relief measures are available to business owners through enactment of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Our team of advisors is here to help you navigate relief opportunities and resources.

Join Gibson, Greater Fort Wayne Inc., Barrett McNagny, and Katz, Sapper & Miller (KSM) as we cover the latest information including:

SBA loan programs to help manage cash flow
Employee Leave and HR Considerations for Employers
Tax implications to have on your radar
Insurance considerations
Risk management resources

Topics: Commercial Risk Management Webinar COVID-19

Navigating COVID-19 Relief Resources for your Business

By Gibson on April 2, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis is significantly impacting businesses. New programs and relief measures are becoming available to business owners through enactment of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Our team of advisors is here to help you navigate relief opportunities and resources.

Join Gibson, Kruggel Lawton CPAs, and Lake City Bank for this webinar as we cover the latest information including:

SBA loan programs to help manage cash flow
Payroll and HR considerations for employers
Tax implications to have on your radar
Insurance considerations
Risk management resources

Topics: Commercial Risk Management Webinar COVID-19

Preventing Property Losses During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Gibson on March 31, 2020

Gibson and Hanover Insurance have partnered to provide employers a roadmap for preventing property losses during this pandemic. With many businesses having to temporarily suspend operations, employee absenteeism and idle facilities create unique risks and potential gaps in insurance coverage.

Discussion topics include:

Facility Security
Emergency Response Protocols
Management of Ignition Sources
Fire Protection Equipment
Utility Interruptions
General Housekeeping

Topics: Commercial Risk Management Webinar COVID-19 Loss Prevention

Exploring Clinical Research, Economic Impact, and Healthcare Cost Containment Measures Amid the COVID-19 Crisis

By Gibson on March 25, 2020

Even the most innovative and best-in-class programs will fall short if individual healthcare consumers neglect to take advantage of these programs. Driving behavior change in how individuals access healthcare and engage with your plan should be a primary focal point of your benefits strategy.

Join us as we dive into the topic of care navigation and why it matters. We’ll outline the traditional methods insurers and purchasers have used to manage care and highlight best practices for ensuring that patients are taken care of and compassionately guided towards high quality, low cost providers.

Topics: Webinar Healthcare COVID-19

The Healthcare Financing Spectrum

By Gibson on February 26, 2020

The first step to taking control of your benefits spend is to ensure that your funding and administrative mechanisms allow for flexibility and control. Healthcare financing is ultimately a matter of risk tolerance, but the most appropriate funding mechanism will maximize the reward for an acceptable amount of risk given your business needs and characteristics.

Join us as we walk you through the entire spectrum of funding options available to employer benefits purchasers. We’ll outline the features of each option and explain the benefits of advancing down the spectrum towards optimal alternative risk financing strategies.

Topics: Webinar Healthcare Navigating Toward Value

Intro to Value-Based Healthcare Purchasing

By Gibson on January 29, 2020

Over the past decade, we’ve experienced incredible disruption in benefits from the ACA and the major trend towards healthcare consumerism. Over the next decade, we will experience another significant disruption, not necessarily through new mandates or penalties, but through a wave of innovation in purchasing and plan design strategies that address the root causes of healthcare purchasing risk: variance of price and quality in healthcare.

In this webinar, we introduce you to the concept of value-based purchasing and learn how these next-gen strategies can improve patient experiences, deliver high quality care outcomes, and ultimately control your benefits spend. Find out how other employers are taking control over their benefits programs by managing their health plan like other areas of their business.

Topics: Webinar Healthcare Navigating Toward Value

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