The Evolution of Health Solutions  

January 27, 2021

8:30AM - 9:30AM

Presented via Zoom

To Register: The Evolution of Health Solutions

Program Summary 

The health insurance and care delivery market is changing rapidly! We’ve seen new insurance carriers enter the market with new solutions. There have been mergers and rumors of mergers between major healthcare organizations, both locally and nationally. Pandemic pandemonium forced us all to do things virtually – including healthcare, and the stress of it all found us asking for the number to EAP. In the meantime, our premiums continued to rise, while all of our budgets tightened. So, what’s really going on with healthcare, and are they any solutions in sight? This presentation, in one short hour will answer ALL of the questions surrounding healthcare…well maybe not all, but we promise to leave you with a better understanding of local and national market dynamics, new care solutions, new engagement solutions, and developments impacting care and costs moving forward.

Learning Objectives

This will cover the following topics:

1. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the evolving local insurance market and new solutions available.
2. Attendees will learn about new innovations in virtual care as a solution to reduce health plan cost.
3. Attendees will learn about how big data can increase consumer engagement and employer understanding of population health.
4. Attendees will learn about innovations in pharmacy, and the impact it could have on health plan costs.

About the Speakers:

Ben Zietz is an Employee Benefits Advisor at Dawson Insurance, a Marsh & McLennan Agency. Ben began at Dawson Insurance in 2011, having been in the insurance industry since 2009. He currently specializes in working with businesses and organizations on developing employee benefit strategies. Additionally, Ben is involved in the local community through his participation on various committees at his church as well as serving on the board of the Fargo Moorhead Symphony.  In his free time he likes being outdoors, cooking, and traveling with his wife.

Matt Nagel is a Regional Sales Manager at HealthPartners. Matt has 13 years of experience at HealthPartners collaborating with employers and Employee Benefits Advisors to develop innovative insurance-based health solutions. HealthPartners is the largest non-profit, consumer-governed, health care organization in the United States – with 26,000 employees serving more than 1.8 million medical and dental health plan members nationwide. HealthPartners care system of over 1,800 physicians treats more than 1.2 million patients per year, and their medical research institution is one of the largest in the Midwest – conducting over 400 studies a year. Matt’s proudest moment working at HealthPartners was cutting the ribbon on the first skyway clinic in downtown St. Paul – a clinic funded by Metropolitan Council to provide a unique and exclusive health solution to their employees. Since then, Matt and his family have relocated to the Fargo area to bring new health solutions to North Dakota.

Credit:

• Approved: 1.0 SHRM credit
  
• Pending: 1.0 HRCI credit