In this episode, we’re joined by Zach Hostetler, vice president of client solutions at Employers Health. He’ll share what we’re hearing from self-insured employers throughout the country including:
- How COVID changed their employee benefits strategy in 2020.
- Specialty management and other high-cost issues faced by employers.
- What employers are focusing on and the challenges they’re anticipating in 2021.
Listeners will also hear an update on the Employers Health client solutions team’s growth and how they work with the EH clinical pharmacists to serve as an extension of the benefits team.
In this episode, Mike Zucarelli clinical pharmacist and national pharmacy practice lead for CBIZ and host Mike Stull discuss the impact of specialty medications on employers’ budgets and the strategies being adopted in the marketplace such as copay maximizer programs and specialty prior authorizations.
Join us as Mike Stull talks with Christian Moreno to hear his insights on the current state of employee benefits. Hear the newest trends and top priorities he’s seeing from employee benefits professionals; how wellness, disease management, utilization, specialty and COVID-19 all play into stop loss management; and other health benefit developments.
Congratulations to Episode 21’s giftcard giveaway winner, April Holt from ArcelorMittal.
Hear from Right Direction co-director, Sean Godar, as he shares the latest developments and updates on Right Direction, a high-impact, turnkey initiative that raises awareness about depression and other mental health conditions in the workplace. He shares how employee benefits and HR professionals can utilize the initiative to provide free resources, tools and expert guidance on workplace mental health to help create a healthier and more engaged workforce.
We recently interviewed Tracy Spencer, senior vice president of employer groups and strategic clients at Pharmaceutical Strategies Group, a leading pharmacy intelligence and technology company. In this episode Tracy shares opportunities for employers in the PBM marketplace, the latest plan design trends and developments including copay programs, needs-based programs and more.
In this episode listeners will hear from Peggy West, director of compensation and benefits at Formica, and Rocke Blair, managing director at Sheridan Road Advisors, a HUB International Company, as they share how they’ve worked proactively to help employers and employees realize both the economic and health benefits of treating health and retirement benefits as one.
In this episode we’ll cover questions from the audience including the affects of COVID-19 on the PBM industry, how pharmacy rebates work, how minimum rebate guarantees are determined and some of your most frequently asked questions about specialty pharmacy.
Congratulations to Episode 17’s giftcard giveaway winner, Doreen Hull from Midwest Public Risk.
We speak with Kelsey Dieters, a clinical pharmacist at Employers Health as she updates us on gene therapy, the latest in specialty pharmacy. She’ll share what gene therapy is, how it can help patients and what employers can do to mitigate the risk of its often high price tag.
If you’d like to learn more about gene therapy and what it could mean for your organization’s employee benefit plan, contact your Client Solutions Executive, Kelsey Dieters or Matt Harman.
Congratulations to Episode 16’s giftcard giveaway winner, Janel Polster from Arcelor Mittal.
Hear from Vice President of Account Management, Zach Hostetler, as he shares with our host what we’re hearing from member organizations including what they are focused on and benefit challenges they are anticipating in 2020 and beyond. He’ll also provide an update on our account management team and the resources they provide to member organizations and their benefit teams.
Congratulations to Episode 15’s gift card winner, Sheba Marshall of Kent State University.
Dave Uldricks, vice president, PBM contracting and strategy, joins us to cover changes in the pharmacy benefit management industry and how they affect plan sponsors and their participants. Listeners will learn about the uniqueness of the Employers Health Annual Market Check and its importance in remaining competitive.
Congratulations to Episode 14’s gift card winner, Delaine Flomer of the University of Idaho.