The 2nd Annual Business of Exchanges Summit

Workshop A: Use Data to Partner More Effectively with Health Systems

Workshop B: Changing How We Change: Igniting a Culture for Innovation

• Inform scenario planning with insight from both sides of the aisle – How might election results impact your organization?
• Learn which ACA items to watch in the next 6-9 months

Remove the stress from networking. Peer-to-Peer Networking Breakfasts allow you to connect with peers, share notes and best practices, and discuss emerging trends in a relaxed environment. Begin your day enjoying breakfast with your counterparts, engaging in stimulating conversations, and building lasting relationships. While at the event, join one of the following groups on Tuesday morning for breakfast:

• Discussion of cost trends and major contributors
• How ACA elements impact cost: Medicaid expansion, exchanges, Medicare
• The long-term impact of cost shifting and high deductibles on the consumer
• The role of Medicare Advantage plans in producing value and lowering cost

Thought Leaders TBA

• Discuss efforts to meet the mandate of tying 50% of payment to value by 2018 - Are we ready?
• Explore accountable care models achieving results
• Foster community-based care and navigate the business impact on hospitals

*Additional Market Insight opportunities are available on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

If you have a product or solution that you would like to showcase in the Market Insight discussions, please contact us.

A-K: Bernie Weiss
Vice President, Business Development
[email protected]
781-939-2502

L-Z: Suzanne Carroll
Manager, Business Development
[email protected]
781 -939-2648

• Understand the long-term future of the marketplace, how it’s evolving, and current obstacles
• Develop creative ways to shore up expenses, increase revenues, and become self-sustaining
• Hear approaches to address operational issues and improve decision-making tools, the shopping experience, and overall value

• Employ a risk optimization strategy to offset losses as reinsurance and risk corridor programs conclude
• Reduce pharmacy spend and other high-cost areas by implementing targeted clinical intervention programs and improving care management
• Consider changing the individual risk adjuster methodology for a better correlation between member risk and cost
• Develop pricing strategies or product portfolios to make up for possible shortfalls
• Discover ways that plans have grown revenue and increased market share

• Assess the impact of regulations and strategies for compliance
• Build a foundation of reliable member data to accurately analyze and predict population risk
• Discuss where the public marketplace may be headed and future guidance impacting payers
• Identify ways to improve the consumer experience

• Explore the M&A; climate and the potential pros and cons of mega-mergers
• What are the implications of deals for payers, providers, and for consumers five years out?
• Discuss the convergence of health care companies including new partnerships, integration, and collaboration

• Learn about the role of data and analytics in transforming health care and revolutionizing personalized medicine
• Explore a new era of cognitive computing, which is augmenting human capacity to understand and improve complex health care systems
• Gain a better understanding of emerging technologies and their impact on the future of health care

• Explore a global, public- and private-sector collaboration to help prevent and respond to devastating epidemics
• Hear lessons from the Ebola outbreak including its impact on hospitals and health care resources
• Understand how health care organizations can successfully partner with governments and engage local communities to catalyze change

*Additional Market Insight opportunities are available on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

If you have a product or solution that you would like to showcase in the Market Insight discussions, please contact us.

A-K: Bernie Weiss
Vice President, Business Development
[email protected]
781-939-2502

L-Z: Suzanne Carroll
Manager, Business Development
[email protected]
781 -939-2648

• Follow a personalized approach and re-invent private exchange platforms
• Assess the impact of the Cadillac Tax on exchange growth and modify plan design to succeed in a defined contribution model
• Understand how private exchanges support price transparency and help consumers make informed decisions

• Weigh the pros and cons of adding ancillary and other benefits and services to complement group insurance products
• Strategic approaches to working with ancillary and other partners
• Hear about successful approaches to bundling products

• Employ effective tools that simplify comparison shopping and increase transparency
• Create a journey map and offer tailored benefits and program features to build customer loyalty
• Plan and pilot innovative products to differentiate your exchange offerings and bring value to the employer and employee

• Engagement strategies that enhance the health care user experience
• Models that combine convenience and the right level of care to meet people where they are both in their lives and in their health care journey

• Explore the impact of emerging PC models - retail, virtual, urgent care, clinic, and community-based – on patient outcomes and the industry
• Examine innovative models gaining scale nationally and globally
• Discuss what primary care and patient-provider relationship may look like in five to 10 years

• Cutting-edge research that addresses integration from behavioral and physical sides of the equation
• Industry investment and progress in integration
• Cross-sector collaborations to improve care coordination and outcomes
• Diverse models across settings (e.g., schools, churches) including digital, virtual, and grassroots campaigns that are moving into the mainstream

• Discuss how virtual medicine is reshaping the health care industry
• Elevate services with a new level of speed and personalization to better meet consumer and patient needs
• Explore how technology catalyzes true change

*Additional Market Insight opportunities are available on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

If you have a product or solution that you would like to showcase in the Market Insight discussions, please contact us.

A-K: Bernie Weiss
Vice President, Business Development
[email protected]
781-939-2502

L-Z: Suzanne Carroll
Manager, Business Development
[email protected]
781 -939-2648