NextGen Healthcare Summit - Sustainable Healthcare: Answers for a High-Cost Market

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10 Mar

Sustainable Healthcare: Answers for a High-Cost Market

Sustainable Healthcare: Answers for a High-Cost Market

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 (12:00 AM to 11:59 PM)
3.5 PDCs
Provider: Conner Insurance
Course Name: NextGen Healthcare Summit - Sustainable Healthcare: Answers for a High-Cost Market

Speaker: Adam Weber, Betsy Bigler, Mandi Rishel, Mary Hedlund, Ben Conner, Matthew Browning, Joel Hungate, Guy Vahle, Randa Deaton, Thompson Aderinkomi, Jeff Whitaker, Ricki Hancart
Program Type: Conference
Registration URL: https://nextgenhcsummit.com/
Sustainable Healthcare: Answers for a High-Cost Market, Fishers, Indiana
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Evaluate the financial drivers of rising healthcare costs (including GLP-1 therapies, specialty drugs, and high-cost claims) and assess their impact on total rewards strategy and organizational performance. SHRM BASK: Business Acumen, Critical Evaluation, Total Rewards Apply data-driven decision frameworks to identify cost containment opportunities while maintaining compliance, equity, and employee experience standards. SHRM BASK: Critical Evaluation, Ethical Practice, Total Rewards Design benefits strategies that align with workforce needs and business objectives, including virtual care, value-based plan design, and community health models. SHRM BASK: Total Rewards, Business Acumen, HR Expertise Analyze real-world case studies to determine the ROI of healthcare innovations and make informed recommendations to executive leadership. SHRM BASK: Critical Evaluation, Business Acumen Develop an action plan to manage healthcare spend while improving employee health outcomes, retention, and productivity. SHRM BASK: Employee Engagement, Total Rewards, Leadership & Navigation Communicate benefits strategy and cost implications effectively to internal stakeholders, including finance, leadership, and employees. SHRM BASK: Communication, Consultation

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This educational summit is an interactive, instructor-led learning experience designed to build HR professionals’ competencies in total rewards strategy, healthcare cost management, and workforce well-being. Participants will engage in expert-led presentations, real-world case studies, and facilitated discussions focused on the business and people impact of rising healthcare costs. Content will cover current drivers of spend—including specialty drugs, GLP-1 therapies, claims volatility, and plan design inefficiencies—and explore practical, compliant strategies to address these challenges. Attendees will analyze data scenarios, evaluate innovative care delivery models such as virtual care and community-based health programs, and apply decision-making frameworks to balance cost containment with employee experience and organizational goals. Interactive elements will include guided case reviews, peer discussion, and strategy mapping exercises to support applied learning. By the conclusion of the activity, participants will have developed actionable insights and an implementation roadmap they can take back to their organizations to drive measurable value, improve workforce health outcomes, and strengthen organizational performance.

Sustainable Healthcare: Answers for a High-Cost Market
Sustainable Healthcare: Answers for a High-Cost Market
11313 USA Pkwy
Fishers, IN 46037-9208

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