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   8:00 am    BUILDING A BRAND

                    Andy Neary, well known consultant, speaker and author

This session  will provide an overview of the role of the modern insurance agent with a view towards developing a compliant personal brand. Our speaker will discuss integrity in working with clients, building trust through educational marketing, while addressing consumer protection.

   8:50 am     Break

   9:00 am     SELF-FUNDING IN 2025

                     Carrie Barth, Centivo

Our speaker will discuss issues with being fully insured and why it doesn’t work.  She will then delve into ways to fix the issues and discuss the financial considerations.

   9:50 am      Break

   10:00 am     TRANSPARENCY PLUS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE -                      Will the Real AI Please Stand Up!

                       Daniel R. Meylan, ARM, Payer Compass, and author of                        The Path - A Compensation Transparency Course   

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) and the Transparency in Coverage Act (TIC) have triggered the release of the pricing and costs associated with trillions of medical procedures. The sheer volume of that data is beyond human comprehension. By applying AI to these massive quantities of health cost data it will become possible to offer the healthcare consumer a very clear picture of the lowest cost highest quality providers available for their particular medical need.

   10:50 am      Break

   11:00 am      UNBUNDLING PHARMACY BENEFITS:  
                        Why Independent Rebate and Clinical Management                        Matter

                       Sarah Rivera, PHARM, Health Delegates

This presentation will discuss pharmacy benefit models, in particular “bundled” vs. “unbundled”. It will include discussion of an independent Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee an address giving insight into these cost drivers and how to address with clinical and financial ammunition.

   11:50 am      Lunch

                       PILLARS OF ERISA: 50 Years Later Looking Back and                        Looking Forward

                       Andrew Ky Haynes, Haynes Benefits, PC

Fifty years later, ERISA remains the foundation of U.S. employee benefits law, guiding not only pension plans, but also employee health benefit and welfare programs. What is ERISA? How has it evolved over time? What can we expect in the next 50 years of ERISA?

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Approved for the following credits:

• 5 hours of insurance credit in Missouri and Kansas, including one hour of ethics

• 5 hours of Continuing Legal Education Credit in Missouri

• 5 hours of SHRM credit