Conference Tracks

Read below for the seven new concurrent tracks and sessions you will attend at Benefits Forum.

Cost Containment

• Predicting Future Health Care Costs
• Developing a Strategic Plan to Manage Benefit Costs
• Reducing Benefit Costs through Dependent Eligibility Audits
• The Ticket to Health Plan Cost Savings
• Take Control of Your Vendor Relationships
• Strategic Benefits Management in Tough Economic Times
• Maximizing the Partnership with Your PBM

Health Care

• No More Free Coffee: Managing Benefit Cutbacks
• What Employers Need to Know about Personal Health Records
• Evaluating PBM Program Offerings
• Keys to Building a Culture of Health
• How to Change Employee Behavior and Lower Rx Costs
• A Savvy Buyer's Guide to HSAs
• On-Site Medical Clinics: How Well Are They Working?

Wellness

• Ten Characteristics of Successful Wellness Plans
• Using Data to Drive Health Management Success
• Winning against Obesity with "The Biggest Loser"
• Successful Wellness Programs for Small Companies
• The ROI of Population Health Management
• Launching a Successful Corporate Wellness Program
• One-Two Punch: Self-Insurance and Disease Management

Employee Engagement

• New Strategies for Employee Engagement
• Effectively Communicating Benefit Changes
• Better Employee Communications through Artificial Intelligence
• Employee Finances and Your Bottom Line
• Creating an On-Site Employee Benefit Center
• Meeting the Benefit Needs of Hispanic Employees
• Switching to a Health Reimbursement Account Plan

Legal & Regulatory

• Overcoming Legal and Compliance Hurdles in Wellness Plans
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• New Twists in COBRA Law
• Compliance in Section 125 Nondiscrimination Testing
• Health Care Reform and Your Benefit Plan
• Effective FMLA Administration: Preventing Employee Abuse
• Surviving a 403(b) Plan Audit

Retirement and Personal Finance

• How to Fix Your Company's 401(k)
• New Tools to Help Employees Grow Their Nest Eggs
• Best Practices in 401(k) Automatic Enrollment
• Giving Employees Investment Flexibility and Choice
• Best Ways to Engage Employees in the Retirement Plan
• Retiree Medical Benefits in the 21st Century
• Market Conditions and the Future of Defined Benefit Plans

Paycheck Extenders

• Top Trends in Voluntary Benefits
• The Competitive Edge with Employee Benefits
• Enhancing the Benefit Plan with Dental and Vision
• High-Impact Family Friendly Benefits
• Using Mentors to Guide Employees through Open Enrollment