Dinner Panel Discussion Will Be Preceded By Afternoon CPE Session
Last week, house GOP lawmakers revealed their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act/Obamacare. The bill, called the American Health Care Act, has already made it through two marathon committee hearings, and has created uncertainty associated with its impact on health care reform, delivery, and markets. Our dinner panel – comprised of executives from companies from all aspects of the healthcare ecosystem (benefit advisor, healthcare provider, and insurance carrier) – will provide perspectives on what the bill may mean for employers, the outlook in the short and near term for Obamacare, the potential for chaos in the health insurance market, and practical considerations for companies as they evaluate healthcare benefit strategies, solutions, and costs.
Panelists confirmed for the event include:
John Wolterbeek, Chief Financial Officer, UnitedHealthcare – California Health Plan
John joined United Healthcare in 1995 and has over 25 years of experience in the health care industry. As the CFO for the California market, John is responsible for driving strategies, budgets, forecasts, and execution of key initiatives, working to evaluate risks while managing a strategic focus on long term financial stability, as well as identifying emerging opportunities. His prior roles with UHC include market CFO for the Pacific Northwest as well as a number of national and regional finance positions focused on long-range planning and strategy. Prior to joining United, John worked with Aetna Health Plans in a number of operational roles.
Dr. Steven P. Maron, MD – CEO/President, VEP Healthcare, Inc.
Steve Maron, MD, joined VEP in 1990. VEP manages emergency medicine and hospitalist services in more than 30 hospitals nationwide. As President and CEO, Dr. Maron establishes the vision of excellence for VEP and oversees all aspects of the management and growth of the company’s emergency departments and hospitalist programs. Dr. Maron continues to work as a frontline physician in several VEP emergency departments. Before assuming the VEP presidency in 2001, he served as an emergency physician at several VEP hospitals and provided medical care through Doctors Without Borders in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ghana, West Africa, and Nicaragua.
Michael S. Baker, MD, FACS
Dr. Baker is Board Certified in General Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and practices in Walnut Creek, CA. He served as a surgery department chair for over 20 years, teaches on the clinical faculty at two medical schools, and serves on the Editorial Board of the journal Military Medicine. Dr. Baker retired from the U.S. Navy in July 2005 with the rank of Rear Admiral, after 30 years in the uniformed service of his country. Upon retirement he was awarded his third Legion of Merit, which he proudly wears alongside his Marine Corps Combat Action ribbon and Combat Craft Riverine Warfare pin.
Ron Jordan, Vice President, Cigna HealthCare
Ron manages the Northern California market for Cigna’s Select Segment, which focuses on selling and managing clients with 250+ employees for medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Raj Singh, Chief Operations Officer, Expert Quote, Inc.
Raj is responsible for creating strategies that preserve benefits and secure six-figure annual savings for firms with 25 to 2,500 employees. He has been profiled in several leading publications, including the San Jose Business Journal, Work Force Magazine, and Business Insurance, among others, on his insights into the California health insurance market. He has also authored several whitepapers, including “Demystifying Obamacare” and “Healthcare Small Business Tax Credits Guide.”
Panel Moderator: Sas Mukherjee, EVP, CFO, and Chief Strategy Officer, York Risk Services Group
Sas is currently the EVP, CFO, and Chief Strategy Officer for York Risk Services Group, a portfolio company of Onex Corp, a leading global investment firm with $23 billion of capital under management. Prior to joining York, Sas was CFO and Head of Corporate Development for Serco Global Services, Americas, a division of the $8 billion Serco Group, a FTSE 250 listed company. In the past, Sas also served as Divisional CFO and Executive Director of Strategy & Business Excellence for Kaiser Permanente.
Date: March 16, 2017
Location: Palio, 640 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, Phone: (415)395-9800
Program: 4:30 PM PD Session | 5:30 PM Networking | 6:20 PM Announcements | 6:40 PM Guest Speaker | 7:30 PM Dinner
Cost: Complimentary to Members | $125 Non-Members
Have Questions or Need Registration Support? Contact Denise Parker, Chapter Administrator, at [email protected] or 813.494.9551.
Afternoon Professional Development Event: “How to Save Up to 18% Per Year on Corporate Benefit Expenditures”
Featuring Raj Singh, Chief Operations Officer of ExpertQuote, Inc.
March’s Professional Development Workshop will explore strategies and considerations associated with different health insurance platforms, including their features and related costs, with a focus on maximizing benefits for the least expense possible. Raj Singh, Chief Operations Officer of ExpertQuote, Inc., will lead the workshop (please see above for his biography and background). Topics to be covered include:
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What type of health insurance platform is right for your company? Specifics associated with the following plans will be covered – Traditional; Health Savings Account (“HSA”); Health Reimbursement Account (“HRA”); and Self-Funding.
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How to benchmark your company’s employee contributions to industry, area, and company size – to determine whether you are over- or under-charging your employees.
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Small group age-band rates vs. large group composite rates. Can you choose your group category? What is best?
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When are partial or self-funded plans the optimum solution?
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Case studies and client-specific considerations.