Webinars

High (specialty drug costs for treating some chronic conditions can be as high as $1 million annually for a single plan member) and rising specialty drug costs have become the most important health plan cost driver for many employer groups. The entry of these drugs into the marketplace has raised important economic, health, and ethical questions for all health plans.

In this Webinar, Dr. Bruce Campbell will review:
1. The clinical effectiveness of commonly used specialty drugs;
2. The cost impact of these drugs, including ROI estimates and future cost projections;
3. The FDA specialty drug approval pipeline;
4. Ethical issues surrounding financing and use of these drugs;
5. Current options for managing costs and ensuring appropriate use of these drugs.

After this webinar, employers will have a better understanding of specialty drug use, the drug release schedule, and most importantly practical action steps to control costs without adversely affecting members’ health and prognosis.

During this informative webinar Stacy H. Barrow, Esq., BAN’s Director of Compliance, provides an overview of the legal and regulatory guidelines for wellness programs under DOL and EEOC rules. Attendees will gain an understanding of how DOL and EEOC rules apply depending on the type of wellness program offered, how limits on rewards work depending on the types of wellness programs offered, and recent court cases of interest.

Takeaways include:
1. An understanding of which laws apply to wellness programs
2. Information on how the limits on rewards apply
3. Best practices for ensuring that wellness programs comply with applicable laws

Today’s job market is competitive. With the unemployment rate lower than ever, top talent can be lured away with desirable benefits packages and other workplace perks. One of the best ways to improve retention and attract top talent is to offer affordable, quality health insurance and benefits. However, this can be challenging due to rising health care rates.

There are unique health funding strategies available in New England that offer both lower costs and higher quality packages. Join us for a one hour webinar, Wednesday, August 21st from 11 am to noon.

We’ll discuss:

- Current health benefit trends
- Funding strategies for small to mid-sized employers
- Initiatives to keep costs low in 2020 and beyond

More than ever your company culture should be aligned as a part of your overarching business strategy. Not only is company culture part of your brand, which should be an important part of your products or services, it can either be an advocate of your vision, or your opponent.

Your culture should speak to your core values and your company’s unique “why” customers do business with you. When your employees, culture and customers are aligned, they create a community, or bond, that becomes your greatest asset.

This asset will attract the right customers, influencers, partners, and ultimately the right employees to your organization.

It's not just about employee and customer information, it’s also the employer data and intellectual property data businesses have everywhere, from documents to email to cloud storage to accounting, attacks could cripple small businesses.

Focus on:
1. Multifactor Authentication;
2. Security Audits and Experts;
3. Cloud and Premise Security;
4. Everyone’s Job;
5. Email and Browsing.

Join BAN's Director of Compliance, Stacy H. Barrow, Esq. for an informative webinar on Consumer Directed Healthcare and Account-Based Plans. Webinar attendees will gain an understanding on the background of Consumer Directed Healthcare, HSA eligibility and contribution rules, how HSA funds may be used, and how employers may contribute to HSAs. Stacy will also discuss HRAs and FSAs under the Affordable Care Act.

Key takeaways include:
1. An understanding of the rules surrounding high deductible health plans (HDHPs)
2. How HSAs, FSAs and HRAs can coordinate with HDHPs
3. How HSAs, FSAs and HRAs have changed under the ACA

Newer analytic techniques (based on “big data” analysis in other industries) are being implemented in the health and medical benefits spaces. These techniques have the potential to transform cost control and risk mitigation in employersponsored health plans.
In this Webinar, Dr. Bruce Campbell will review:
1. How these techniques work and are applied in other industries;
2. Examples of the emerging use of these techniques in private health plans; and,
3. Options for implementing advanced analytics at the employer level.

During this webinar Josh Hoover helps attendees become more familiar with the different trends in HR Technology and how to best utilize their current systems, along with potentially evaluate new systems.

During our final webinar of our 2019 Educational Webinar Series, Stacy H. Barrow, Esq. provides and overview of all things compliance in 2019, along with a look at what to expect in 2020. Attendees will receive an update on legal and regulatory changes under the ACA in 2019, a review of other agency guidance in 2019 applicable to health and welfare plans, an update on recent court cases affecting health and welfare plans, and what to expect in 2020.
Key takeaways include:
1. A better understanding of major changes in employee benefits law in 2019
2. Knowledge of court cases were most impactful to employee benefit plans in 2019
3. An understanding of potential changes and guidance expected for 2020

In this webinar Stacy H. Barrow, Esq. provides an overview of ACA reporting requirements that are applicable for both large employers and self-insured plans. Stacy will review the various reporting forms (1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C), indicator codes and affordability safe harbors. Other topics covered in this webinar include how to report for waiting periods / initial measurement periods, COBRA participants and post-employment coverage, and how to correct reporting mistakes. Stacy will also address common questions and provide best practices.

Key takeaways include:
1. How to complete the reporting forms;
2. Which indicator codes and safe harbors apply to various employment situations (e.g., waiting periods, changes in cost, changes in employment status);
3. How to address other situations, such as opt-out payments, union employees, and conditional offers of coverage to spouses.

This webinar is eligible for SHRM, HRCI, and CEBS credits, which will be sent by the agency after attendance is verified.

Employers already have a benefits strategy – but the vast majority do not have an HR technology systems strategy. In this webinar, Benefit Technology Resources will review what an HR Systems Strategy is, and why it’s critically important for clients to have one.

Other topics will include:
• How to build an HR Systems Strategy & its key components
• Best practices for managing a strategy ongoing
• Real client case studies

This webinar provides an overview of HIPAA's Privacy and Security Rules. It will review different types of entities subject to HIPAA, take an in-depth look at Protected Health Information (PHI), individual rights to HIPAA, and what to do when there is a PHI breach.

This webinar provides an overview of the most common Musculoskeletal conditions, including medical and surgical treatments for them and address common questions and provide best practices.

Learn how to control and manage your company's health insurance with proven strategies and actionable opportunities that efectively lower costs. This webinar promises to arm you with cost saving strategies you can put into effect to save both you and your employees money today and over the long-term.

This webinar provides current information on developing a culture to best market your business to attract and retain employees, regulatory HR updates including the EEOC and the DOL, and HR best practices. Education yourself on top trends in Human Capital Management (HCW) and find out what you should be focusing on for your workforce needs.

In today’s world where content is king, voice and video are the crown jewels of reach and effectiveness. It is how the future of content will be distributed and consumed.

Learn how to use Voice and Video in the journey of recruiting and maintaining your:

Customers and prospective customers, creating a client base that works for you, your employees, and your organization;
Employees and prospective employees, enabling you to advance your organization with a loyal and enthusiastic workforce.
Attendance at the live webinar is eligible for SHRM, HRCI, and CEBS credit.

The employer’s decision to self- insure their employee benefit plan requires a number of considerations, some obvious and some not so. This webinar will identify the decisions that need to be addressed and the options available.

Takeaways include:

1. Financial analysis tools;
2. Claim Payer Options;
3. Plan Design Considerations;
4. Stop Loss Structure.​

Participation in the live webinar is eligible for HRCI, SHRM, and CEBS credit.