Jared, Vanessa and Adam are joined by Brown & Brown's National Behavioral Health Leader, Dr. Joel Axler. Building on his recent white paper on Behavioral Health Trends, the team expands on the pandemic's impact and effect on our mental and behavioral health. The team will discuss behavioral health trends, employer concerns and actionable items for employers to consider. Dr. Joel also explores a reimagined employee assistance program to help drive engagement and support employees wherever they might be on their journey. 

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Vanessa Longnecker

Adam Compton

Jared, Vanessa and Adam dive deeper into the recently released Brown & Brown Employee Benefits GAP Analysis and go 'BEYOND MEDICAL BENEFITS' to discuss emerging trends with non-medical plans, ancillary benefits, fringe benefits, health services and family-friendly benefits. With so many services and offerings in the marketplace, the team focuses on products that can help reach and engage employees. Finally, the team discusses actionable ways that businesses can align coverages and contracts to support employees (and families) when they need it. 

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Vanessa Longnecker

Adam Compton

Jared, Vanessa and Adam are joined by their teammate, Rebecca Shipley, to discuss emerging trends within employee total rewards. Rebecca and the team examine how employers are finding new and innovative ways to expand the different forms of compensation, and how the world of total rewards has evolved in the last 24 months. They will also share areas where employers should be careful and pay special attention when creating a total rewards program. Finally, the team addresses areas of low-hanging fruit that any sized employer can focus on within their total rewards package.

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Vanessa Longnecker

Adam Compton

Vanessa and Adam are joined by Dr. Eric Bricker to discuss Virtual Primary Care and how employers (and employees) can control costs and improve quality of care. Dr. Bricker dives into Virtual Primary Care, which focuses on 24/7 urgent care, chronic care and preventive screenings. These services provide quick, convenient access to a trusted doctor, helps improve access equity and promotes medication adherence. Virtual Primary Care can also reduce high-cost claims through coordinated referrals and chronic condition management.

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Jared Bowcutt

Vanessa Longnecker

Adam Compton

Jared, Vanessa and Adam are joined by three industry specialists, Steve Maike, Laura Birkel and Frank Bacon, to talk about some of the emerging trends in pharmacy spending. Our panel jumps into all things pharmacy benefits, with the basics of what is a Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) and the difference between carved in vs. carved out. They also address complicated items like managing specialty drug spend and what a copay maximizer program is.

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Jared Bowcutt

Vanessa Longnecker

Adam Compton

Jared, Vanessa, and Adam are joined by Abinue Fortingo to discuss emerging trends in population health. They dive into the difference between a program that will help create an ROI and one designed solely for culture. Abinue also discusses his passion and knowledge on behavior health and how employers can make improvements to their mental health offerings.

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Jared Bowcutt

Vanessa Longnecker

Adam Compton

Jared, Vanessa, and Adam are joined by Dave Ross. Dave is a seasoned insurance professional specializing in the self-funded space. Together they discuss self-funding from the basics to elements that even experienced professionals may not focus on.

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Jared Bowcutt

Vanessa Longnecker

Adam Compton

Powell Brown, CEO of Brown & Brown, Inc. joins Jared, Vanessa and Adam to talk about the challenges many employers faced during the last two years and how they can approach the future. Powell shares what it takes to create a culture to recruit and retain talent, and how work-life balance is crucial. As an avid reader, he talks about his passion for reading and shares his all-time favorite books.

The Employee Benefits team discusses emerging trends in the employee benefits space and how employers can structure a winning strategy. They also talk about what employers should be focused on in 2022 and short-term trends versus areas every employer should have on their radar.

Thank you for your support in listening to our monthly episodes. We want to wish you happy holidays and a fantastic new year. We look forward to bringing you new episodes in January, where we'll continue to cover the complex and compelling topics of Employee Benefits. Look forward to seeing you in 2022!