Ushering in Modern, Digital Healthcare Platforms to Drive More Value
The COVID-19 outbreak forced many changes in the world of work. New needs have arisen, and employers must be ready to adjust and adapt their strategy to respond accordingly. That is why today’s benefit leaders seek modern platforms that enable operationalizing their benefits strategy and help reduce daily administrative burden. But how to assess all the options and choose the best one for your company?
Join us for a discussion on modern technologies for employee benefits administration that will delve into:
- Finding a unified health benefits management platform that delivers unparalleled member experience
- Rethinking benefits strategy during times of crisis, and utilizing the latest innovation to get through it
- Understanding what “value” means for your organization, and how your health benefits partners can deliver it
Speakers
Josh Freund
Associate Director, Health & Well-being
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharmaceutical company whose purpose is to transform the lives of patients through innovation. The company focuses on developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no options — so they can live their lives more fully. Their vision is simple — to be a model for the pharmaceutical industry and to offer a benefits program that reflects this vision.
Josh leads the strategic direction of benefits programs that the company offers including maximizing resources to increase engagement, bending the cost curve through the implementation and oversight of a wide variety of technology-enabled services, and ensuring ongoing access of care to all employees and their families.
In addition to leading the strategic direction of the program, Josh oversees the day-to-day operational functions of a self-funded health plan, Leave of Absence programs, and Health & Well-being program initiatives. This includes oversight of all compliance-related functions for the programs and all communication channels that are used to engage employees in the continued education and utilization of the great programs that they offer.
Sarah Fitzmaurice
SVP of Client Success
Collective Health
Panel Moderator
Collective Health simplifies employee healthcare with an integrated technology solution that makes health insurance work for everyone. With nearly a quarter of a million members and over 50 clients — including Driscoll’s, Pinterest, Red Bull, Restoration Hardware (RH), Zendesk, and more — Collective Health is reinventing the healthcare experience for forward-thinking organizations and their people across the U.S.
At Collective Health, Sarah serves as the organization’s Senior Vice President of Client Success. She comes to Collective Health from Mercer where she served as a partner and the leader of Mercer’s Northern California market. Sarah is inspired by helping employers elevate the employee experience by driving innovation and reimagining how healthcare is delivered in today’s world.
Based in San Francisco, she has over 20 years of professional consulting experience and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. Sarah holds a BS with honors, in statistics and actuarial science from the University of Western Ontario.
