Lockton is proud to be a sustaining Corporate Partner with the New England Employee Benefits Council (NEEBC).  We have hosted events, participated in various committees and showcased our talented consulting resources as subject matter experts for the benefit of NEEBC and our members.  Fun fact, Mike attended his first NEEBC Annual Trade Show in 1989 - wow, that was sobering to type!

​2023 Annual Summit - 5 Proven Tactics for Reducing Health Costs

I was pleased to co-present with Deborah Devaux, Chair, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission and Mim Minichiello, President Employee Benefits, HUB International New England on the topic of reducing healthcare costs. At a time when employers are scrambling to expand their repertoire of benefits that meet the evolving needs of employees, wrestling with escalating health care costs could prevent them from consuming more of our finite financial resources. 

My recommendations regarding 5 tactics to reduce healthcare costs

• What's your Mindset?  Approaching costs with a growth mindset can help companies look at costs through a different lens just as Amazon did when they created AWS and Amazon Prime - looking at IT and shipping costs through a different lens. Maybe healthier, more engaged and productive employees?
• Get, Know and Use your Data.  One client told us after we helped them aggregate, categorize and display their health benefits data "We finally understand our 'Benefits Story'" Use data to help identify macro trends and implement programs to address them AND identify micro trends (i.e. high cost claimants) to actively manage these costs.
• Audit your PBM.  The goal of pharmacy management is to identify best-in-market vendors and strategies of this growing spend.  Given the opaqueness and velocity of the Rx market, active use of quarterly audits of PBMs by seasoned pharmacists and pharmaceutical finance experts is a must.
• Invest in Mental Health. We've done a lot regarding mental health in the past few years. We need to do more. Challenges of misunderstanding, stigma, access and parity still exist. The payback of a mentally and emotionally well workforce is immeasurable. Help break the stigma. Please continue to invest.
• Get out of the Absence / Leaves business. With only 24 hours in each day, benefits teams that are spending too much time on absence / leave management cannot address health care costs or other initiatives. Work with your advisors, carriers and partners to take back your time.

Click here to download Deb Devaux's presentation

Click here to download Mike Smith's presentation

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2022 Best Practices Keynote - ​Overcoming Disruption in a Distributed World.

Dr Sahar Yousef and Lucas Miller of the Haas School of Business keynote's presentation. 

As organizations struggle to improve employees well-being and mental health, Dr. Yousef and Miller provide focused and actionable steps to taking control of our days, focus and energy.

• Overcome our brain’s genetic coding to focus and engage particularly during digital meetings and Zoom calls
• Eliminate multi-asking and its costs of context switching
• Conquer the biggest drain on our cognitive resources – our phones

And there’s so much more packed into this presentation.

​Click here to download the presentation

2021 Silver Lining Awards - Video Sponsor

Video Recap - Silver Lining Awards Conference featuring Robin Antonellis & Dave Hennessy 

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