HCAA February Newsletter, 2020

Thank You for Attending Executive Forum 2021!We Appreciate Our Executive Forum 2021 Sponsors!Thank You to All of Our Long-time HCAA Members!

New CSFS DesigneesReminder: Don’t Forget to Register for Our Upcoming Webinar!

HCAA Welcomes New MemberIndustry Spotlight News

Stay Tuned for HCAA’s Podcasts!Careers are Launching with HCAA Website Job Postings

HCAA Video on DemandCatch Up with HCAA on Social Media

Thank You for Attending Executive Forum 2021!

HCAA February Newsletter, 2020

HCAA wants to thank our conference attendees, speakers, and most of all our conference sponsors/partners for making this year’s 2021 Executive Forum a huge success! We hope you all came away with some valuable insights as we discovered what it means for TPAs to be Adapting, Responding & Reconnecting in the New Normal.

We look forward to having everyone join us this summer for the 2021 TPA Summit! This conference will take place virtually July 19-21 and will include more awesome speakers in the self-funding industry.

Did you happen to miss a session from this year’s Executive Forum? Don’t worry, we’ve got it covered! HCAA has the recordings for each session from all three days available on the Conference Landing Page! You can access these for recordings for up to 30 days using your conference username and password.

We Appreciate Our Executive Forum 2021 Sponsors!

HCAA February Newsletter, 2020

Thank You to All of Our Long-timeHCAA Members!

20 Year Award:

• EBA&M

15 Year Award:

• Cypress Benefit Administrators• HealthCare Solutions Group Inc. (90 Degree

Benefits Company)• First Choice Health Network• Benefit Management Administrators, Inc. (BMA)

10 Year Award:

• Outsource Marketing Strategies, Inc.• Zelis Healthcare• Benefit & Risk Management Services• Bardon Insurance Group, Inc.• Centrix Benefit Admintstrators, Inc.• The Howard Group• Armsrx• Optum Finacial Services• Prodegi Corporate Benefit Services• Advantria, LLC• JMS & Associates, Inc.

5 Year Award:

• Underwriting Management Experts• Assured Benefits Administrators• EBSO, Inc. (A 90 Degree Benefits Company)• Ocozzio, Inc.• AmWINS Group Benefits• PartnerRe• DW Van Dyke & Co.• American Health Data Institute• QBE A&H

HCAA February Newsletter, 2020

New CSFS DesigneesCongratulations to the latest round-up of dedicated individuals who have shown a commitment to serving self-funded health care plans.

Leah BourgeoisMark Chapman

Tassanee KhouriDuncan StearnsPiper Wadleigh

Learn More About CSFS

Reminder: Don’t Forget to Register for Our Upcoming Webinar!

Join HCAA and speaker, John Barlament on Wednesday, March 3rd at 10 a.m. PST/1 p.m. EST for this informative webinar: Alphabet Soup of New Health Plan Rules: CAA, MHPAEA, Oh My!, where we discuss new and surprising changes for health plans.

These new changes will not only have an immediate impact on third-party administrators but also pharmacy benefit managers, and plan sponsors as well. During this webinar, we will focus particularly on how these changes impact TPAs and the immediate action steps that should be taken!

Discussions will include:

• New transparency rules• New requirements relating to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”)• New Consolidated Appropriations Act (“CAA”) requirements

HCAA February Newsletter, 2020

About the Speaker:John Barlament is an Employee Benefits attorney with the law firm of Quarles & Brady. John works with third-party administrators, pharmacy benefit managers, plan sponsors and others on all aspects of employee benefits law, with an emphasis on health and welfare plan matters. He is a noted national author and speaker on these topics.

HCAA Welcomes New Members

HCAA membership is growing! Join us in welcoming our newest members. We’re looking forward to having them be part of the HCAA family.

HCAA February Newsletter, 2020

Industry Spotlight News

Stay up to date with the latest news, events and other happenings in the Self-Funded industry.

How Payers Can Make Medical Billing More Streamlined, Transparent

Payers can use simplified billing formats, customizable payment models, and technology to untangle the medical billing process.

Health Payment Systems, Inc. Welcomes SV Health Investors as New Lead Investor

Health Payment Systems, Inc., an innovator in the healthcare payments space, today announced that SV Health Investors, LLC acquired a majority stake and provided growth financing to the Company. With this transaction, SV adds to its portfolio of growing healthcare technology investments.

Humana Teams With IBM to Offer Watson AI Assistant for Employer Plan Members

Humana is joining forces with IBM to deploy its Watson technology to assist members in better understanding their health benefits.

Payers Expect Enrollment to Offset Normalized Healthcare Spending

Payers anticipate that increased membership, lower utilization, potentially a higher federal medical assistance percentage, and other factors could offset healthcare spending as it returns to normal levels.

HCAA February Newsletter, 2020

Careers are Launching with HCAA Website Job Postings

HCAA offers free job listings for all of our members as a great way to stay connected and build your organization with others from the HCAA community. If you would like to post a job at your company to the HCAA website, click the button below to access the job posting form or to view more job openings. If you are not currently a member of HCAA, there is a fee. Please share this resource with your HR or hiring department!

View Job Openings or Post a Job

HCAA Videos on Demand

Have you visited the HCAA YouTube page lately to see the newest insights from industry experts, speakers, HCAA executives and members? Here are some great videos to check out as we prepare for this year’s TPA Summit!

HCAA February Newsletter, 2020

I’ve Heard Good Things About HCAA. Would You Agree?Members share the good things at HCAA and the value of connection.

Why Should My Company Participate in HCAA?HCAA members share why you should participate in Health Care Administrators Association and

the benefits that come along with the value of connection.

HCAA February Newsletter, 2020

Get Social with HCAA!

Catch Up with HCAA on Social Media!

Here’s a brief highlight of a few top posts from this past quarter! Don’t miss out on the ongoing insights we share on Twitter and LinkedIn by following our accounts!