8:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | NABIP Workshop: Account-Based Health Plans: Design, Implementation, and Compliance

Rising healthcare costs continue to outpace wage growth, creating affordability challenges for employers and employees. This workshop provides benefits professionals with a practical and strategic understanding of account-based health plans and their role in addressing cost containment, consumer engagement, and regulatory compliance. Participants will gain insight into the limitations of traditional managed care models and explore how account-based strategies respond to market pressures such as increased deductibles, prescription drug utilization, demographic shifts, and government intervention.

4:30 PM - 5:15 PM | Opening Keynote: Side Effects May Include: The Hidden Costs Of Prescription Drugs

Don't miss this fireside chat discussion with benefit advisors and company leaders who helped create the documentary, an industry-changing film that exposes the hidden forces driving costs and limiting transparency in pharmacy benefits—and positions benefits professionals as key players in the solution. This keynote will feature clips from the documentary—including never before seen footage—and the discussion will dive deeper into real-life examples of viable solutions and expert insights on innovative ideas that can lead to true change.

5:15 PM - 7:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Opening with Welcome Reception