Prevailing attitudes about the future suggest that the health care industry is either approaching a new equilibrium or reverting to the pre-pandemic mean—but Advisory Board believes that the future is still unwritten, for the moment. While most health plans were generally stable throughout the pandemic and used excess strategically to make principled (rather than reactive) investments, leaders in other sectors are now finding themselves with their own unique—but time-limited—opportunities to shape that future.

This presentation will explore what health plans need to know about key structural shifts of the peri-pandemic period that may play out in different directions, depending on the actions taken by stakeholders across the industry in the near future.

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The Florida Association of Health Plans, Inc. (FAHP) is pleased to announce our 2021 Annual Conference and keynote speaker.  The theme this year, CONNECT, is fitting, as we look to gather with our professional peers to reconnect and share insights with one another as the entire health care community continues to be challenged by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Wellness 21 Virtual Summit hosted by Xtelligent Healthcare Media will explore the rapidly growing health and wellness market. Sessions will focus on the evolving roles of payers, business groups, employers, and health plan brokers in promoting preventive health, convenient access to care, and remote patient monitoring programs that allow clinicians to collaborate with their patients on care, including digital health tools that allow for the effective tracking of health outcomes.

Ever-changing policy and regulatory frameworks are meant to guide health plans in benefit design and quality improvement. But navigating this environment can be a challenge for payers if they want to reduce care costs while improving member experience.

The Health Payer Summit hosted by HealthPayerIntelligence will highlight how health plans must remain nimble as they navigate a new regulatory framework every four years. Quality and benefits managers and contract designers can focus on innovation to stay ahead of the curve.