Cut Costs, Improve Care: The Future of Employer Health Benefits

with Vizance

Are rising healthcare and drug costs and underwhelming employee outcomes putting pressure on your company’s bottom line?

Join us for a high-impact executive seminar designed specifically for business leaders, HR professionals, and finance executives ready to reimagine health benefits with a focus on:

Rising healthcare and insurance costs continue to be one of the biggest challenges for private employers, putting pressure on profit margins and limiting resources available for wages, training, and business growth. Premiums and medical expenses have steadily increased due to factors like an aging workforce, chronic health conditions, and the high cost of prescription drugs and specialized treatments.

To control these costs, many employers are adopting proactive strategies such as investing in employee wellness programs, promoting preventive care, negotiating directly with providers, to name a few.

Additionally, data analytics and transparency tools are helping companies identify cost drivers and design more efficient benefit structures. By focusing on employee health outcomes and cost efficiency, employers can better manage expenses while maintaining competitive and comprehensive healthcare offerings.

Bios on:

Holly Marita

Employee Benefits Advisor, Vizance

Holly Marita in overall employer risk mitigation, wellness, and innovative benefit strategies. Her passion is to help members of the community become better health care consumers and be an advocate in their own healthcare journey.

Mike Umscheid

Employee Benefits Advisor, Vizance

Mike helps clients and their employees become more informed consumers by providing access to educational resources and being a knowledgeable resource himself. Mike likes to come up with out-of-the-box solutions and understands that every employer is different.

Ben John

VP of Sales and Partnerships, Self Fund Health

Ben got curious about healthcare after being confused about how his wife’s health plan worked. This started him down a road of discovery and learning that ended in starting up his own health agency. There, he learned from the most forward-thinking brokers in the country designing custom solutions for businesses all over the country.

This session is pending for SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) and HRCI re-certification credits.

Members are asked to print their own business card size name tags to bring to the event.   Members may visit their profiles to print personalized name tags.  A link to your profile will be provided in your confirmation email.  We will have blank name tags for Guests.

Thank You to our Annual Sponsor!

Ticket Prices:

Member - Dual Member of SHRM and SRKA $25

Past Member of SRKA - Due to the recent transition of our Chapter to a dual membership Chapter, we are offering our 2025 SRKA Members an opportunity to save $5 on meetings through June, 2026.  Please check your email for a special code.  You will need to register as a Guest for $40 and the coupon will reduce your meeting fee to $35.  You will need to enter this code for every meeting you register from through June.  This code is only available for individuals who are not current dual members and were SRKA members in 2025.  After the June meeting, any 2025 SRKA members who have not joined as dual members (SHRM and SRKA) will need to register as a guest and pay the guest fee.

Guest - $40

Do you want to receive member pricing for this event?

Be sure to join SRKA as a dual member of SHRM and SRKA or renew your prior membership BEFORE you register.  If you have been a member in the past and your membership has lapsed or your are registering as a guest, you'll save $15 on this meeting by joining/rejoining first and then registering for this event as a Member.  Memberships for new and returning members are generally processed within 24 hours.

When you visit our site: www.srka.org you will click on log-in.  Your USER ID is your email address.  Click on FORGOT PASSWORD to reset your password. Everyone (members and non-members) will need to do this the first time.  A link will be sent to set/reset your password.  

If you have any issues joining or renewing on-line, please contact Jane Kurylo. 

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