FLY-IN: Commercial & ACA Products

Event Date: 4/22/2025 - 4/23/2025

Event Overview

4/22/2025 - 4/23/2025
Irving, Texas
Participation is limited to Health Plan Alliance members and invited guests

Three HPA members talking Commercial products (fully funded group, self-funded group, and individual plans) are essential to serving our communities. However, we face challenges: rising premiums are becoming unsustainable for our customers, and our margins are shrinking.

What do the next 3 – 5 years demand? Join your peers to discuss and explore actionable best practice strategies in:

Product innovation (for example, ICHRAs and self-funded)
Pricing
Network
Market segmentation and strategic targeting

Who Should Attend

Product managers, strategists, and operational leaders for Commercial and ACA product lines won't want to miss this workshop.

Why Attend

Speed-to-Solution: Get answers to your pressing operational challenges through rapid-fire roundtables with peers who've tackled similar issues.
Real-World Results: Walk away with proven strategies and templates you can implement the moment you return to your organization.
Power Networking: Connect with the exact health plan leaders who can help solve your challenges in curated, small-group discussions.
Peer-to-Peer Learning: Skip the theory and dive into practical case studies from plans that have successfully navigated your current hurdles.
Immediate Impact: Transform informal hallway conversations and roundtable discussions into actionable solutions for your most urgent needs.
Included with Your Membership: While similar industry events cost thousands, this powerful networking opportunity is included in your membership—giving you unparalleled access to meaningful collaboration with regional, provider-sponsored, and independent health plan leaders.

Registration


ALLIANCE MEMBER
Fee End Date	Description	Amount
4/22/2025	Exclusive to Alliance Partner or Shareholder organizations	MEMBER PASS
ALLIANCE GUEST
Fee End Date	Description	Amount
4/22/2025	Only for invited guests of the Alliance	GUEST PASS
PLATINUM SPONSOR
Fee End Date	Description	Amount
4/22/2025	Exclusively for Platinum sponsors	PLATINUM PASS
SPONSOR
Fee End Date	Description	Amount
4/22/2025	*Registration code required	SPONSOR PASS
SPEAKER
Fee End Date	Description	Amount
4/22/2025	Confirmed faculty members	FACULTY PASS

Plan Your Trip

Location

The Learning Lab @ Health Plan Alliance Headquarters

290 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Building 1, 4th Floor
Irving, TX

Hotels nearby

Omni Las Colinas
221 E Las Colinas Blvd
Irving, TX 75039
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214.643.6791

Marriott Dallas Las Colinas
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Irving, TX 75039
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The Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas
400 West Las Colinas Blvd
Irving, TX 75039
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The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas
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Ground transportation

Taxi from the Dallas/Ft Worth International airport (DFW) and Love Field airport (DAL) is approximately $25 one-way. UberX is $17-20.

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Agenda

04/22/2025 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Dinner
04/23/2025 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Networking Breakfast Be sure to let us know if you have dietary restrictions.
04/23/2025 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Current State of Play What are the results of our 2025 enrollment cycle? What challenges do we face and what general strategies are we pursuing? Discussion Leaders: Dennis Bolin Rick Koven
04/23/2025 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
2025 and Beyond What market trends will shape the next 5 years? What should plans be monitoring? What does the basic outline of a 3- 5 year commercial product strategy look like? Speaker(s): McKinsey & Company
04/23/2025 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Time to refill your cup and stretch
04/23/2025 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Strategy: Networks How are developments such as price transparency, RBP, tiered networks, and options including national carrier network availability (e.g. Cigna) shaping our network strategies? How are markets responding to various network designs? Speaker(s): Open Networks
04/23/2025 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Strategy: Market Segmentation and Setting Premiums What are national and local trends in premiums? How do premiums impact risk? What does an overall premium strategy entail and how does it vary by product? Discussion Leaders: Jeremy Kush, Senior Consulting Actuary Matt Mraz, Senior Consulting Actuary Milliman
04/23/2025 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Networking Lunch
04/23/2025 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Strategy: Defined Contribution Products such as ICHRA How are employers looking at defined contribution products, specifically ICHRA? What capabilities and infrastructure are requirements for success? What are the operational options – TPA, Administrator, or in-house? What should you expect from an administrator partner? How should the product be positioned and sold? Discussion Leaders: Libby Hart, VP of Carrier Relationships Remodel Health Robin Paoli, Executive Director The HRA Council
04/23/2025 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Time to refill your cup and stretch
04/23/2025 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Strategy: Self-Funded Products How is demand for self-funded products playing out and how is the market shifting? How do plans support the journey from fully-insured to self-funded, particularly among small employers? How do plans design level-funded and other products of interest to this market?
04/23/2025 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Strategy: ACA and Exchanges What is the outlook for the Exchanges? How does pricing and positioning n the Exchange impact risk? How does market segmentation drive product and benefit design? Discussion Leaders: Joe Caldwell, Principal Wesley Sanders, Principal Evensun

Documents

2/11/2025

Reimagining US employer health benefits with innovative plan designs
McKinsey & Company examines how employers can reduce healthcare costs and improve employee satisfaction. They propose three key strategies: dynamic benefit designs, network-based approaches like reference-based pricing, and risk pooling through captives. These innovations can cut costs by 10-30% while enhancing member engagement and by 2030, millions of commercial members may switch to innovative plans, creating significant opportunities for employers and health plans.