The pharmacy landscape has changed. CAA 2026, the FTC/Express Scripts settlement, and a wave of employer-driven audits and RFPs have shifted what's possible — and what's expected. This is a working session for senior benefits leaders who are ready to act.
What you'll walk away with:
The employers in this room are wrestling with the same questions you are — and being in the room together is how the answers start to take shape. That's worth a day in New Jersey.
The Hidden Cost of Sepsis
Sepsis costs the US healthcare system more than $20 billion a year. This shows up for employers in hospitalization costs, high rates of readmission, work absences and disability claims. Learn about the causes of sepsis, early signs and symptoms, and clinical strategies to reduce readmissions and improve care management in order to support employees facing this life-threatening condition.
The pharmacy landscape has changed. CAA 2026, the FTC/Express Scripts settlement, and a wave of employer-driven audits and RFPs have shifted what's possible — and what's expected. This is a working session for senior benefits leaders who are ready to act.
What you'll walk away with:
The employers in this room are wrestling with the same questions you are — and being in the room together is how the answers start to take shape. That's worth a day in New Jersey.
Breast Cancer: Earlier, Smarter, More Personal
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so we’re taking a closer look at what’s really changing in breast cancer from identifying risk earlier and screening more precisely to tailoring treatment to the individual. Join Drs. Mark & Michael and experts from MSKCC and Color to explore the advances genuinely improving outcomes, why access remains uneven, and what benefit leaders can do to help employees get the right care at the right time.
Healthcare costs are rising, employee needs are becoming more complex, and adding more benefits is no longer the answer.
Beyond Benefits: Whole Person Health in Practice brings together employers and health experts to explore how organizations can connect care, simplify fragmented benefit ecosystems, and get greater value from their existing investments. From primary care and mental health to obesity, AI, and point-solution fatigue, the conference will focus on practical strategies that improve employee health, experience, and affordability.
The doctors are in!
Dive into hot health topics with the experts and hear what you might need to do for your employees.
The doctors are in!
Dive into hot health topics with the experts and hear what you might need to do for your employees.
This year marks a major milestone—the 15th Annual NEBGH Conference—now elevated to a larger, more dynamic setting. As the premier event for employers, benefits leaders, and innovators, the conference will spotlight the future of healthcare, workforce well-being, and benefits strategy. This event is where leaders driving change come together to shape strategy and pioneer solutions.
With projected health benefit cost increases approaching 9% and growing scrutiny around GLP-1 coverage, PBM strategy, and vendor performance, employers are increasingly expected to defend not only outcomes—but the decisions behind them.
Fiduciary responsibility is no longer simply a compliance exercise. It requires documented oversight, transparent decision-making, and governance processes that can withstand CFO, regulatory, and legal review.
This session focuses on what fiduciary proof looks like in practice and how employers and advisors can implement governance frameworks that are continuous, documented, and financially defensible.
"Forget the Myths: What We Know (and What’s Changing) in Alzheimer’s"
Dr. Mark, Dr. Michael, and special guest Sarah Fontaine, PhD (Alzheimer’s Association) cut through the noise on screening, risk reduction, emerging treatments, and what the latest science really means for patients—and the workforce.
"Alcohol: How Much Is Too Much?”
Join Dr. Mark & Dr. Michael and experts as they dissect and cut through the noise on ‘safe’ drinking levels and the often overlooked link to cancer risk.
"Dr. AI Will See You Now....Maybe"
An expert joins Dr. Mark to sort the science from the Silicon Valley spin on artificial intelligence in medicine – what is the hype and what are the real ways AI is shaping how medicine is practiced.