Many Granite Staters face substantial increases in the cost of health insurance and medical costs, driving concern over health costs to join workforce, childcare and housing as chief issues businesses are facing.
To help business leaders navigate these complicated health care cost issues, as well as the epidemic of loneliness in the workplace, and a renewed effort by the federal government to crack down on health fraud, Business NH Magazine will hold its inaugural NH Health Care Forum.
The NH Health Care Forum will feature 10 experts that will provide valuable insights on these key issues. The forum will be held on Nov. 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at The Derryfield in Manchester.
“The health care landscape is even more complicated to traverse this year and we want to provide leaders with the information they need to make smart decisions for their organizations, including what the chief drivers of health care costs and insurance are and what can be done to mitigate them,” says Business NH Magazine Executive Editor Matt Mowry.
The New Hampshire Health Care Forum will feature three panels:
Health Care Costs will explore the chief drivers of rising health care and insurance costs and what can be done to mitigate them. Panelists are:
- Maria Proulx, president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in NH
- Steve Ahnen, president of the New Hampshire Hospital Association
- Jason Aziz, health economist at the New Hampshire Insurance Department
- Mark Galvin, co-founder, president and CEO of Talon, a tech company that provides price transparency in health care for consumers
- Lucy Hodder, professor of law and director of Health Law and Science programs at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, as well as a member of the NH Health Cost Initiative
Loneliness and Mental Health in the Workplace. Panel experts are:
- Jennice Chewlin, founder and CEO of the Chewlin Group, an organizational well-being strategy firm
- Maggie Pritchard, CEO of Lakes Region Mental Health Center
- Susan Stearns, president of NAMI New Hampshire
- Nicole Sublette, founder of Therapists of Color New England, the first BIPOC psychotherapy group in New Hampshire.
Health Fraud will explore the expected rise in healthcare fraud cases with the recent expansion of a healthcare fraud strike force operating in New England. The segment will include:
- Amy Crafts, an attorney in the Health Care practice group and shareholder at the Sheehan Phinney law firm
Registration for the New Hampshire Health Care Forum is $55 and includes refreshments. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit businessnhmagazine.com/nh-health-care-forum.
The New Hampshire Health Care Forum is sponsored by Anthem, Sheehan Phinney, Concord Hospital and the Endowment for Health.