One of the best ways I’ve found to keep my ear to the ground when it comes to industry trends and find out what’s on the minds of top benefits professionals is by attending industry events. Most recently, I made the short hop from Denver to Utah to attend the 10th annual ASCEND conference in Salt Lake City.

Uche offers insights into the current state of the industry, the trends she’s watching, and how industry leaders can - and should - use their influence and spending power to push true innovation in the industry.

In this episode, we sit down with Tracy Watts, senior partner, national leader for U.S. Health Care Policy at Mercer. The wide-ranging discussion includes her thoughts on all the noise coming out of Washington D.C. right now to a few of the innovative benefits design strategies and ideas she’s watching most closely right now.

A growing number of retirement industry veterans are moving into the health care and benefits space to address fiduciary regulations and lawsuits. Are they here to help or just more competition in an already crowded space?

In this episode of the Beyond Benefits podcast, we dig deep into a number of topics with our newly crowned BenefitsPRO Advisor of the Year, Chris Hamilton.

In this episode, we chat with Solome Tibebu, founder and CEO of Behavioral Health Tech. The discussion touches on everything from the current state of behavioral health in the U.S., to Solome’s personal mental health journey.

Tune in for a deep dive into the chaotic world of prescription drugs (are PBMs really the bad guys?), including the current state of international drugs, the impacts of the tariffs, and his predictions on what’s next in the benefits world.

In this episode, we're joined by Ali Goodwin, the marketing director for TrueScripts. We talk about the noise surrounding PBMs and prescription drugs; discuss the importance of trying to do the right thing; and dig into how to filter out all the noise and bad actors and find people and companies that truly align with their mission.