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MISSOURI’S BENEFITS SPECIALISTS SYMPOSIUM

Doubletree Hotel at Westport, St. Louis

September 16-17, 2021

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Join brokers, agents and providers from around the state for the Missouri Benefit Specialists Symposium September 16-17, 2021, at the Doubletree Hotel at Westport.

The two-day seminar features an opportunity to earn up to 8 CE credits for Missouri and Illinois. The program features a NAHU Single-Payer Healthcare Certification Program and discussions on healthcare benefits in a post-COVID business environment, market leadership and technology, as well as a trade show and networking reception.

Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

Rooms Available for the Symposium at the DoubleTree

A block of rooms has been reserved for February 3-6, 2021, with a special room rate of $129 per night.

Booking a room from the reservation site is simple. To begin the process, click on “Book a Room” to receive the special rate.

See you at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel St. Louis – Westport in September!

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel St. Louis-Westport
1973 Craigshire Road
Saint Louis, Missouri 63146
(314) 434-0100

Agenda

Thursday, September 16
1:30-4:30 p.m.	Single-Payer Healthcare Certification Separate registration required Single-payer healthcare, also known as “Medicare for all,” is the most controversial health insurance debate in our country. For this reason, NAHU has created this three-hour certification course to educate health insurance professionals on the benefit structure under the single-payer proposal. This course provides in-depth instruction on the importance of the overall functioning of healthcare delivery and financing in our country. The curriculum will include what single-payer is, the forms it can take and how it has been implemented around the world. The course will also explore some of the proposals and variations that Congress is considering and discuss the implications on healthcare coverage in the United States. Register now. Reid Rasmussen Co-founder and CEO, freshbenies 3 CE Approved	Plaza Ballroom
4:30-7:00	Trade Show Grand Opening and VIP Reception	Plaza Ballroom
5:30	Keynote Speaker How will COVID-19 impact your health plans in 2021? Perspectives of the impact of the crisis on the healthcare system more generally, with a specific focus on the implications to employer-sponsored health plans. Dr. Trent Haywood Founder, KNOWALITY, LLC 1 CE approved for Missouri and Illinois
Friday, September 17
7:30-8:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast Sponsored by National General Benefits Solutions	Foyer
	Exhibit Hall Open	Plaza Ballroom
8:30-9:30	The View Forward: Benefit Needs Post-COVID A lot changed with the world’s health and social life in 2020. Big questions loom for the benefits industry… How will the Coronavirus change health insurance? Fully insured rates vs. self-insured rates? Ancillary coverage? The employment market? Employees’ needs from benefits? And how will brokers redefine how we work in this new world? Reid Rasmussen Co-founder and CEO, freshbenies 1 CE approved for Missouri and Illinois	Plaza Ballroom
9:30-9:45	Table Talks	Plaza Ballroom
9:45-10:30	Break	Plaza Ballroom
10:30-11:30	*Transparency and Cost Containment: Health Insurance, Completely Reinvented* Imagine a world where our health insurance system didn’t exist, and we had an opportunity to build it from the ground up. What would we do? Build everything exactly as we have today? Or would we create something better? This isn’t your typical business info session. We’ll be launching new short films alongside a live presentation that will illustrate how we’ve completely reinvented health insurance. Scott Schoenvogel President, SimplePay Health 1 CE approved for Missouri and Illinois	Plaza Ballroom
11:30-11:45	Table Talks	Plaza Ballroom
11:45-Noon	Gold Sponsor Remarks	Plaza Ballroom
Noon-12:30 p.m.	Lunch and Exhibit Hall Open	Plaza Ballroom
12:30-1:30	Keynote Speaker Politics and Policy of Health Care Catch the latest updates on what’s going on inside the Beltway and what to expect in 2020 and the coming years. Included will be everything from Medicare for All to changes in the Cadillac Tax and regulations on every aspect of health care delivery and health care financing, you won’t want to miss this important update on issues that affect you and your clients. Marcy Buckner Vice President of Government Affairs, National Association of Health Underwriters 1 CE approved for Missouri and Illinois	Plaza Ballroom
1:30-2:00	Bar Break Exhibit Hall Open	Plaza Ballroom
2:00-3:00	Stepping Up Your Game Check in with these NAHU officers on how producers and agencies need to adopt change in their growth strategies in order to remain relevant. Moderator: Becki Jennings, Jennings Insurance Group, Eugene Starks, Benefit Administration Services Ltd., Ridgeland, Miss. Kelly Don Fristoe, Financial Partners, Wichita Falls, Texas Eric Kohlsdorf, Prisma Strategies, Des Moines, Iowa	Plaza Ballroom
3:00	Final Remarks, Attendance Drawings and Exhibit Hall Open	Plaza Ballroom

Symposium Registration

Registration Type	Early (Up to Sept. 1)	Standard (After Sept. 1)
Reserve a Table with Company Recognition Tables seat 8	$500	Not Available
NAHU Members & Guests*	$75	$90
MAIA/NAIFA/SHRM Members	$100	$110
All Others	$125	$135
All guest registrations must be paid by the member to get the member rate. *Includes CE Credits, two drink tickets and heavy hors d’oeuevres at Grand Opening Cocktail Reception

Annual Sponsors

Gold Level
Delta Dental
Lodging Hospitality Management

Silver Level
United Healthcare

Bronze Level
Allwell
ABY Benefits
HooPayz
NueSynergy, Inc.

Agency Sponsors
Blue Chip Consortium
E.C.C.H.I.C.

Symposium Sponsors

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Exhibitors

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