Business Insurance Online Executive Forum^TM Webinar

Prescription drugs have been cited as the fastest-rising component of health care spending, and employers continue to struggle with annual increases in health care benefit costs. Controlling the drug expense component can help employers continue to provide these important benefits.

Join Business Insurance Editor Regis Coccia, along with our expert panel, for an in-depth discussion of what's driving prescription drug costs and how employers can rein those in, through plan designs and other innovations, and to hear expert viewpoints and ask questions during this live event.

BI's Online Executive Forum^TM webinars, developed by our editorial staff, are highly informative online events where noted speakers and respected business leaders come together with BI editors to discuss the most pressing issues in this live interactive format.

PANELISTS:

• Rhonda Grabow, Vice President of Strategic Planning, Innoviant Inc.

  

  Rhonda Grabow is vp of strategic planning at Innoviant Inc., a prescription benefits administrator and business unit of Fiserv Health in Wausau, Wis. Ms. Grabow is responsible for the development and implementation of strategic projects and processes for Innoviant. She has consulted on a variety of projects, including Medicare Part D, health savings accounts, specialty pharmacy programs and mail-order service operations.

  Ms. Grabow has more than 14 years of experience in managed care and pharmacy benefits and is a member of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.



• Michael Jacobs, Principal & National Practice Leader, Buck Consultants L.L.C.

  

  Michael Jacobs is a principal and national practice leader at Buck Consultants L.L.C. in Atlanta. He works with clients and the pharmaceutical industry on the design, pricing, funding, impact, evaluation, administration and implementation of integrated pharmacy benefit programs.

  Mr. Jacobs, a registered pharmacist, has more than 25 years' experience in pharmacy, managed care and benefit consulting. He is a member of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy and the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs.



• Lisa Zeitel, Principal and Health & Benefits Consulting Practice Leader, Mercer Human Resource Consulting L.L.C.

  

  Lisa Zeitel is a Principal and Health & Benefits Consulting Practice Leader in Mercer Human Resource Consulting L.L.C.'s Connecticut office. She also is a member of the leadership team for Mercer's Managed Pharmacy Consulting Group. Ms. Zeitel has more than 20 years of experience in health care.

  She provides health care and prescription drug consulting services, specializing in program strategy, design and evaluation for corporate and public plan sponsors and strategic advice and competitive assessment analysis for pharmacy benefit providers.

The event is moderated by Business Insurance Editor Regis Coccia, with interactive Q&A from the live audience.