America's Benefit Specialist April 2023

April 2023

34 Reference-Based Pricing in Self-Funded Health Plans: A Key to Cost Savings By Omar Arif and Mike Sigal

YOUR INDUSTRY 3

Recent Mergers and Acquisitions

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Industry Events

YOUR ASSOCIATION 37 Capitol Conference Highlights

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Price-Transparency Issues By David Ostrowsky

43 Welcome to NABIP

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Biosimilars Are Integral for Modern Healthcare By Nathan Cassin How the End of the Public Health Emergency WIll Affect Health Insurance By Scott Stevens

46 Chapter News

South Central Indiana

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46 Gordon Award Nominations

47 CPC Quiz

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49 Congratulations, Registered Employee Benefits Consultants!

11 Product News

15 People on the Move

50 NABIP’s Board of Trustees

19 Noteworthy

24 Medicare Matters

51 Your NABIP Staff

YOUR SALES 32 Voluntary Disruption

52 Association Events

Benefits Agency? No. Marketing Agency? Yes. By Eric Silverman

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