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    The Big Picture of Employer-Sponsored Healthcare: Past, Present and Future

    Date: March 11, 2015, 7:30am – 9:15am
    Organizer:
    Julie Coxie
    Location:
    4th Floor, OTC/Robert W Plaster Free Enterprise Center, 10698 Historic Hwy 165, Hollister, MO 65672
    Price:
    $10 for Members, $15 for Non-Members
    Event Type:
    Meeting
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    Mark Whiting, with Mercer, will present Employer 2015 and Beyond Update, where he will discuss  the big picture of employer sponsored healthcare- past, present, and future.  Mercer Survey results and thefuture of healthcare including but not limited to private exchanges. Learning Objectives include:

    1. Understand past healthcare climate

    2. Understand current trends

    3. Understand private exchanges and how they fit into current and future healthcare strategies

    Speaker Bio: Mark Whiting is a principal in the Health and Benefits business in Mercer's Kansas City office. He has over 30 years ofexperience in the design, funding and administration of health care and group benefits for employers of all sizes andindustries. Mark's areas of expertise include employer health care strategy, plan design, plan funding, vendormanagement and carrier negotiations. Prior to joining Mercer in 1986, Mark served as an underwriter for a major insurance carrier, with responsibility for renewal and new case underwriting, new product development and management of account executive cases. Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Northern Iowa. He is past president of the Greater KansasCity Employee Benefit Professionals Association, is active in the Kansas City Compensation and Benefits Association and is a steering committee member for the Employee Benefits Institute. Mark is a frequent speaker on human resources related subjects as well as contributor to local health care news stories.

    Mercer is a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement, and investments. Mercer helps clients around the world advance the health, wealth, and performance of their most vital asset – their people. 

     Directions:  From the Hwy 65 Exit at Hollister, go west towards College of the Ozarks, and make a left at the stop light in front of the college.   Follow Historic Hwy 165 to OTC.  You will see the sign and parking lot on your left.  We meet on the 4th floor.

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