How Employers Are Truly Bending the Cost Curve

Virtual Membership Webinars

May 26, 2026

02:00 PM–03:00 PM ET

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Health Care Series Theme:  
Leading-Edge Strategies Employers Are Using to Control Health Care Costs—What’s Working and What’s Not 

A three-part webinar series designed for benefits leaders navigating relentless healthcare cost pressures. No hype. No vendors. Just real-world employer insights on what’s actually moving the needle—and what isn’t. 

 

Session Overview 
Take a practical, ground-level look at the cost containment strategies employers are using today to drive meaningful results. This session goes beyond “beating trend” to explore what’s delivering measurable savings—and what lessons have been learned along the way. 

What You’ll Hear 
Real employer experiences, including: 

  • Fraud, Waste & Abuse (FWA): Why it’s become a critical lever—and what deeper audits and analytics are uncovering 

  • Pharmacy & Specialty Drugs: How employers are moving beyond traditional “Big 3” PBMs toward pass-through models and smarter formulary design 

  • Navigation as a Strategy: Where it drives real cost savings—and where it primarily enhances the employee experience 

  • Preventive Care & Wellness: How investments in primary care, prevention, and population health can reduce long-term costs and improve outcomes 

  • Smart vs. Short-Sighted Savings: Distinguishing sustainable cost strategies from cost-shifting approaches that create downstream risk 

What You’ll Gain 

  • Actionable strategies your peers are using right now to manage and reduce healthcare costs 

  • Key red flags to watch for in vendor, PBM, and carrier arrangements 

  • A clear, experience-based view of which cost levers consistently deliver results—and which often fall short 

Join us for a candid, data-driven conversation grounded in real employer experience—so you can make smarter, more confident decisions in today’s challenging healthcare landscape. 

 

Hosted jointly by the CHRO Association and the Health Transformation Alliance.

 

HTA Members who are not CHRO members, please reach out to Alexandria (atrujillo@chro.org) to register.