As municipalities work to stay competitive in attracting and retaining top employees, managing rising healthcare costs while offering valuable employee and retiree benefits has become increasingly challenging. This webinar, presented by students from the University of Notre Dame Student Policy Network, will explore practical strategies for optimizing municipal benefits to support workforce recruitment and retention while effectively managing employer costs.
Key Topics Covered:
- Current Landscape of Municipal Employee Benefits
- Traditional healthcare coverage
- Emerging, non-traditional benefits addressing evolving workforce needs
- Effective Strategies for Cost Management
- Narrow networks and cooperative purchasing agreements
- Self-insurance and consumer-driven health plans
- Stabilizing Employer Expenditures
- Adjusting employee contributions without compromising satisfaction
- Stabilizing administrative costs
- Structural Feasibility Considerations
- Engaging with employee groups
- Ensuring regulatory alignment
- Employee benefit education
- Impact on Employee Health and Benefit Sustainability
- Role of preventative care and wellness programs
- Pre-retirement education programs
- Tools for Cost Analysis
- Cost-comparison resources
- Data-driven decision-making for medical and prescription drug claims
By the end of the session, attendees will walk away with actionable insights to balance cost management with competitive benefit offerings, ensuring municipalities remain attractive employers in an evolving healthcare landscape.
Speakers:
Charles Sander, Owen McDonald, Victoria Gibek, Cate Bowen, and Dan Ricotta.
All speakers are from the University of Notre Dame Student Policy Network.