The Small Employer’s Struggle to Offer Health Coverage: A Discussion of Recent Trends and Policy Options

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The New Hampshire Insurance Department is hosting a public forum on recent trends in New Hampshire’s health insurance markets with a focus on the small employer market, and a discussion of options for improving access to affordable coverage. This forum is the culmination of research done by actuarial firm Oliver Wyman Associates, on behalf of the NHID. It will take place on Friday, September 6th from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, 2 White St, Concord, NH 03301.

Experts from Oliver Wyman Associates will present their findings on market trends and the possible causal factors driving those trends. They will also present policy options for improving the small employer market that have been implemented in other states. A panel of New Hampshire industry experts, including leaders from the small employer market, broker industry, and health insurance carriers will then contribute their perspectives with a lively Q&A discussion period to follow.

This is a hybrid event. When you register, please select whether you will attend in person or online.

8:30 - 9:00: Registration/Networking

9:00 - 9:10: Welcoming Remarks with David J. Bettencourt, NH Insurance Commissioner

9:10 - 9:35: Expert Presentation, Jenn Smagula, Principal, Oliver Wyman Associates; Peter Kaczmarek, Senior Manager, Oliver Wyman Associates

9:35 -10:00: Response Panelists, Luca Paris, President, Greater Monadnock Collaborative Chamber of Commerce; Bill Stuart, Broker/Consultant, Seize Control LLC; Maria Proulx, President & GM, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire; Kate Skouteris, Regional Commercial Markets VP, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

10:00 - 10:45: Q&A Discussion

10:45 - 11:00: Closing Remarks, Commissioner Bettencourt

Light refreshments will be served.