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SUMMARY:2026 Consortium Session #1
DESCRIPTION:This year’s consortium topic is Innovations to Dental Benefits and Building Support for Them. This collaborative program will examine and consider the ways that dental plans can innovate their benefits\, including new cost-sharing structures\, member incentives and transparency tools\, and tools that incentivize providers and members to select high-value services. Relatedly\, the consortium will deepen the toolbox regarding how dental plans can influence key stakeholders\, including employers\, brokers\, and providers\, toward embracing innovations. \n\nSession 1: April 23\, 2026 \n1:00 – 2:30 PM (CT)\nConsortium Kick-off: Building Support for Innovation by Understanding What Stakeholders Care About \nIn this consortium session\, after kicking off with a review of our goals and a preview of the exciting content to come\, we’ll delve into how to view dental innovations through the eyes of stakeholders: members\, employers\, brokers\, providers\, and insurers. We will discuss what each stakeholder wants (and doesn’t want) from a dental plan\, drawing on industry surveys and research\, Milliman consultant expertise\, and your interactive\, real-time input! This exercise will form a consistent framework for future sessions\, so we may view innovations through the lens of how they improve one or more stakeholders’ experience. \nRecommended Job Areas: All areas \n  \nSpeakers: \n  \n \nJoanne Fontana\, FSA\, MAAA \nPrincipal and Consulting Actuary at Milliman \n\nJoanne has consulted for insurance companies\, including many major dental carriers\, as well as employers\, government entities\, and other organizations. Her focus has been largely on managed care and dental insurance\, with experience in premium rate development\, product development\, provider contract analysis\, and health care reform. Over the past decade\, Joanne has come to be known as an industry expert in dental product and pricing topics; she regularly presents on dental-related issues at industry forums and has authored many topical articles. Joanne has worked closely with the National Association of Dental Plans\, the California Association of Dental Plans\, the American Dental Association\, and other dental clients to assess the impact of health care reform on the dental industry. She manages Milliman’s Dental Actuarial Analytics PPO Network Study\, a product that uses a vast contributor database of dental claims to provide competitive insights on dental network discounts and utilization to study participants. Joanne has worked with carriers and employer groups on the dental insurance procurement process. She has worked on Medicaid dental procurements with both state entities and bidders and has done core actuarial dental pricing and underwriting work for many carriers in the commercial\, ACA\, and Medicare Advantage dental markets. In addition to Joanne’s dental consulting\, she also manages Milliman’s GASBhelp.com\, an online tool allowing small government entities to complete valuations of post-retirement health benefits. Prior to joining Milliman\, Joanne spent more than 10 years as an actuary with Cigna\, where she held various healthcare financial leadership roles\, including chief actuary of Cigna’s dental insurance business. \n  \n\n \nAndrew Timcheck\, FSA\, CERA\, MAAA \nPrincipal and Consulting Actuary at Milliman \nAndrew Timcheck is a principal and consulting actuary with the Chicago office of Milliman. He joined the firm in 2018.Andrew is a credentialed actuary with over 15 years of experience working with plan sponsors\, health plans\, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Andrew has assisted his plan sponsor clients in all aspects of plan strategy and plan management\, including benefit design\, budgeting\, contribution strategy\, benchmarking\, vendor procurement\, stop loss analyses\, reserve development\, retiree benefits\, and health care reform strategy. He also has extensive experience in the pharmacy space\, including comprehensive pharmacy benefit design\, contract reviews\, procurements\, market checks\, analytics\, and audits. In addition\, he has supported his health plan clients in providing statements of actuarial opinion\, rate development\, and product strategy support. Lastly\, he has assisted his PBM clients with pricing strategy\, procurement\, and analytics. \nPrior to joining Milliman\, Andrew spent time as a healthcare benefits consultant to large employers.
URL:https://www.nadp.org/event/2026-nadp-consortium-session-1/
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SUMMARY:Consortium Session #2: Dental insurance benefits innovation
DESCRIPTION:Session 2: May 14\, 2026 \n1:00 – 2:30 PM (CT)\nTopic: Dental insurance benefits innovation\nDifferentiating plan design through emerging benefit structures and implementation considerations. \nRecommended Job Areas: Product Development\, Product Strategy\, Actuarial\, Underwriting\, Network Strategy\, Sales and Account Management\, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs\, Operations \n  \nJill Purcell  \nHead of Dental and Vision Product and Network Management  \nGuardian Life \nJill has been in the group insurance industry for 17 years and has been with Guardian\, leading the dental product since 2019. She currently leads the Dental and Vision Product team as well as the Network Management team responsible for ensuring Guardian’s products remain profitable while ensuring innovation and member experience are at the forefront. \n  \nMark Burkhard\, MBA \nNational Dental & Vision Practice Leader  \nWillis Towers Watson \nMark Burkhard\, MBA\, is a highly accomplished professional who\, since July 2018\, serves as the National Dental & Vision Practice Leader at Willis Towers Watson. With an extensive 36-year career\, Mark specializes in providing expert consultation on group dental and vision plans\, supporting the firm’s efforts to advise its largest clients in the Health and Benefits line of business. In his current role\, Mark excels at evaluating and recommending dental and vision plans on a national scale\, emphasizing the value of quality benefits within an employer’s overall package to enhance employee well-being. Prior to joining Willis Towers Watson\, Mark held leadership positions at major insurers\, including CIGNA Dental\, Humana Dental\, MetLife\, and Aetna Dental & Vision\, where he led the dental and vision National Accounts growth team. As the leader of Dental and Vision vendor relations at Willis Towers Watson\, Mark maintains strong connections with the leadership teams of major national and regional carriers. He actively engages with industry organizations like the National Association of Dental Plans and the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute\, providing crucial insights into market trends. Mark’s expertise spans provider contracting\, plan evaluation and modernization\, clinical integration\, and financial analysis and negotiation. He earned his bachelor’s degree from St. Bonaventure University in New York and holds an MBA from Pepperdine University in Los Angeles. Currently residing in Valencia\, California\, with his wife and two children\, Mark is a distinguished consultant\, bringing unparalleled insight to the dynamic field of dental and vision benefits. \nConsortium Session #2 Sponsorship Available!\nAre you looking to elevate your brand and engage with key industry decision-makers? Sponsorship opportunities are now available! \nLEARN MORE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS
URL:https://www.nadp.org/event/consortium-session-2-dental-insurance-benefits-innovation/
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SUMMARY:Consortium Session #3: The mouth is part of the body
DESCRIPTION:Session 3: June 17\, 2026\n1:00 – 2:30 PM (CT)\nTopic: The mouth is part of the body\nHolistic health-focused dental innovations\, chronic condition programs\, and medical dental integration. \nRecommended Job Areas: Clinical Affairs\, Product Development\, Value Based Care\, Population Health\, Medical Dental Integration Teams\, Provider Network\, Care Management\, Quality Improvement \n  \nDr. Suzanne Ebert \nVice President and Chief Clinical Officer  \nUSAble Life \nDr. Suzanne Ebert\, DMD\, FAGD\, ICD\, is Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer at USAble Life. She leads the Dental4Health® initiative\, which auto-enrolls members based on medical diagnoses to improve outcomes for conditions like diabetes\, heart disease\, and pregnancy. With over 20 years of clinical experience\, Dr. Ebert previously served as Vice President at the American Dental Association. She earned her dental degree from the University of Louisville\, completed residency at the University of Florida\, and holds leadership and volunteer roles in several dental organizations. She is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists and the Academy of General Dentistry. \n  \nConsortium Session #3 Sponsorship Available! \nAre you looking to elevate your brand and engage with key industry decision-makers? Sponsorship opportunities are now available! \nLEARN MORE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS
URL:https://www.nadp.org/event/consortium-session-3-the-mouth-is-part-of-the-body/
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