Fly-In: ASO Work Group

Event Date: 2/9/2022 - 2/10/2022

Event Overview

— Invitation Only —

Explore the intersection between value networks and pricing strategy

After working together for nearly ten months, executives in the ASO Collaborative will finally be able to get together. In addition to meeting folks you have only seen on video, we will dive deep into the intersection between value networks and pricing strategy. We will also get specific about designing a stop-loss strategy that can differentiate your market price.

Top reasons to attend

Identify how to quantify the value your network can deliver when setting a competitive price
Learn how a well-crafted stop-loss strategy can give you a competitive advantage
Discuss how to compete more successfully against BUCHAs for ASO business
Exchange differentiation strategies with peers
Hear an inside perspective on how national carriers approach the market

Who should attend

Alliance health plan members who have completed the ASO Self-Assessment and were invited to join this work group. If you have any questions, please contact Dennis Bolin.

Venue

Magellan Health Studio

Located in Frisco, Texas, Magellan Health Studio focuses on solving healthcare’s most vexing issues through a human-centered design approach that brings innovation to life. Using a proprietary innovation engine, the Studio tests new care delivery models and creates products that address the behavioral health and physical needs of patients. This whole-person approach is powered by deep clinical and digital expertise, advanced analytics, top talent with Fortune 100 healthcare experience, and partnerships with leading innovators who share Magellan Health Studio’s commitment to accelerate the digital capabilities required to address complex healthcare challenges.

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Agenda

Last updated January 19th
(All details in Central Time Zone)

Wednesday, February 9th
6:00pm	Welcome Dinner at the Cowboys Club
Thursday, February 10th
8:00am	Networking breakfast
9:00am	Welcome and What we know about BUCHA's ASO Strategies
9:15am	Underwriting to Value: Competing Against BUCHA in the ASO Market
11:00am	Report Out: Homework Assignments
12:00pm	Lunch
12:30pm	Stop-Loss: Risk and Rewards
2:00pm	Open Discussion: ASO Workgroup Next Steps for 2022
3:00pm	Adjourn

Venue

Meeting Venue

Magellan Health Studio

6303 Cowboys Way
Suite 350
Frisco, TX 75034

Hotel Accomodations

Canopy by Hilton Dallas Frisco Station
4455 Frisco Green Ave
Frisco, TX 75034
469.200.6161

The hotel room block expires on January 19, 2022
Our room rate is $132 plus taxes/fees. This rate may be available three days prior and three days after our meeting dates, depending on the hotel's availability. You should call the reservations department at 469.200.6161 and ask for the Health Plan Alliance (Vizient) room rate or click here to book online. Should you call after the deadline, you will not be guaranteed to receive our group room rate or the hotel may be sold out. Please note that the group block could sell out before this date.

Additional Info

DRESS
Business casual attire is appropriate for the meeting. Remember that the hotel meeting room temperatures vary, so we recommend that you layer clothing to be comfortable in case the room becomes either hot or cold.

GROUND TRANSPORTATION
Dallas/Fort Worth International airport is 22 miles away and an estimated fare of $42 Uber/Lyft. Click here for more details.

FRISCO WEATHER
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Special Events

An Evening at the Cowboys Club

Thanks to the generosity of your Alliance peers, we will be hosting a special welcome dinner for this workgroup at the Cowboys Club, located at the acclaimed Dallas Cowboys Training Facility at The Star in Frisco! This networking dinner will also feature our Keynote presentation on BUCHA’s ASO Strategies.

Cowboys Club is a private social club and restaurant where members can socialize, collaborate, relax and entertain in an atmosphere that is passionate about Dallas Cowboys football. Cowboys Club is located at The Star in Frisco, Texas, where the Dallas Cowboys train and work year-round.

The club creates an environment inviting for Cowboys’ players, coaches, and executives to socialize. Members will have exclusive looks inside the organization’s daily operations, training camp, and team practices. Members-only events, including coach and player chalk talks covering business and football operations from the driving vision of owner Jerry Jones to a breakdown of the team’s draft picks, will give the members opportunities to engage their family, friends, and clients.

But you have to be there to see the magic! Be sure to register today and set your travel plans to accommodate this unique networking opportunity!

February 9 | 6:00pm Central Time
Cowboys Club
Five Cowboys Way
Suite 200
Frisco, TX 75034

Attire: Business Casual (T-shirts, baseball caps are prohibited)

Disclosure: Photographs of any kind are also prohibited

COVID Protocols

What to expect: Health and Safety Protocols

The Health Plan Alliance’s hallmark is the unique space we provide for our members and partners to come together and meaningfully connect around the challenges and opportunities your organizations navigate every day. The health and safety of every attendee is our top priority and we are implementing health and safety protocols for our in-person events aimed at protecting all participants.

These protocols will be updated in response to ongoing guidance from CDC and local health authorities. If you have attended Alliance in-person meetings before, know this experience will be different in many ways – but also rest assured that we remain dedicated to creating unique opportunities to connect, learn and share with your colleagues from across the country.

Please review the Updated Safety protocols HERE.

By registering to attend the event you agree and understand these specific risks noted below:

Liability Disclaimer and Release: COVID-19

The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been declared a worldwide pandemic. COVID-19 is reported to be extremely contagious. The exact methods of spread and contraction are unknown, but the virus is believed to spread from person-to-person, by contact with contaminated objects, and even possibly in the air. People reportedly can be infected and show no symptoms yet still spread the disease. COVID-19 is reported to cause serious illness and death. The Health Plan Alliance cannot prevent attendees from becoming exposed to, contracting, or spreading COVID-19 while attending a HPA event or activity. Any in-person interaction may increase the risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19.

I agree and understand these specific risks and nonetheless accept them in order to attend this HPA event. These services are of such value to me that I accept the risk of being exposed to, contracting, and/or spreading COVID-19 in order to participate in person rather than arranging for an alternative method participating or not participating at all. I further hereby forever release and waive all claims and rights against the Health Plan Alliance in connection with exposure, infection, and/or spread of COVID-19 related to utilizing their services or premises or interacting with their members. I understand that this release and waiver means I give up my right to bring any claims including for personal injuries, death, disease, property losses, or any other loss that may be released and waived under applicable law, including, but not limited to, claims of negligence, and I understand that this release and waiver prevents me from seeking damages in any way against the Health Plan Alliance, whether such damages are known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, or that occur now or in the future.

I understand that the Health Plan Alliance and the event venue will implement COVID-19 health and safety protocols that align with the most recent guidance released by the CDC and the local health authority. These protocols will include details regarding code of conduct and safety measures (ie, wearing masks in public spaces, maintaining physical distance during sessions, etc) for all attendees. I understand I will be expected to adhere to these guidelines.

Documents

2/16/2022

Recording: What We Know About BUCHA’s ASO Strategies
We constantly report that the national players are our competition for multi-location clients. So, what do we know about their strategies? And what does that tell us about our offensive strategies?

2/16/2022

Recording: Underwriting to Value: Competing Against BUCHA in the ASO Market
Learn from an insider’s experience how to articulate your network and quality advantage against the competitors. We talk a good game but how do we prove it?

2/16/2022

Recording: Homework Case Studies
Alliance members share their homework.

2/16/2022

Recording: Stop-Loss: Risk and Rewards
Learn from those who know how a successful stop-loss strategy can provide a competitive advantage. It has been right there all along.

2/16/2022

Recording: Open Discussion
What do you want to learn from your peers? What ideas would you like to test? Here is your chance in a wide open and safe space.

2/10/2022

Presentation: Stop-Loss: Risk and Rewards
Learn from those who know how a successful stop-loss strategy can provide a competitive advantage. It has been right there all along.

2/10/2022

Presentation: What We Know About BUCHA’s ASO Strategies
We constantly report that the national players are our competition for multi-location clients. So, what do we know about their strategies? And what does that tell us about our offensive strategies?

2/10/2022

Presentation: Underwriting to Value: Competing Against BUCHA in the ASO Market
Learn from an insider's experience how to articulate your network and quality advantage against the competitors. We talk a good game but how do we prove it?

2/8/2022

Agenda: ASO Work Group Fly-In
By invitation only, the Alliance ASO Work Group convenes in person to discuss the crux of a successful ASO: the intersection of your network and pricing strategy.