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Title Sponsor Vālenz® Health to Unveil New Solutions at 2023 SIIA National Conference & Expo in October
/in Announcements, Events, Featured, Press/by Maris PanjadaPHOENIX, Ariz. (Sept. 29, 2023) — For the second straight year, Vālenz® Health is proud to serve as Title Sponsor of the Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA) National Conference & Expo, widely regarded as the self-insured and captive industry’s largest, most influential professional event of the year.
Scheduled for Oct. 8-10 at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, the SIIA National Conference will emphasize innovative ways to “Connect” through comprehensive educational sessions and impactful discussions about key industry topics and trends. As Title Sponsor, Valenz will highlight new member-focused offerings that inspire employers to connect, challenge and change as they drive improved savings and better outcomes for their health plans.
Through a new digital front door to care, Valenz connects members via a mobile app to tools that transparently reveal benefits coverage, identify physician quality and costs, connect with a navigator, and gain visibility into their healthcare so they can make informed, consumer-driven decisions. Valenz brings the new digital front door to employers and their members in partnership with Zakipoint Health.
“By sharing real-time insights that lead to smart choices, we ultimately improve utilization of care, member satisfaction and health outcomes, while giving members the opportunity to take charge of their healthcare,” said Rob Gelb, Chief Executive Officer of Valenz. “Early engagement allows us to pinpoint members’ health needs and risks as quickly as possible, and introduce members to navigators who will give them access to the information they need throughout their health journey.”
Through this omnichannel experience, supported by a comprehensive suite of solutions on a single platform, Valenz helps employers meet the challenges of rising healthcare costs by optimizing and often replacing their health plan. As an example, the Valenz V-Rated solution leverages the fully integrated ecosystem to change the trajectory of health plan costs with early stop loss underwriting and data-driven risk analysis. V-Rated mitigates fiduciary risk so employers can position themselves to predict and manage costs year after year.
And with the validation and documentation of meaningful savings through the Healthcare Ecosystem Optimization Platform, Valenz offers employers the confidence to take steps toward a positive change, accelerating their health plan solutions for the results they need.
“Valenz is thrilled to again be Title Sponsor of the SIIA National Conference, and we’re looking forward to talking more about our solutions that keep the member at the center of everything we do,” Gelb said. “We know that those who thrive can drive change within the challenge, and when you connect with us, you’ll see how smarter, better, faster healthcare is possible.”
Serving as conference session panelists from the Valenz team will be Amy Gasbarro, Chief Care Officer, on “Understanding Employer Expectations – The Boomer and Gen-X Perspectives,” and Eric Hanna, Vice President, Claim and Access Solutions, on “Surprise Medical Billing and the Federal IDR Process: How’s It Going?”
Valenz has been a Diamond Member of SIIA since 2020, which signifies the highest level of support for SIIA’s mission and demonstrates a leadership position in serving the needs of the self-insurance community.
About Vālenz® Health
Vālenz® Health simplifies the complexity of self-insurance for employers by consolidating health plan solutions on a single platform – the industry-leading Healthcare Ecosystem Optimization Platform. Valenz has deep roots in clinical and member advocacy, alongside decades of expertise in the validation, integrity and accuracy of claims, and a suite of risk affinity solutions. With a steadfast commitment to data transparency and decision enablement, and an omnichannel approach across the healthcare journey, Valenz engages early and often to optimize healthcare for the provider, payer, plan and member, delivering improved cost, quality and outcomes for employers and their members – for smarter, better, faster healthcare. More information is available at valenzhealth.com.
Brad Lewis of Certus Management Group Announces Dec. 1 Retirement; Beth Madden Becomes New Executive Vice President of Vālenz® Health Affinity Company
/in Announcements, Featured, Misc./by Maris PanjadaPHOENIX, Ariz. (Sept.28, 2023) — Brad Lewis, who has served the stop loss insurance industry for more than 40 years, will retire December 1 as Executive Vice President of Certus Management Group, a Vālenz® Health Affinity Company. Senior Vice President of Operations Beth Madden, CEBS, will become Executive Vice President, effective immediately.
Lewis has had an incredible career and has made an indelible impact on the stop loss insurance industry, providing clients with his tremendous expertise in claims, underwriting, auditing, account management and marketing. After getting his start in stop loss through an on-the-job training program with the Brougher Insurance Group while in school, Lewis began a full-time position there in 1983 with the accounting department. In 1998, he became a founding member and Executive Vice President of IMG-Stop Loss. Nearly 20 years later, Lewis was one of four principals who transitioned IMG-Stop Loss to its current incarnation as Certus Management Group.
“Brad’s leadership was instrumental in guiding the Certus transition to becoming a key part of the Valenz Health family. I am thankful that I have had the past 18 months to work with him and learn from him during that time,”said Rob Gelb, CEO Valenz Health.“Of course, every great leader has a great team behind them, and Certus is no exception to this rule. Today, I am incredibly excited and honored to share that effective immediately, Beth Madden, CEBS, will become the EVP of our stop loss group,” added Gelb.
At Certus, Madden served as Executive Vice President, Chief Underwriting and Operations Officer before her current role as Senior Vice President of Operations. As another member of IMG-Stop Loss since its founding, she was Chief Underwriting Officer with responsibility and oversight across the spectrum of international and domestic products. Her earlier roles included Director and Vice President of the Stop Loss Underwriting department, providing underwriting oversight, actuarial and program management.
Madden also has worked in the domestic fully insured space, underwriting multiple employer, association, and alternative risk and funding arrangements. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
About Vālenz® Health
Vālenz® Health simplifies the complexity of self-insurance for employers by consolidating health plan solutions on a single platform – the industry-leading Healthcare Ecosystem Optimization Platform. Valenz has deep roots in clinical and member advocacy, alongside decades of expertise in the validation, integrity and accuracy of claims, and a suite of risk affinity solutions. With a steadfast commitment to data transparency and decision enablement, and an omnichannel approach across the healthcare journey, Valenz engages early and often to optimize healthcare for the provider, payer, plan and member, delivering improved cost, quality and outcomes for employers and their members – for smarter, better, faster healthcare. More information is available at valenzhealth.com.
Vālenz® Health Enhances User Experience with Refreshed Website
/in Announcements, Featured, Misc./by Maris PanjadaPHOENIX, Ariz. (September 28, 2023) — Vālenz® Health announces an update of its website that enhances user navigation and spotlights the Healthcare Ecosystem Optimization Platform, which simplifies the complexity of self-insurance by managing cost and quality on a single platform for employers and their members.
Through the refreshed site, users can more easily peruse the fully integrated suite of solutions that align with the specific needs of the member, employer, payer or provider – all on a single platform supported by an innovative culture and a commitment to data transparency that empowers better healthcare decisions.
“We’re excited to share the new features of our site and streamline our navigation tools, with the Healthcare Ecosystem Optimization Platform at the center of serving all our customers and clearly directing each group to the solutions they need,” said Kevin O’Donnell, Senior Vice President, Product & Marketing. “That is the foundation of how we optimize healthcare for all parties involved in a claim, as we drive a better, more simplified user experience across the board.”
By leveraging early engagement, network innovation, and transparent access to real-time data, the Valenz platform balances the relationship between healthcare quality, utilization and cost – for improved payment accuracy, more predictable plan expenses, and lower costs of care.
About Vālenz® Health
Vālenz® Health simplifies the complexity of self-insurance for employers by consolidating health plan solutions on a single platform – the industry-leading Healthcare Ecosystem Optimization Platform. Valenz has deep roots in clinical and member advocacy, alongside decades of expertise in the validation, integrity and accuracy of claims, and a suite of risk affinity solutions. With a steadfast commitment to data transparency and decision enablement, and an omnichannel approach across the healthcare journey, Valenz engages early and often to optimize healthcare for the provider, payer, plan and member, delivering improved cost, quality and outcomes for employers and their members – for smarter, better, faster healthcare. More information is available at valenzhealth.com.