Event Details

Join Julie Oeth for her presentation of:

2026 Benefit Trends – What it means for costs

• What are key contributors to discuss around cost trends:
  • GLP1s for weight loss
  • Shifts in the workforce … increased numbers on Medicare, etc.
  • Innovations in medicine – increase in high cost claimants and treatments
  • Top/popular Rx costs
• What are we seeing in the market:
  • Illinois specifically – I have insights on the increase to plans and the market
  • What we are seeing as far as a shift in how clients procure health care
  • Strategies to contain costs:
    • Fully Insured vs. other strategies
    • Improving the health/risk of your employees vs. relying on year over year negotiation
    • Interesting/popular approaches: Care Navigation, Free Healthcare products, one stop shopping, etc.
    • How to create win/win strategies for employer and employees.

Julie served as Vice President of Human Resources at Cottingham & Butler for seven years before joining the Employee Benefits division. In her prior 20+ years of human resources, Julie has been responsible for driving the strategic vision for Human Resources and ensuring compliance for all HR-related initiatives. Julie has served as a member of the Executive Leadership team, Benefits Plan Committee, Retirement Committee, and lead the Human Resources functions of Training, Organizational Design, Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting and Employee Relations.

Julie graduated from University of Northern Iowa with a degree in Public Relations. She spent time living in Boston developing her recruiting and HR generalist skills before moving back to Iowa in 2005. She spent over 10 years in Des Moines, Iowa and has experience working in HR consulting and held roles in corporate procurement as well as HR Leadership in the financial services industry. Prior to joining C&B to lead the HR function, Julie was a Vice President of Human Resources for an annuity organization.

Specific Experience

• Employee Benefits

• HR Compliance

• Recruitment, Retention, & Engagement Strategies

• HR Technology Implementation, Efficiencies, and Insights

• Compensation

• Talent Development & Performance

• Training & Organizational Development

About Cottingham & Butler:

Cottingham & Butler is the 3rd largest privately and independently held broker in the U.S. and a recognized leader in offering innovative property & casualty and employee benefit insurance solutions. The company is headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, and employs over 1,300 employees across the U.S.

This presentation has been approved for HRCI & SHRM recertification credits.

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