Date and Time
Wednesday Jul 9, 2025
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CDT
Location
Portage County Business Council office
5501 Vern Holmes Drive
Stevens Point, WI 54482
Fees/Admission
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Contact Information
Karen Myers, Director of Programs & Events - 715-344-1940
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Description
BUSINESS X-CHANGE PRESENTATION - July 9, 2025
Business X-Change meets regularly throughout the year. Our July X-Change will be held at the Portage County Business Council office. Business X-Change allows business owners and their employees the opportunity to discuss pertinent topics, learn from local industry leaders and, most importantly, learn from each other.
There is no cost to attend. Coffee and Danish will be provided.
Title: "Navigating Healthcare for Your Business"
Presented by:
Mike Roche
Director of Business Development, The Alliance
About the Program:
Providing health insurance for employees is a challenging and complicated part of owning a business. Learn more about the options you have to provide healthcare for your employees. What is the difference between fully funded, level funded and self-funded healthcare? What are some recent changes and trends in healthcare in Wisconsin? How can you use data to improve your healthcare?
Why Attend?
- Learn the key differences between fully funded, level-funded, and self-funded health insurance plans.
- Discover the latest health insurance trends impacting Wisconsin employers.
- Explore practical strategies to manage healthcare costs for your business and your team.
- Find out what data is available to help improve employee health outcomes and benefits planning.
About Our Presenter:
Mike Roche joined The Alliance in 2015. He is responsible for working with prospective employers, their broker/consultant and their TPA partners to introduce them to self-funded health benefit strategies; sharing data-based information to manage their health care spend; and serving as a voice of The Alliance to expand our membership.
Mike has a strong background in health benefits and self-funding. He previously served as a regional sales advisor for Digital Benefits Advisors in Madison, Wisconsin, where he managed the health benefits for more than 160 credit union clients across 14 states. Prior to that position, Mike worked at CUNA Mutual Group in their employee benefits division for almost 10 years as an employee benefits sales specialist.
What is Business X-Change? Allows business owners and their employees the opportunity to discuss pertinent topics, learn from local industry leaders and, most importantly, learn from each other. Business X-Change meets regularly throughout the year from 7:30 - 8:30am.
Special thanks to The Alliance for their sponsorship of this program.
For questions on this X-Change please contact Karen Myers at 715-344-1940 or karenm@portagecountybiz.com.
