About this event
Nationwide enterprise teams have a specific set of fully-insured challenges — multi-state compliance, network adequacy across regions, and the constant tension between centralization and local flexibility.
This session is built for HR and benefits leaders at companies with teams in 15+ states. Jordan Patel walks through the plan-design patterns that are landing for 2026 enterprise renewals.
What you’ll learn
- The multi-state compliance baseline
What every nationwide employer should have nailed before the 2026 plan year — including the four states with new 2026 mandates. - Network adequacy across regions
How to read your network data honestly and where the gaps will hit your team hardest. - Centralization vs. local flexibility
The trade-offs that show up in real enterprise plans — and which ones your CFO will care about. - Renewal positioning for 2026
How to frame your 2026 renewal conversation with carriers when you have multi-state leverage to use.
Agenda
⌃8:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast
Networking with attendees and event hosts.
9:30 AM
Opening Keynote
Healthcare consumerism: where we are and where we are going.
11:00 AM
Breakout Sessions
Cost strategy, mental health, dependent coverage, and plan design.
1:00 PM
Panel Discussion
A practical discussion with benefits and finance leaders.
Speakers
Jordan Patel
Jordan leads Sidecar's mid-market self-funded employer practice, with a focus on plan-design strategy and stop-loss negotiations.