Health Care & Benefits Power Breakfast

Topic: Navigate the Future of Employer Health Care Coverage

Rising health care costs are forcing companies to rethink the traditional model. From narrow provider networks and self-funded plans to Individual Coverage HRAs (ICHRA), the landscape of employer-provided coverage is transforming.

Join us at the 2026 Health Care & Benefits Power Breakfast to explore how leading organizations are balancing cost, quality, access, and employee choice. Industry experts will break down the real-world trade-offs of these shifting strategies and what they mean for your business, your workforce, and Indiana’s health care providers.

Date:
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Location:
The Crane Bay Event Center
Address:
551 West Merrill Street, Indianapolis, IN 46225
Networking:
7:30 AM
Program:
8:00 AM
  • Presenting Sponsor
  • Apex Benefits
  • Underwriting Sponsors
  • Delta Dental
  • Indiana University Health
  • Marathon Health
  • Northwind Health Company

Event Registration

Speaker

Keynote Speaker

Matthew Rae

Matthew Rae

Associate Director
KFF, The Health Care Marketplace Program

Bio

Matthew Rae is the associate director of the Program on the Health Care Marketplace at KFF. The program researches and analyzes the private insurance market and policy proposals to reform it. In this capacity, Rae has managed the Employer Health Benefits Survey since 2011. He has a special interest in analytic methods and data analysis, including gleaning lessons from survey and claims data.

Prior to joining KFF, he worked at the Government Accountability Office, New York City Small Business Services, the Service Employees International Union and the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals.

Rae is currently a Ph.D. student at the George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health. He earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, a Master of Public Health degree from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia and a graduate certificate in survey design and data analysis from George Washington University.