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Health Benefit Trends & Insights You Can Use in 2019

Name: Health Benefit Trends & Insights You Can Use in 2019
Start: 2019-03-13T09:00:00+0000
Location: Verrill Dana, LLP

When: March 13, 2019

People: Christopher S. Lockman

Location:

Verrill Dana, LLP

One Portland Square, Portland, Maine 04101 United States of America

On March 13, join Mercer experts for an exclusive in-person session to dive deep into the key results and local trends from Mercer's 2018 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans.

Verrill Dana employee benefits and executive compensation attorney Chris Lockman and Principal of Mercer George Watts will be speaking on health benefit trends for employers in 2019. A light breakfast and lunch will be served. Stay tuned for an agenda.

To register, visit the Mercer event page here.

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