Innovative Health Plan Strategies for County Governments
This webinar is available on-demand. If you have difficulties accessing the recording, please email nacomeetings@naco.org.
County governments face unique challenges in managing employee healthcare costs while ensuring access to quality care. This webinar will delve deep into these obstacles and present solutions on how you support your county’s goals for improved health outcomes, budget predictability and employee satisfaction. Please join Craig Ulrich, Surest Key Account Executive with United Healthcare, to explore alternative health plan approaches that prioritize price transparency and promote the use of high-value providers, including models like the Surest Health Plan.
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HHS Secretary Kennedy touts fixes for obesity, chronic illness, mental health issues
Counties can help improve health outcomes by prioritizing prevention over treatment, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told NACo Legislative Conference attendees.
Drug tracking software helps counties identify trends, save lives
Florida counties are using an artificial intelligence tool called Drug TRAC to track and report drug trends, with the aim of providing quicker outreach and saving lives.
Rising costs, federal cuts challenge some counties
Some counties across the country are reducing staff to alleviate budget deficits, as a result of rising operational costs and cuts to funding and jobs at the federal level.
White House Executive Order establishes national substance use disorder response
On January 29, the White House issued an Executive Order (EO) establishing the Great American Recovery Initiative, a new federal effort aimed at coordinating a national response to substance use disorder (SUD).
USDA and HHS release new dietary guidelines
On January 7, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. unveiled the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030.