High-Cost Claims Workshop

For more than 30 years, the National Alliance has brought together business coalitions and their employer and purchaser members to drive high-quality healthcare that enhances patient experience, promotes health equity, and improves outcomes while lowering costs. Its members represent public and private sectors, nonprofits, and labor unions that provide health benefits to over 90 million Americans—more than half of the employer-sponsored insurance market—spending over $850 billion annually.

Oncology care is one of the biggest and least predictable drivers of employer health plan costs. Claims are becoming more frequent, more complex and more expensive with little warning. To help employers take a more strategic approach, the National Alliance is offering an in-person workshop.

This four-hour workshop gives employers the tools to better interpret data, identify cost drivers and implement effective strategies that help manage high-cost claims while protecting care quality and the patient experience.

SHRM credits: 4 / HRCI credits: 4

Registration Type	Fee
Coalition Leaders & Staff	Complimentary Registration for Coalition Leaders & Staff (Limit 1 attendee per coalition)
Coalition Employer Members	$495 (Once the first 50 coalition employer members have been reached)
Non-Coalition Employer Members	$790

Registration Type

Fee

Coalition Leaders & Staff

Complimentary Registration for Coalition Leaders & Staff

(Limit 1 attendee per coalition)

Coalition Employer Members

$495

(Once the first 50 coalition employer members have been reached)

Non-Coalition Employer Members

$790

Continue the conversation at the 2026 Annual Forum (November 16–18), taking place immediately after the High-Cost Claims Workshop. Connect with employers, coalition leaders, and industry experts to gain actionable strategies for improving healthcare quality, affordability, and outcomes.

Please note that the Annual Forum requires a separate registration. Up to 10 employer members of each National Alliance coalition are eligible for a complimentary registration. Contact your coalition to learn more.

Dr. Christine Hale is Chief Medical Officer of U.S. Benefits at Gallagher, providing clinical leadership focused on managing healthcare costs, improving care quality, and enhancing workforce wellbeing. She specializes in complex medical claims, clinical performance improvement, and strategic healthcare transformation.

Her experience includes senior clinical leadership in employee benefits consulting, Tenet Healthcare, and McKinsey & Company. Dr. Hale also serves on the Medical Director Advisory Committee and as the designated large claims expert for the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions.

Craig is the Director of Clinical Services at Senderra Specialty Pharmacy and provides oversight to Senderra’s clinical programs, including Senderra’s oncology program. In his role, he ensures complex therapies are managed with evidence-based care that improves patient outcomes and satisfaction while supporting appropriate use of high-cost therapies. He also serves as Senderra’s Residency Program Director to help train the next generation of specialty pharmacists.

Craig earned his PharmD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed a PGY1 residency at Ardon Health specialty pharmacy. He is a Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) and a Multiple Sclerosis Certified Specialist (MSCS), and in 2022 he received the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) Specialty Pharmacist of the Year Award.

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