Networking to find solutions to the challenges of health benefit administration and human resource management

Opportunity to take national health care initiatives and implement them in the New York Metropolitan area to improve the value of healthcare services. Examples include:
- The Leapfrog Group
- National Business Coalition on Health's eValue8 - a request for information and evaluation process which creates standardized health care performance reports for HMOs and PPOs.

Participation in local quality initiatives, such as:
The New York State Health Accountability Foundation, which provides quality data and information to employers and consumers on health plans and providers.

Participation in committees covering current topics in health benefits with participation from the health plan, provider, consulting and pharmaceutical community. Current committees include:
- Health Benefits Advisory Group
- Mental Health Task Force
- Eldercare Task Force 

Influencing the healthcare delivery system using the collective leverage of the New York Metropolitan area employers.

Access to experts on health benefit issues through conferences and monthly breakfast meetings.