Joanne provides strategic advice with employers on how best to take the next step(s) with regard to their employee benefit programs. Healthcare has become a very complex part of every employer and employee's life. She strives to help educate employers and employees in this complex healthcare industry. Joanne effectively manages medical benefit programs, consumer driven health arrangements, dental, vision, life, and disability plans. Joanne also has a strong background in COBRA, HIPAA and other compliance laws.
In the last twenty years, Joanne has developed quality relationships with insurance carrier/vendor representatives in the Philadelphia & Maryland areas along with nationally. These relationships she has developed "payoff" as a benefit for her clients to negotiate the best programs on their behalf. She has been able to gain client confidence and build vendor relationships in her sincere efforts to find unique solutions to various benefit and employer/employee related problems. She also has extensive benefit plan knowledge including fully and self-insured funding arrangements, consumer driven health plans and compliance.
Joanne has worked at CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services, Inc. as a Sr. Consultant since January, 2000. Prior to joining CBIZ, she worked in Human Resources as a Benefits Manager for 13 years at a Hospital with over 1,500 employees. With a background in Human Resources, she has the reputation as a totally committed professional, dedicated to providing the best possible service to her clients.