CarelonRx Connects Presents
From Cost Volatility to Cost Predictability
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 | 2:00 PM ET
CarelonRx Webinar Series
Insights to help plan administrators, brokers and consultants navigate a rapidly-evolving pharmacy landscape with confidence.
What you'll learn
Healthcare cost volatility continues to challenge employers as high-cost claimants, specialty medications, emerging therapies, and chronic conditions place growing pressure on budgets. In this CarelonRx Connects webinar, three industry experts explain how integrated medical and pharmacy insights reveal risk earlier, connect clinical and cost drivers into one view of total cost of care, and turn reactive spending into coordinated action.
Topics that will be covered include:
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How high-cost claimants and specialty medications combine to drive total cost volatility
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Why a siloed medical and pharmacy view lets emerging risk go unnoticed
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How integrated data surfaces risk earlier and prompts coordinated intervention
- How to identify the cost drivers behind high-cost claimants and specialty spend
What you'll learn
The CarelonRx Connects webinar series is an ongoing thought-leadership webinar series hosted by CarelonRx focused on pharmacy and healthcare trends.
Topics vary by session but generally include:
- Emerging drug trends such as GLP-1s, specialty drugs, biosimilars, and gene therapies
- Regulatory and legislative updates affecting pharmacy benefits and PBMs
- Clinical insights around behavioral health, medication management, and health outcomes
- Market outlooks and cost drivers impacting employer health plans
Our speaker: John Watson, PharmD
Chief Growth Officer, CarelonRx
John brings more than 20 years of experience in pharmacy consulting, employer benefits strategy, and business growth. At CarelonRx, he leads new pharmacy business sales and go-to-market strategy for integrated Anthem markets, working with brokers and consultants to deliver more integrated, cost-effective pharmacy benefit solutions for employers.
His prior leadership experience includes roles at Health Strategy, Health Care Service Corporation, and Prime Therapeutics. John earned his PharmD from The University of Texas at Austin and began his career as a practicing pharmacist in Dallas.
Our speakers
Colin Longren
Helps employers and advisors understand the impact of high-cost claims and evolving healthcare risk.
Kurt Mittelstadt
Brings clinical pharmacy expertise in cost drivers, utilization, and trends that shape total cost of care.
Carmen Latham
Helps employers and advisors turn healthcare trends into practical benefit strategies and action.
Missed a session?
Register for our CarelonRx Connects Content Library to view previous webinars and e-books. For best results, please use Google Chrome to register and download materials.
CarelonRx turns complex information into actionable insight, enabling smarter decisions and stronger partnerships that deliver value across the healthcare ecosystem.
FAQs
What does CarelonRx do?
How do I learn more about CarelonRx?
You can learn more about CarelonRx on our website, carelonrx.com, or by contacting us at carelonrxwebinars@carelon.com.
Who should attend this webinar?
This webinar is for brokers, consultants, benefits administrators (TPAs, employers, and labor/trust) who want to learn more about pharmacy opportunities and industry trends. These insights will empower you with the knowledge to navigate the rapidly evolving marketplace.
How much do the webinars cost?
Our webinars are free to attend.
What do I need to participate?
You will need a computer with an internet connection, the Google Chrome browser, and speakers or a phone.
How long is the session?
The webinar will be up to one hour.
How do I log into the webinar?
You will receive an email that confirms your registration, as well as a reminder email the day before the webinar, and a final email an hour before the webinar starts. For the best experience, please use Google Chrome.
Do I need to mute myself on the webinar?
We’ll take care of that for you. As an attendee, you are automatically muted.
Will this webinar be recorded? Will the recording be shared after the event?
Yes, we will record the webinar and share it on our Content Library after the event. You can register for our Content Library at carelonrxconnects.com/register.
Once you are registered, visit the Content Library on ON24, https://gateway.on24.com/wcc/eh/4639346/carelonrx-connects-content-library. This site is best viewed in Google Chrome. You may be asked to enter your email address one more time.
What is the Content Library?
The CarelonRx Content Library is one place to watch past webinar recordings, view e-books and other valuable information. To register for the Content Library, visit carelonrxconnects.com/register.
Once you are registered, visit the Content Library on ON24, https://gateway.on24.com/wcc/eh/4639346/carelonrx-connects-content-library. This site is best viewed in Google Chrome. You may be asked to enter your email address one more time.
What other webinars are planned for the series?
More webinars are planned for 2025. As dates and content are finalized, we will share more information. You can suggest a future topic by completing the survey within any of our webinars, or by emailing us at carelonrxwebinars@carelon.com.
Question not answered here?
Please email us at carelonrxwebinars@carelon.com.