OREANDA-NEWS. July 15, 2015. Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, the global risk advisor, re/insurance and human capital and benefits firm, today announced the 19th Annual Health Care Forum, in Chicago, IL.

Willis is an industry leader in the health care arena, with more than 6,000 clients and 300 dedicated health care professionals across North America. The Practice helps organizations across all segments of the health care industry assess and minimize risk, including: hospitals, health systems, physician groups, long-term care, managed care and miscellaneous health care facilities. Willis has a deep commitment to this sector and was the first major broker to establish a health care practice.

The Willis Annual Health Care Forum brings together more than 150 health care professionals for both educational and networking opportunities. This year’s theme, “The New Normal: Managing Risk in the Changing Reimbursement Environment” focuses on helping health care organizations address risks and challenges associated with a new operating environment. Discussions will focus on a range of issues including business challenges created by a shift toward risk-based payments by both public and private payors, physician alignment strategies and legal implications related to the adoption of new delivery models.

Commenting on the upcoming conference, Frank Castro, National Health Care Practice Leader, Willis North America, said, “Health care organizations are facing an extremely complex environment and rapidly evolving risk landscape. The Annual Forum provides an opportunity for risk management and insurance professionals to learn about some of the challenges health care organizations are facing and ways in which their peers have addressed these challenges, as well as other solutions Willis is developing. Willis is proud to be a true risk management partner to the health care industry and we are committed to delivering valuable solutions to help clients succeed in this new environment.”