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What should employers and lawmakers do to address the high cost of healthcare? A lot more, experts say.

Andre Sterley is a senior audit manager and practice leader for the digital asset group of Mazars USA based in New York City, as well as co-chair for the accounting and audit working group of the Accounting Blockchain Coalition. The Mazars Digital Asset Group was formed with the mission to help organizations navigate the complex accounting, tax, audit and other advisory issues related to digital assets, blockchain and distributed ledger technologies.

Brad Winges is the President and CEO of HilltopSecurities, a financial services firm and registered investment adviser in Dallas. Before joining HilltopSecurities, Winges was senior executive managing director at Piper Jaffray and a member of the company's leadership team.

Lavanya Nair is a reporter for Financial Planning. Follow her on Twitter: @Lavi4Life

EBA’s annual conference delved deep into hot benefit trends, broker strategies and technology.

Expect employers to take steps, such as maximizing automatic services, that will encourage positive behaviors to help individuals reach their financial goals.

For the best approach, clients should find a balance between cost containment and employee engagement.

Stephan Fabel is director of product at Canonical.

Bill Tolson is vice president at Archive360. Prior to this role he was a senior storage solutions marketing manager for StorageTek. Prior to joining StorageTek, Tolson held a number of key positions within the storage industry including Iomega Corp. and Hewlett-Packard. He has over 20 years of experience in the storage industry.

There’s a big “gap in strategy — or the lack thereof,” says Curtis Cannon of Axis Recovery. “A lot of brokers have a bolt-on mindset.”