Who is Phyllis Merrill? And why do companies look to her to help them retain cash flow and improve the financial health of their business?Phyllis Merrill is the CEO of MBA Benefits Administrator, the nationally recognized industry-leading third-party administrator for the large group health plan market. Anyone who knows Phyllis knows that she is passionate about solving the problems in health care insurance.Phyllis joins forces with industry partners to fight for transparency in the medical world, empower organizations and consumers to take control of their medical care, and pay only fair and sensible prices.As an expert in the health insurance administration arena, Phyllis has witnessed the flaws, abuses, and unfair and egregious pricing tactics of hospitals, pharmaceutical and other providers. She recognizes the burden ever rising deductible and out-of-pocket levels in employer plans places on employees.Learning what employers wanted for their employees’ healthcare plan design—customization, flexibility, and reduced claims and plan costs without harmful benefit reductions—Phyllis created The Open Solution, a benefit plan model that revolutionized the self-funding and stop-loss insurance market. It’s through the lens of her passion for change in the industry that her clients appreciate her role in the quest to help them contain their medical expenditures and protect their financial interests.An accomplished leader in claims processing, case management, and cost containment for over 30 years, she has helped businesses across the country experience extraordinary claims and plan cost reductions while helping to increase better health outcomes and less burden for their employees.