As a team of benefits strategists, we work hard every day to make sure we’re exceeding client expectations and providing the most innovative and value-generating plan designs and advisory services.
Scott serves as an Executive Advisor, member of the Kinetiq Health Pharmacy Benefits Consulting Practice, and leadership team at Apex. Scott works alongside Hoosier employers to help them create a culture of health and cost-savings. This is accomplished through one-on-one consultation to design short and long-term objectives and, ultimately, execution of a fully customized strategic plan for their organization’s employee health and wellness benefits programs.
Before joining Apex Benefits in 2013, Scott served privately-held employers throughout the State for 10 years at Huntington Bank. Personally driven to reduce his clients overall healthcare spend while improving their employee benefits coverage, Scott provides 8 years of diverse healthcare and insurance experience specializing in pharmacy benefits contractual analysis, plan design, and implementation, as well as healthcare cost containment strategies including reference based reimbursement, direct provider contracts, and narrow network plan design.
Scott has earned the distinguished recognition as a Certified Pharmacy Benefits Specialist and Certified Health Value Professional, in addition to completing University of California San Diego, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Drug Development Product Management Specialization program. Scott is a group health & pharmacy benefits thought leader and may be heard on The Point, a podcast by Apex Benefits as well as Wee Dose of Radical Transparency, a short-audio podcast by Apex Benefits.
Scott has been an active member of the community serving non-profit organizations including College Mentors for Kids and Dress For Success as well as co-leading The Crew’s Crew Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping siblings through the process of losing a brother or sister. Scott and his wife, Mandy are parishioners at St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church where their two boys, Charlie and Cooper attend school. A very affectionate French Bulldog, Dempsey also keeps the family busy!
Scott Long
Meet Scott Long, CPBS, CHVP
Scott works alongside Hoosier employers to help them achieve greater control of their employee benefits costs. As a benefits strategist, he provides one-on-one consultation to help clients execute fully customized strategic plans that enhance employee health and wellness programs. He is a group health insurance thought leader and can be heard weekly as host of The Point Podcast and The Point Podcast: Fort Wayne.
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Wee Dose of Radical Transparency
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July 6, 2020
Wee Dose of Radical Transparency | EP 7
You know when your prescription drug is dispensed at the counter, it is paid usually in the form of a …
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May 12, 2020
Wee Dose of Radical Transparency | EP 6
A PBM offer that offers an administrative fee of just $1 or no fee at all may sound good, right? …
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May 1, 2020
Wee Dose of Radical Transparency | EP 5
Traditional PBMs want to give clients as much exposure to pharmacies as possible. Why? They’ll have endless opportunities to charge …
The Point Podcast
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October 29, 2020
The Point Podcast | EP 80 | The Future of Pharmacy
Apex wraps up its celebration of American Pharmacists Month with a discussion about the future of pharmacy. Apex Pharmacy Benefit …
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October 27, 2020
The Point Podcast | EP 79 | Specialty Pharmacy Drugs
What makes a specialty drug exactly that? And how much of the pharmacy benefit spend goes toward specialty drugs?
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October 20, 2020
The Point Podcast | EP 78 | IT and Pharmacy
What are the chances you’ve put IT and pharmacy in the same sentence before? Probably not likely. However, Tony Dao, …
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The Point Podcast: Fort Wayne
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December 23, 2020
The Point Podcast: Fort Wayne | EP 21 | Hi-5 Moments
Cam Davis and Rob Kee come from different backgrounds, but both discovered through First Fridays they have a passion for …
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December 9, 2020
The Point Podcast: Fort Wayne | EP 20 | Teaching Children the World
On this episode of The Point Podcast: Fort Wayne, Apex Benefits Strategist Kassee Lamm chats with JA’s Stephen Hilker and …
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November 24, 2020
The Point Podcast: Fort Wayne | EP 19 | Learning How to Learn
Did you know the only authorized facility to teach the Feuerstein Model in North America is housed in Fort Wayne? …
LinkedIn Articles
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June 15, 2020
Follow the Pill, Follow the Dollar
Have you ever tried to follow the flow of cash, product, and contractual relationships through the U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain? …
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June 11, 2020
Are Your Employees ‘Always On’?
We recognize that even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the blended work-life world was becoming more complex, leading to challenges for …
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May 14, 2020
Deal or No Deal? No Deal…
Has your broker presented a PBM solution that has no Administrative Fee? Or, presented a PBM with a $1 or …