# Navigating the Shift to Self-Funded Health Plans with Dan Hodges, SVP of Employee Benefits at Woodruff Sawyer

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Podcast: [The Benefits Playbook](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-benefits-playbook-6571110)
Published: 2024-05-07T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This episode features an interview with Dan Hodges, Senior Vice President of Employee Benefits at Woodruff Sawyer, where he provides strategic consultation and counseling to clients on their employee benefits programs. Dan has over 25 years of experience consulting a large cross section of employers including those in healthcare, not-for-profit, high-tech, service, and hospitality. He is also an expert in self-funding, consumerism, and HSA style plans. In this episode, Sasha and Dan discuss transitioning to self-funded health plans, choosing a TPA versus an ASO, and the future of employer benefits.

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