About this event
Brokers field this question constantly: how does Sidecar Health's any-provider model actually compare to a traditional PPO when an employer is sweating over network access?
This 60-minute session is the answer kit. Tessa Vargas and Marisol Chen walk through the structural differences, the member-experience differences, and the cases where each model genuinely wins.
What you’ll learn
- The structural difference, plainly
How Sidecar's pricing model differs from a PPO at the claims level, and why that matters more than network size. - Member experience side-by-side
What members actually do differently under each model, with data from 2025 utilization patterns. - When PPOs still win
The employer profiles where a traditional PPO is genuinely the right answer — and how to recognize them. - The broker positioning conversation
How to walk an employer client through this comparison without the pitch-deck feel.
Agenda
⌃8:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast
Networking with attendees and event hosts.
9:30 AM
Opening Keynote
Healthcare consumerism: where we are and where we are going.
11:00 AM
Breakout Sessions
Cost strategy, mental health, dependent coverage, and plan design.
1:00 PM
Panel Discussion
A practical discussion with benefits and finance leaders.
Speakers
Tessa Vargas
Tessa leads Sidecar's ICHRA practice, working with brokers across 18 states on compliance and plan design. Five years on the regulatory side before joining Sidecar.
Marisol Chen
Marisol partners with broker organizations across the country to bring transparent-pricing options to their employer clients.