Health & Benefits Expo 2026

Health & Benefits Expo 2026 took place at Metropolitan Pavilion, Chelsea, in New York, NY.

Participants included pension and welfare funds trustees and administrators, insurance carriers, investment firms, health care service providers, cost-containment companies, TPAs, utilization review services, vision, dental and hearing networks, behavioral health treatment programs, PBMs, and welfare fund consultants. Trustees and administrators of multi-employer and public benefit funds were also specifically identified.

It was most useful for trustees and administrators of union-linked and public benefit funds in the New York area, since the exhibitors spanned carriers such as Anthem, PBM and pharmacy names like Slate RX and Unified Labor Rx, and care providers such as Hinge Health and Maven Clinic, all on a single floor in one day. Vendors selling health and pension services to fund clients also gained access to decision makers, whereas benefits staff at single-employer companies, or anyone outside the region, would have found the multi-employer focus less relevant.

Attendees at benefit fund and union-affiliated expos in New York usually wear business casual to business professional, with comfortable shoes for time on an exhibit floor.

The expo was in its 32nd year and was described as the largest multi-employer and public benefits conference held in the New York Metropolitan area.