National Business Group on Health - 2008 Conference



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Business Health Agenda 2008
Innovation, Transformation & Reform in the Healthcare Marketplace

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Wednesday March 12, 2008

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Registration
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Internet Cafe
Sponsors: Hewitt Associates
Best Doctors Inc.
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Pre-Conference Session: Managing Depression in the Workplace
Richard K. Nakamura, PhD, Deputy Director, National Institute of Mental Health
Philip S. Wang, MD, Division of Services and Intervention Research, National Institute of Mental Health
William B. Bunn, III, MD, Vice President, Health, Safety, Security and Productivity, International Truck and Engine Corporation
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Welcome Reception
Sponsor: Definity Health, A UnitedHealth Group Company
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner
Sponsor: Glaxo Smith Kline
7:00 pm- 8:00 pm Opening Keynote Address
The Honorable Pete Stark (D-CA), Chairman, Subcommittee on Health,
Committee on Ways & Means, U.S. House of Representatives
Congress' Health Care Agenda in 2008 and Health Care in the Upcoming Election

Thursday, March 13, 2008

6:30 am - 6:00 pm Registration
6:30 am - 6:00 pm Internet Cafe
Sponsors: Hewitt Associates
Best Doctors Inc.
7:00 am - 7:30 am Continental Breakfast
Sponsor: Hewitt Associates
7:30 am - 7:45 am Welcome
Harry Spencer, Chair, National Business Group on Health, and Vice President, Global Benefits and HR Operations, Time Warner
Helen Darling, President, National Business Group on Health
7:45 am - 8:30 am Keynote Address
Ronald A. Williams, Chairman and CEO, Aetna Inc.
Innovation Across the Healthcare Marketplace for Better Care
8:30 am - 9:35 am Opening Session: Using Evidence to Select Networks and Drive Benefit Design
Moderator: Shelly Hoffmann, Director, Health Care Plans, General Motors Corporation
Lance Lang, MD, National Vice President & Clinical Quality Officer, Health Net of California, Inc.
Mark Bukowski, PhD, Senior Health & Clinical Consultant, Hewitt Associates, LLC
9:35 am - 10:05 am Session Two: Highlights of the Annual National Business Group on Health/Watson Wyatt Employer Survey of Health Benefit Trends
Helen Darling, President, National Business Group on Health
Theodore Nussbaum, Director, Group and Health Care Consulting, North America, Watson Wyatt Worldwide
10:05 am - 10:25 am Beverage Break
Sponsor: Quest Diagnostics
10:25 am - 11:30 am Session Three: Health Reform Roundtable: What's Important to Employers
Moderator: Brian Marcotte, Vice President, Compensation and Benefits, Honeywell
Chandra F. Matthews, Director of Benefits, Dollar General Corporation
Donna Chiffriller, Vice President, Benefits, Verizon Communications
Jeanne Denz, Director, Global Employee Benefits, General Mills, Inc.
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Session Four: Worksite Clinics: Maximizing Synergy with Health Benefits and Care Management
Moderator: Howard T. Kraft, Principal, Mercer
John Neuberger, Vice President of Operations, QuadMed
Brent Pawlecki, MD, Associate Medical Director, Pitney Bowes, Inc.
Charles Yarborough, MD, Director of Medical Strategies, Lockheed Martin Corporation

8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Half-Day Intensive Session: Lower Cost and Healthier Employees? Is It Possible? A Discussion on Creating Behavior Change for Better Health

Applying Behavior Change Theory to Consumer Engagement in Health Care
Linda Schuessler, Manager, Wellness Promotion, Fiserv, Inc.
Jodi Aronson Prohofsky, PhD, Senior Vice President of Health Solutions, CIGNA

Employer Case Study: Implementing Behavior Change, Consumer Engagement and Wellness in the Workplace
Kathy Brooke, Director Benefits Strategy Planning, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Nicholas J. Gettas, MD, Chief Medical Officer, National Accounts, CIGNA

Sponsor: CIGNA

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Conference Luncheon
Sponsor: Jenny Craig

Luncheon Entertainment: The Capitol Steps
"Washington's Premier Political Comedy Troupe"
Sponsor: Mercer
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Session Five: Break Out Session #1
  1. Beyond CDHC — Enabling Better Health and Value at the Consumer Level
    Bob Ihrie, Senior Vice President, Employee Rewards and Services, Lowe's
    Bob Nease, Chief Scientist, Express Scripts

    Sponsor: Express Scripts

  2. Four Keys to Turning Workforce Health Into Competitive Advantage
    Jody Amodeo, Director and Team Leader, Pfizer, Inc.
    Virginia Gurley, MD, Vice President, Healthways, Inc.

    Sponsor: Healthways Inc.
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Beverage Break
Sponsor: Quest Diagnostics
4:15 pm - 5:45 pm Session Six: Break Out Session #2
  1. Using Hospital Quality Data to Educate Employees
    Cindy Sloat, Director of Health & Welfare Benefits, PepsiCo, Inc.
    Scott Keyes, Senior Consultant, Watson Wyatt Worldwide

    Sponsor: Watson Wyatt Worldwide

  2. Leveraging Data in All Aspects of Benefit Design
    Moderator: Lori Dustin, Chief Marketing Officer, HighRoads, Inc.
    Nancy Lazgin, Director, Global Benefits, Staples
    Joanne P. Armenio, Director International Benefits, Kraft Foods
    Ron Krupa, Director, Benefits Management, Gevity

    Sponsor: HighRoads, Inc.


  3. Getting Personal — Leveraging Personal Health Care Utilization and Other Employee Data to Promote Better Communication and Decision Making
    Gwen Rodriguez, Director, Global Compensation & Benefits, Perot Systems Corp.
    Colleen M. Murphy, President and CEO, Asparity Decision Solutions, Inc.
    Daryl Ashley, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Outsourced Benefits Administration, Workscape

    Sponsor: Workscape
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Networking Reception
Sponsor: Vision Service Plan

Friday March 14, 2008

7:00 am - 10:00 am Registration
7:00 am - 1:00 pm Internet Cafe
Sponsors: Hewitt Associates
Best Doctors Inc.
7:00 am - 7:30 am Continental Breakfast
Sponsor: Hewitt Associates
7:30 am - 9:00 am Session Seven: Break Out Session #3
  1. The Changing Face of Consumer-Driver Health Care, What We Know After Six Years
    Sally Welborn, Senior Vice President – Corporate Benefits, Wells Fargo
    Eileen Quenell, Senior Consultant and DC Health and Welfare Practice Lead, Towers Perrin
    Joseph Antos, Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy, American Enterprise Institute
    Michael Tarino, CEO, Definity Health, A UnitedHealth Group Company

    Sponsor: Definity Health, A UnitedHealth Group Company

  2. Improving Employee Health Management through Strategic Integration of On-Site Medical Clinics
    Bruce Sherman, MD, Medical Director, Global Services, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Ray Fabius, MD, President & Chief Medical Officer, I-trax/CHD Meridian

    Sponsor: Pfizer


  3. Evaluating the Quality and Impact of Health & Wellness Programs
    Raymond J. Zastrow, Associate Corporate Medical Director, QuadMed
    Tim McDonald, Director, Health Management Consulting, Ingenix

    Sponsor: Ingenix
9:00 am - 10:00 am Keynote Address
Craig R. Barrett, PhD, Chairman of the Board, Intel Corporation
Transforming Health Care: The Employer Imperative
10:00 am -10:30 am Coffee Break/Check Out
Sponsor: Quest Diagnostics
10:30 am - 11:35 am Session Eight: Innovative Data-Driven Strategies to Create a Health Benefits Advantage
Moderator: Doug Shaw, Vice President - General Manager, Thomson Healthcare
Anna Fallieras, Program Leader, Health Care Initiatives, General Electric Company
Edward Mauceri, MD, Executive Medical Director, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Heidi Lattig, Director, Health and Productivity Programs, American Standard Companies
  Prize Drawing (Immediately Following Final Session)
Sponsor: Thomson Healthcare
11:45 am Boxed Lunch/Conference Concludes
Sponsor: American Cancer Society

Conference book sponsored by Health Net Inc.