National Business Group on Health - 2010 Conference



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Business Health Agenda 2010
Redesigning Benefits and Health Care in an Era of Reform

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Registration
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Internet Café
Sponsors:   Health Net, Inc.
EyeMed Vision Care
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Welcome Reception
Sponsor:   Wellness & Prevention, Inc.
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner
Sponsor:   Hewitt Associates
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Opening Keynote Address
Robert Galvin, MD, Executive Director, Health Services and Chief Medical Officer, General Electric Company
"healthymagination: Making Sustainable Health A Reality"

Thursday, March 11, 2010

6:30 am - 6:00 pm Registration
6:30 am - 6:00 pm Internet Café
Sponsors:   Health Net, Inc.
EyeMed Vision Care
7:00 am - 7:30 am Continental Breakfast
Sponsor:   Anthem National Accounts
7:30 am - 7:45 am Welcome Address
Pamela Kimmet, Chair, National Business Group on Health, and Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
Helen Darling, President, National Business Group on Health
7:45 am - 8:30 am Keynote Address
Ken Shachmut, Senior Vice President, Safeway Inc., and Executive Vice President, Safeway Health
“Health Care Solutions That Work”
8:30 am - 9:35 am Opening Session: Employer Successes in Redesigning Health Care Delivery
Moderator: Arnold Milstein, MD, Chief Physician, Mercer and Medical Director, PBGH
Theresa Helle, Manager, Health Care Quality & Efficiency Initiatives, The Boeing Company
Ernie Richardson, Manager Health Services, Toyota Engineering and Manufacturing North America
9:35 am - 10:05 am Session Two: Highlights of the Annual National Business Group on Health/Towers Watson Employer Survey of Health Benefit Trends
Helen Darling, President, National Business Group on Health
Theodore Nussbaum, Health and Group Benefits, Towers Watson
10:05 am - 10:25 am Refreshment Break
Sponsor:   Compass Group, North America
10:25 am - 11:30 am Session Three: Employee Wellness in an Era of Reform
Moderator: Ellen Exum, Program Director, Wellness & Prevention, PepsiCo, Inc.
Christopher Powers, Manager, Corporate Benefits, Rockwell Collins
Jackie Austad, General Director of Benefits and Wellness, Union Pacific Railroad Company
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Session Four: High-Performing Health Systems: Employer Results
Moderator: Robert O’Brien, Executive Vice President, Health Plan Division, Group Health Cooperative
David Myers, Chief of Staff for the President, Bucknell University
Kristin McCullagh, Health & Welfare Benefits Director, Intermountain Healthcare
Lisa Fallert, Vice President Health Care Services & Operations, SelectHealth - Intermountain Healthcare

8:30 am - 12:15 pm

Opening Sponsored Sessions:

8:30 am - 10:15 am
  1. Driving Sustainable Value in Retiree Health Care
    Michele Levine, Director Global Benefits, Avon Products, Inc.
    Phil Belcher, Manager of Health and Welfare, Eastman Chemical Company
    Chris McSwain, Director, Global Benefits, Whirlpool Corporation
    Noel Obourn, Executive Vice President of National Accounts, Extend Health, Inc.

    Sponsor: Extend Health, Inc.

10:15 am - 10:30 pm
    Refreshment Break
    Sponsor: Compass Group, North America

10:30 am - 12:15 pm
  1. Shared Decision Making: Informed Patient Choice, More Appropriate Care
    Bob Roodhouse, Manager, Health & Welfare Programs, Weyerhaeuser
    Victor Villagra, MD, President, Health and Technology Vector, Inc. and Healthcare Consultant, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
    Steve First, Vice President, Global Benefits, Pfizer
    Lance Lang, MD, Senior Medical Director, Health Dialog

    Sponsor: Health Dialog
12:30 pm - 2:15 pm Conference Luncheon
Sponsor:   UnitedHealthcare
  Eighth Award for Excellence and Innovation in Value Purchasing
Helen Darling, President, National Business Group on Health
Pamela Hymel, MD, Senior Corporate Director, Integrated Health and Global Medical Director, Cisco Systems, Inc.
  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. Applying Behavioral Economics for Better Health and Value
    Roger C. Merrill, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Perdue Farms Incorporated
    Bob Nease, PhD, Chief Scientist, Express Scripts

    Sponsor: Express Scripts

  2. Employee Communications/Education in the Health Reform Environment
    Jeanne Denz, Director, Global Benefits, General Mills, Inc.
    Cathy Tripp, Health Management West Business Leader, Hewitt Associates
    Joann Hall Swenson, Communication Health Strategy and Improvement Leader, Hewitt Associates

    Sponsor: Hewitt Associates

  3. Disrupting the Trend: Curbing the Rising Cost of Healthcare through an Onsite Health Center
    Stacey Nelson, Manager, Health and Productivity, Sprint
    Columbus Giles, MD, Sprint Medical Director, Take Care Health Systems

    Sponsor: Take Care Health Systems
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Refreshment Break
Sponsor:   Compass Group, North America
4:15 pm - 5:45 pm Session Six: Break Out Session #2
  1. The Power of Individual Employee Engagement to Improve Health, Productivity and Total Costs
    Shawn Leavitt, Vice President Benefits, Safeway Inc.
    Charles E. Smith, MD, Chief Medical Officer, CIGNA

    Sponsor: CIGNA

  2. Want Employees to Be Effective Health Care Consumers? Think Like a Supplier — Not an Administrator!
    Pete Kneedler, Director, Compensation and Benefits, Acosta, Inc.
    Geoff Harrington, Director, Benefits, Global Imaging Systems, Inc.
    Colleen Murphy, President and CEO, Asparity Decision Solutions, Inc.
    Steve Migliaccio, Vice President, Product Management, Workscape

    Sponsor: Workscape

  3. Engaging Employees and Doctors with the Right Information at the Right Time
    Julee Weller, US Health Programs Manager, Intel Corporation
    Charles Kennedy, Vice President, Health IT, WellPoint, Inc.

    Sponsor: Anthem National Accounts
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Networking Reception
Sponsor:   VSP Vision Care

Friday, March 12, 2010

7:00 am - 10:00 am Registration
7:00 am - 11:45 am Internet Café
Sponsors:   Health Net, Inc.
EyeMed Vision Care
7:00 am - 7:30 am Continental Breakfast
Sponsor:   Anthem National Accounts
7:30 am - 9:00 am Session Seven: Break Out Session #3
  1. Three Essentials for a More Effective Employee Health Program: Engaging Employees, Controlling Absence and Lost Productivity, Supporting Mental Health and Work/Life Balance
    Moderator: Shane Sumner, Director, Practice Leadership, Thomson Reuters
    Chris McSwain, Director, Global Benefits, Whirlpool Corporation
    Amy Katzoff, Senior Manager, Benefits, Abbott Laboratories
    Gerri Burruel, Director, Health & Welfare Benefits, McKesson Corporation
    Neil Oktavec, Manager, Benefits Strategy & Analytics, McKesson Corporation

    Sponsor: Thomson Reuters

  2. Stakeholder Viewpoints: Are Value Based Plan Designs the Answer to High Costs and Low Employee Engagement?
    Moderator: Jeff Munn, Vice President of Sales, Health Dialog
    Lynn Burlingham, Director of Healthcare, Union Pacific Corporation
    Meredith Baratz, Vice President, Market Solutions, UnitedHealthcare
    Paul Kiser, Senior Vice President, Sales and Business Development, UnitedHealth Pharmaceutical Solutions

    Sponsor: UnitedHealthcare

  3. A Comprehensive Wellness Program Showing Early Promises of Reduced Cost and Risk
    Brenda Barlek, Manager, Health and Welfare and Customer Service, Alcoa
    Lori Schoonmaker, Vice President, National Market Sales, Highmark

    Sponsor: The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
9:00 am - 10:00 am Keynote Address
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
"Reforming Health Care: The Administration's Perspective"
10:00 am - 10:30 am Refreshment Break/Check Out
Sponsor:   Compass Group, North Americas
10:30 am - 11:35 am Session Eight: Implications of Health Reform for Employer Plans
Moderator: Pamela French, Director, Employee Benefits, The Boeing Company
Lisa Turner, Benefits Consultant, Health and Welfare Benefits, Baker Hughes Incorporated
Donna Chiffriller, Vice President, Benefits Strategy & Design, Verizon Communications
Becky Lyons, Manager, Health Care Design, Wegmans Food Markets
Jan Butler, Senior Manager, Global Employee Benefits, Whirlpool Corporation

Prize Drawing (Immediately following the end of the final session. Winner must be present to win/claim prize.)

Sponsor:   Healthways, Inc.
11:45 am Boxed Lunch/Conference Concludes
Sponsor:   Quest Diagnostics

Conference book sponsored by: HealthFitness
Conference website sponsored by: HealthFitness