BOSTON (April 24, 2012)—How to engage your employees in an environment continually beset by the changing demands of health care reform, is the focal point of HighRoads’ 6th Annual Customer Summit, April 30-May 2, at the Palms Resort & Spa, Miami Beach. Employers will share their experiences in using technology-enabled services and new communication techniques to better inform employees, and to improve benefits plan management.
At the Summit, titled, “Hidden Opportunities: Real Life Solutions to Employee Benefits Strategies,” employers presenting include Con-Way, Lockheed Martin, Pitney Bowes, Staples, and United Technologies Corporation.
Also on the agenda is a look ahead at upcoming health care reform milestones, given by Tom Barker, partner in Foley Hoag LLC, former general counsel to the Department of Health & Human Services. Barker will examine what employers might expect from the Supreme Court hearings on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act and other anticipated ACA-related court rulings. He will also take a look at how the Presidential election could further impact health care reform.
The recently enacted Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC) regulation will be covered by Barker and Kim Buckey, Compliance Practice Lead, at HighRoads who will discuss why the Department of Labor regulations on electronic distribution — last updated in 2002 — should be updated to be in alignment with the new SBC requirements.
“Employers are increasingly making use of electronic communication to comply with federal regulations and to provide employees with up-to-date, accurate plan information. We look forward to hearing our customers share with their peers how they are using HighRoads to inform and further engage employees to make the right benefits choices,” said Buckey.
Agenda Topics Include
• Every Connection is a New Opportunity™: How Connecting Data Improved Pitney Bowes’ Claims Processing Quality
• At a Crossroads with Employee Communications and Compliance: How Con-way Delivered Employee Materials at a Faster Rate
• Operating HR as a Business: Centralization of Data is the Key a United Technologies Corporation Case Study
• Mission Readiness Starts With HR: How Lockheed Martin Built Its Benefits Governance Foundation to Last
• Locating Benefit Materials Wasn’t Easy: How Staples Re-Designed Its Content Library Structure to Support Audits
“This year’s HighRoads Summit promises to be an exciting one, as we exchange new ideas on ways to drive HR results for our customers who are navigating the rocky waters of changing reform demands, rising health care costs and increased compliance requirements for employee plan communications,” said Michael Byers, CEO, HighRoads.
For more information about the HighRoads Summit, go to http://www.highroadscustomersummit.com/
About HighRoads
The world’s leading employers choose HighRoads to gain complete control over their health care costs and compliance. HighRoads’ SaaS-based solutions provide employers with complete benefits management capability, including benefits plan information and pricing, federally required employee communications, and competitive benefits benchmarking data. The privately-held company is headquartered in Woburn, Mass. For more information, visit www.HighRoads.com.