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Business Health Agenda 2007
Changing the Rules of the Health Care Game:
Consumerism, Technology, and Transparency — A Playbook for Employers

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Wednesday March 14, 2007

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Registration
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Internet Cafe
Sponsors: Hewitt Associates
Kaiser Permanente
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Welcome Reception
Sponsor: Definity Health, A UnitedHealth Group Company
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner
Sponsor: Hewitt Associates
7:00 pm- 8:00 pm Opening Keynote Address
Jeff Cava, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Administration and Bakery, Wendy's International
"Innovative Policies Across the Healthcare System to Foster Consumerism"

Thursday, March 15, 2007

6:30 am - 6:00 pm Registration
6:30 am - 6:00 pm Internet Cafe
Sponsors: Hewitt Associates
Kaiser Permanente
7:00 am - 7:30 am Continental Breakfast
Sponsor: Anthem National Accounts
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: E-Health: Transforming the Quality and Delivery of Health Care in the 21st Century
Kathleen Angel, Director of Global Benefits & International Compensation, Dell Inc.
8:30 am - 9:35 am Opening Session: Smart Health Care Consumerism
Moderator: Pascale Thomas, Director, Benefits, Verizon Communications Inc.
Angela Fish, Director of Benefits, Schneider National Inc.
Bill Howard, Executive Vice President, Markets, Fiserv Health
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: Resolution Health, Inc.
10:25 am - 11:30 am Session Three: Promoting Evidence-Based Medicine in Benefit Design
Moderator: Wayne Burton, MD, Senior Vice President, Medical Executive, JPMorgan Chase
Jane Lohmeier, Director, Benefits and Workers' Compensation, Florida Power and Light Group, Inc.
Jennifer Boehm, Principal, Hewitt Associates
Sharon Levine, MD, Associate Executive Director, The Permanente Medical Group
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Session Four: The Next Generation of Value Purchasing
Moderator: Pam Kimmet, Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Human Resources, Bear, Stearns & Co, Inc.
Delia Vetter, Senior Director of Benefits, EMC Corporation
Maria T. Norman, Corporate Director, Benefits Strategy and Design, Northrop Grumman Corporation

8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Half-Day Intensive Session: Survival of the Pharmacy Benefit: Unleash Consumerism, Unlock Savings?

All for One and One for All: What Behavioral Economics Tells Us About Getting Members Onboard
Bob Nease, PhD, Vice President, Knowledge Management, Express Scripts

Consumerism in Action: An Employer and PBM Share Keys to Success
Peter Hayes, Director of Associate Health & Wellness, Hannaford Brothers Company
Brenda R. Motheral, PhD, Senior Vice President Research & Product Management, Express Scripts
Glen Moller, MBA, Vice President of Product Development, Express Scripts

Sponsor: Express Scripts

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Conference Luncheon
Sponsor: Fiserv Health

Luncheon Entertainment: The Capitol Steps
"Washington's Premier Political Comedy Troupe"
Sponsor: Jenny Craig

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Session Five: Break Out Session #1
  1. An Integrated Health Meets Wealth Strategy: Preparing Employees for the Transition
    Judith Kleemeier, Director, Health and Wealth Strategies, ICI Americas Inc.
    Brad Kimler, Senior Vice President, Benefits Consulting, Fidelity Investments
    Marc Hallee, Senior Vice President, Benefits Consulting, Fidelity Investments
    Sponsor: Fidelity Investments
  2. Insuring Value: Innovative Health Benefit Design to Preserve Quality and Contain Cost
    Jill Berger, Vice President, Health and Welfare, Marriott International, Inc.
    A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Co-Director, Center for Value Based Insurance Design and Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
    Lonny Reisman, Chief Executive Officer, ActiveHealth Management
    Sponsor: Pfizer Inc.
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Beverage Break
Sponsor: Resolution Health, Inc.
4:15 pm - 5:45 pm Session Six: Break Out Session #2
  1. Targeted Consumerism
    Roberta Bixhorn, Vice President, Compensation and Benefits, O-I
    Sherri Potter, Group and Health Care Consultant, Watson Wyatt Worldwide
    Sponsor: Watson Wyatt Worldwide
  2. Workforce Health Management: Striving for Integration in a Land of Silos
    Greg Heaslip, Vice President of Benefits, PepsiCo, Inc.
    Seth Serxner, PhD, Principal, Mercer Health & Benefits
    Sponsor: Mercer Health & Benefits
  3. Leveraging Technology to Achieve Better Decisions, Communication and Compliance Case Studies by Pitney Bowes, General Dynamics and IBM
    Richard J. Sinni, Vice President, Advisory Services, HighRoads, Inc.
    Mary Bradley, Director of Healthcare Planning, Pitney Bowes
    Marianne DeFazio, Director, Global Health Benefits, IBM
    Ashley Jong, Manager, Benefit Programs, General Dynamics
    Sponsor: HighRoads, Inc
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Networking Reception
Sponsor: VSP

Friday March 16, 2007

7:00 am - 10:00 am Registration
7:00 am - 1:00 pm Internet Cafe
Sponsors: Hewitt Associates
Kaiser Permanente
7:15 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
Sponsor: Anthem National Accounts
8:00 am - 9:30 am Session Seven: Break Out Session #3
  1. Benchmarking Consumer Driven Health Plan Results
    Karen Ickes, Senior Vice President, Total Rewards, Wendy's International
    Thomas Kess, PhD, Senior Consultant, Milliman Inc.
    Jack Burke, Consulting Actuary, Milliman Inc.
    Employer Speakers TBA
    Sponsor: Milliman Inc.
  2. Healthcare Transparency: Leveraging Information for More Informed Consumer Decisions
    Steve Lampkin, Vice President of Benefits Compliance and Administration, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Lauren A. McCormack, Ph.D. M.S.P.H., Director, Health Communication Program, RTI International
    Jennifer Vachon, Executive Director Marketing and Business Strategy, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
    Sponsor: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
  3. Care Management for Medicare and Retirees
    Kenneth E. Cool, President, Emeriti Retirement Health Solutions
    Mary Naylor, PhD, Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology; Director of the Center for Health Transitions, University of Pennsylvania
    Randall S.Krakauer, MD, National Medical Director, Retiree Markets, Aetna Medicare
    Sponsor: Aetna Medicare
9:30 am -10:00 am Coffee Break/Check Out
Sponsor: Resolution Health Inc.
10:00 am - 11:00 am Keynote Address: Value-Driven Health Care and the Potential of A Transparent Health Care Marketplace
Andrew Croshaw, Senior Executive Advisor to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
11:00 am - Noon Session Eight: Health Plan Design for the Future
Moderator: Clarion Johnson, MD, Medical Director, Global Medicine and Occupational Health, ExxonMobil
Alan H. Spiro, MD, Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Anthem National Accounts
Robert Smoldt, Chief Administrative Officer, Mayo Clinic
Noon Prize Drawing
12:15 pm Boxed Lunch/Conference Concludes
Sponsor: Anthem National Accounts

Conference book sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline