| CDHC EXPO conference day two| | CDHC EXPO CONFERENCE DAY TWO: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 | | | | | Breakfast SPONSORED BY | 8:45 | | | Welcome and Opening Remarks General Session SPONSORED BY  | 8:55 |  | Keynote Address: Driving the Adoption of Consumer Driven Heath Care | | | - What is CDHC today, how does it really compare with other options?
- Ensuring global coverage
- Optimizing service, education, and plan information delivery
- Managing privacy and records
- Bolstering adoption leveraging key stakeholders and success stories
John C. Goodman, Ph.D., President & CEO, NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS | 9:40 |  | Ensure Plan Compliance by Addressing Legal and Regulatory Issues | | | As an employer considering a consumer-directed health plan, it's imperative to staying abreast of the latest regulatory changes from the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service. In this session, you'll hear the latest regulatory updates and pending concerns. Karen L. Garrett, Counsel, BRYAN CAVE LLP Kathleen Reardon, Counsel, BRYAN CAVE LLP | 10:15-10:45 |  | 30-Minute Networking and Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall SPONSORED BY |  | 10:45-11:45 |  | PANEL DISCUSSION – Winning the Hearts, Minds (and Dollars) of the American Public |  | The benefits of consumer-driven health care have yet to fully resonate with the public at large, and with health care topping the list of American's domestic concerns in a Presidential election year, all stakeholders – insurance companies, benefits consultants, TPAs, physicians, plan providers, and employers – must do a better job of not only communicating the benefits of CDHC, but illustrating how customer choice isn't a burden, but an empowering tool enabling them to not only save money, but ensure better care for them and their families. Don Mazzella, Editorial Director, INFORMATION STRATEGIES INC. Mark O'Leary, SVP, TSYS HEALTHCARE Vik Kashyap, Chairman and Founder, CANOPY FINANCIAL Steven R. Gerst, MD, CEO, PLAN SERVICE PROVIDERS | 11:45 |  | Creating Price Transparency and Streamlining the Claims Adjudication at the Point of Care |  | Price transparency, individualized benefit information, claim adjudication, and provider payment activity must be made available in real time at the point of care for consumers to willingly adopt a new health care model. However, creating a real-time information process and infrastructure requires careful coordination between all stakeholders, including members, card brand networks, processors, PBMs, pharmacies, providers, health plans, TPAs, solution providers, and financial institutions. Discussion on Auto-Substantiation and IIAS deadlines and compliance will also be covered in this session. Robyn Bartlett-Andersen, General Manager, Healthcare, FIRST DATA Zahoor Elahi, METAVANTE Carlton Doty, Sr. Analyst, FORRESTER RESEARCH | 12:30 | | | Lunch For Conference Attendees and Speakers SPONSORED BY General Session Sponsored by | 1:30 |  | PANEL DISCUSSION: Managing Your Financial Strategy to Benefit from the Increased M&A and Venture Investment Climate |  | Utilizing Proven Due Diligence and Vendor Selection Criteria for Successful CDHC Plan Rollouts For most employers, making sense of the myriad plans, providers, products, and vendors can be a daunting challenge. In this session, you'll hear employers who are using a CDHC plan discuss the various products in the market and in the pipeline, the criteria they used to evaluate and select vendors, and insight into how they worked with their vendors to successfully roll out their programs. Some of the key topics to be discussed include: - New product offerings, such as "stacked cards"
- Analyzing commission structures to ensure incentives match the desired program objectives
- Identifying the proper metrics to make sure the plan design, technology platform, and payment processes match the needs of your organization
- Methods for assessing employer and employee support capabilities of your vendor
Moderator: Don Mazzella, Editorial Director, INFORMATION STRATEGIES INC. Craig Keohan, President, FIRST HORIZON MSAVER Terry Hunter, HC ENTERPRISES | 2:20 |  | PANEL DISCUSSION – Successful Tactics for Deploying Wellness Programs Your Employees Will Use |  | Wellness and disease-management programs have been shown to positively impact the health of both employees and their respective employers. However, wellness plans must be strategically developed to make it easy for employees to enroll, stay with the program, and must deliver real benefits to both employees and employers. In this session, you'll hear industry best practices for: - Identifying the plans and programs that yield optimal results on overall employee satisfaction, health, and productivity
- Building an integrated program with all stakeholders, including health and wellness consultants, insurance plans, and human resources administrators
- Selecting metrics that accurately measure employee usage and the related financial impact
- Determining the best financial incentives to spur adoption and methods for optimizing the cost/benefit ratio, and ensuring they adhere to all legal regulations
- Strategies for integrating wellness and disease management programs into your CDHC program, and communicating the benefits to employees
- Ensuring your wellness and disease plans are in compliance with federal and state laws (HIPAA privacy laws; ADA, state laws, etc.)
Linda Moon, Manager, Health Promotion/Wellness, TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Michael Dermer, President, INCENT ONE Andy Radlow, VP, ECOUNT | 3:10 |  | Delivering Next Generation Healthcare Spending Account Solutions |  | For the consumer-driven healthcare to really gain traction, it’s imperative that consumers and employers adopt and use healthcare spending accounts. In this session, you’ll hear discussion on the various spending account solutions, and methods for deploying them to employers and individuals.
Duane White, Group Executive, TSYS HEALTHCARE Craig Keohan, President, FIRST HORIZON MSAVER Kendall Hall, Manager Card Services, FBMC | 3:55 | | | Networking and Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall SPONSORED BY |  | 4:15 |  | Staying Ahead of the CDH Curve: Promoting HSAs in a Multi-Account Stacked Environment |  | This case study will provide a benefit administrator's perspective on the CDH marketplace: - Understanding the administrator's reasoning to offering HRAs and HSAs, beyond FSAs
- Understanding proper due diligence and vendor selection criteria to selected the right partners including an HSA custodian and card vendor to ensure a top-quality offering
- Methods for managing vendors to coordinate a smooth, multiaccount product implementation
Moderator: Chris Byrd, EVP, EVOLUTION BENEFITS Panelists: Brian Meharry, President and Chief Operating Officer, MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES Jill Kelly, CPA, SVP Health Care Division, THE BANCORP BANK | 5:00 |  | Happy Hour | 6:00 |  | 2nd Annual Industry Gala | | | Sponsored by Recognizing excellence in prepaid programs and service, the Winners of the 2008 Paybefore Awards will be announced at this exciting Gala. Check www.prepaidcardexpo.com for Awards Submission criteria and deadlines. 
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