Federal Health Care Reform:
Making Sense of the Exchange
How will Federal health care reform affect your business?
What should you be doing to prepare, both now and down the road?
What will the new Health Insurance Exchange look like?
Should you pay the fine? What will the impact be?
Learn the facts and hear the options for your small business at this half-day event.
2011 Event Information
Date | November 18, 2011
Time | 7:30 - 11:00 a.m. (Hot Breakfast Provided)
Location | Thousand Oaks Golf Course, 4100 Thousand Oaks Dr NE
Cost | $25 for members, $35 for future members
Registration | Call the RSVP Hotline at 616.771.0303 or click below to register online.
This event is ideal for:
Employers who have concerns about the rising health care costs and the impact of federal reform. This event will gather Chamber members to discuss theses issues and provide real solutions that members can take back and implement in their businesses. The timing of the summit could not be better as Michigan will be in the midst debating what kind of health exchange to implement this fall.
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Event Agenda:
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Registration, Networking and Expo (Hot Breakfast Included)
8:30 a.m.
Welcome
Val Lego, WZZM 13
Kelley Root, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Andy Johnston, Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
8:45 a.m.
Health Care Reform: What Employers Need to Know
Jeff Connolly, President of West Michigan Operations,
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
9:15 a.m.
Crafting the Exchange – Planning Process and Next Steps
Amanda Menzies, Senior Consultant, Public Sector Consultants
9:45 a.m.
Break
10:00 a.m.
Panel Discussions – The Impact of Reform and Future of Health Care
Moderator: Val Lego, WZZM 13
Legislative Process and Progress with House Health Policy Members
Representative Ken Yonker
Representative Tom Hooker
10:30 a.m.
Reactions: To Exchange or Not to Exchange? What Should Employers Be Planning For?
Dean Ferris, Grotenhuis
Jim Green, Lacks Enterprises
Robert Hughes, Advantage Benefits
Dominick Siciliano, Agent Alliance
Jeff Connolly, Blue Cross Blue Shield
11:15 a.m.
Resources and Next Steps
Andy Johnston, Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce