Highmark introduces interactive tool to help employers prepare for decisions in era of health care reform
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Highmark is responding with the "Highmark Health Care Reform Planner," an interactive tool that helps Highmark customers consider their range of coverage options under reform. The four-step planner creates a unique profile using client-specific data and workforce priorities; presents the key impacts of reform; and models a client's coverage options and costs. Ultimately, the planner generates a valuable summary report.
"The Health Care Reform Planner is one of the many ways that Highmark is helping our customers adapt to the new reform-era marketplace," said
Among the specific variables that the planner considers are the Affordable Care Act's new employer requirements and penalties, the individual mandate to purchase health insurance coverage, fees and taxes under reform and available coverage solutions – including Highmark's newest health benefits financing and network solutions such as defined-contribution models and select-network plans that can help employers control costs while offering high-quality coverage.
"Larger group customers may need substantially more lead time for making health coverage decisions for 2014," said Mangalmurti. "We're ready to help them get the process underway now – with the benefit of the Health Care Reform Planner."
Group customers who are interested in better understanding their 2014 health coverage options and are interested in the new planner can contact their Highmark client representative.
Highmark developed the Health Care Reform Planner as a tool for large group customers to navigate health care reform with technical support from
Highmark also offers a comprehensive website that tracks reform at www.highmarkonhealthreform.com
About Highmark
The company also offers health and wellness products to clients with employees throughout the country and is a recognized leader in reinsurance. In addition, Highmark operates more than 600 optical retail stores (Visionworks) and four U.S.-based eyewear manufacturing facilities. Highmark is an independent licensee of the
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