HighRoads and Pitney Bowes Management Services, Inc.have launched HighRoads ACA/ERISA Communications Compliance Serviceto help companies distribute their employee health care benefitscommunications in both digital and hard-copy formats.

As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,self-insured employers and benefits managers are now required toprovide their members with the new Summary of Benefits &Coverage at least 60 days in advance of all plan design changesstarting Sept. 23, 2012, as well as the previously required SummaryPlan Description documents. The HighRoads solution automates andsupports compliance with federal regulations.

Pitney Bowes Management Services designs, implements andoperates communication, document and mail management solutions.HighRoads’ SaaS-based solutions provide employers with completebenefits management capability, including benefits plan informationand pricing, competitive benefits benchmarks and complete benefitsmanagement.