Ken Buettner

Chief Information Officer

Ken serves as Chief Information Officer for Auto Plus Auto Parts, with more than thirty years of experience leading technology implementations in retail, distribution and credit card industries. He is leading the company strategy in Information Technology and building a foundation for growth in E-Commerce, Order Management and Supply Chain systems. Ken brings a unique ability to align relevant technology with business goals.

Prior to joining Auto Plus, Ken has held positions as Vice President of Information Technology at several retailers including Tri Star Energy, Kirkland’s, and Tractor Supply Company, where he was responsible for implementing multichannel/retail technologies to support strategic business initiatives. Prior to Tractor Supply, Ken held leadership positions at Genuine Parts Company, a.k.a. NAPA Auto Parts.

Recently, Ken has been active in the Nashville CIO Counsel and the MTSU IT Advisory Board.

 

Transparency In Coverage: IEH Auto Parts LLC Health & Welfare Benefits Program

Federal regulations known as the Transparency in Coverage Rule require the IEH Auto Parts LLC Health & Welfare Benefits Program (the "IEH Plan") to make certain machine-readable data files ("MRFs") available to the public beginning July 1, 2022. The MRFs include medical plan pricing information regarding in-network rates for covered items and services and out-of-network allowed amounts and billed charges for covered items and services.

MRFs for the medical plan options offered under the IEH Plan are maintained by and hosted on the websites of the third-party administrators and insurers who administer those plan options. Links and instructions for locating the MRFs are below.

BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama ("BCBS") creates and publishes the MRFs for the BCBS medical plan benefits offered under the IEH Plan. To find and download those MRFs, please visit the BCBS Transparency in Coverage Rule website at https://www.bcbsal.org/web/tcr. Once on the Transparency in Coverage Rule website, click on the link titled "Transparency in Coverage Rule machine-readable pricing files" to access the Table of Contents file, where you can search for files applicable to the IEH Plan using the Employer Identification Number ("EIN") for IEH Auto Parts LLC. That EIN is 47-3322066.