ACS Launches Product to Help Employers Navigate Health Choices For Employees Entering Retirement Years
29 Oktober 2007 - 1:15PM
PR Newswire (US)
Informed Health Navigator(TM) unveiled at the World Research Group
Healthcare Management Conference in Chicago DALLAS, Oct. 29
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS)
today launched Informed Health Navigator(TM) to help large
employers meet the changing healthcare needs of retirees, including
millions of Baby Boomers about to enter their retirement years.
Informed Health Navigator is an innovative product that analyzes
retirees' medical and drug claims, identifies Medicare enrollment
options, and makes plan recommendations, said Will Saunders, ACS
senior vice president. Saunders introduced the product at the World
Research Group Healthcare Management Conference, held Oct. 29-30 in
Chicago. "Informed Health Navigator has the potential to reduce
contributions and lower out-of-pocket expenses for members, and
lower overall costs to plan sponsors," said Saunders. "Retiree
healthcare costs make corporations less competitive in a global
market, and Informed Health Navigator provides companies a solution
once they have made the decision to change retirement benefit
structures." Informed Health Navigator helps plan administrators
and retirees navigate extremely wide-ranging and complex healthcare
choices. The product supports retiree health plan sponsors in
managing competing Medicare plan options. It provides retirees
personalized information about the plans available in their
geographic area and how they compare with the retiree's specific
medical and drug utilization, and helps them select the most
cost-effective plans for their needs. Informed Health Navigator
also offers access to a customer care center with trained
representatives who can assist the retiree in making healthcare
decisions. More information on ACS Informed Health(TM) tools can be
found at http://www.acs-inc.com/informedhealth. ACS is a national
leader in state healthcare program administration, offering a full
spectrum of systems and complementary services through an
integrated solution. From care management solutions and child
health programs to pharmacy benefits management and traditional
Medicaid fiscal agent services, ACS has a proven track record and
extensive program management expertise. ACS is also a pioneer in
fraud and abuse protection and other cost containment
methodologies, and is known for its collaborative approach to
client relationships that produce results over the long term. ACS
supports more than 23 million program recipients and processes
nearly 550 million Medicaid healthcare claims annually,
representing close to $50 billion in provider payments. As the
nation's largest government program pharmacy benefits
administrator, ACS serves 28 states, the District of Columbia, and
the Department of Labor with drug expenditures totaling more than
$13 billion. ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 60,000 people
supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries,
provides business process outsourcing and information technology
solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The
company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol "ACS." ACS makes technology work. Visit
ACS on the Internet at http://www.acs-inc.com/. DATASOURCE:
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. CONTACT: Investor Relations, Jon
Puckett, Vice President, Investor Relations, +1-214-841-8281, ; or
Media, Andy Wilson, Director, Corporate Communications,
+1-214-841-8004, , both of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Web
site: http://www.acs-inc.com/
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