American CareSource Holdings Signs New Client Agreement With InterGroup Services Corporation
23 März 2009 - 11:12AM
Marketwired
American CareSource Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANCI) announced today
that it has implemented a new client service agreement with
InterGroup Services Corporation, the most comprehensive Preferred
Provider Organization (PPO) network serving Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware and West Virginia. Under the agreement, American
CareSource will make available its full complement of ancillary
care services to InterGroup's clients through a network of
ancillary care providers. American CareSource expects to realize an
estimated $1 - $2 million in additional annual revenue once the
agreement is fully implemented.
Commenting on today's news, David S. Boone, Chief Executive
Officer of American CareSource, stated, "We are pleased to be
working with InterGroup and are confident that our dedicated
approach to customer satisfaction will enhance InterGroup's current
offerings to its clients by providing high quality ancillary care
services at a reduced cost. In addition, our contract with
InterGroup allows us to expand our reach into important
Mid-Atlantic states."
John George, President of InterGroup Services Corporation,
stated, "Our partnership with American CareSource will enable us to
offer our clients broader access to many types of ancillary
providers at very attractive rates. This will improve our
competitiveness in this important and growing healthcare
segment."
About Ancillary Healthcare Services
American CareSource provides ancillary healthcare services
through its network that offers cost effective alternatives to
physician and hospital-based services. This market is estimated at
$574 billion, and has grown to 30% of total national health
expenditures. These providers offer services in over 30 categories,
including laboratories, dialysis centers, free-standing diagnostic
imaging centers, non-hospital surgery centers, as well as durable
medical equipment such as orthotics and prosthetics, and
others.
About American CareSource Holdings, Inc.
American CareSource Holdings, the first national, publicly
traded ancillary care network services company, offers a
comprehensive national network of approximately 2,500 ancillary
service providers at over 25,000 sites through its subsidiary,
Ancillary Care Services. The Company's ancillary network and
management provides a complete outsourced solution for a wide
variety of healthcare payors and plan sponsors including
self-insured employers, indemnity insurers, PPOs, HMOs, third party
administrators and both federal and local governments. For
additional information, please visit www.anci-care.com.
About InterGroup Services Corporation
InterGroup Services Corporation is the most comprehensive PPO
network serving Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and West
Virginia. Privately held for over 20 years, InterGroup has been a
pioneer in the PPO business providing access to high quality
healthcare for over 700,000 plan participants. InterGroup's clients
include more than 4,000 area employers, labor unions and other
organizations. In addition, InterGroup's PPO network includes
almost 90,000 physician locations and over 330 acute care
facilities and hospitals. The network delivers substantial cost
savings to its clients and plan participants through discounted fee
for service arrangements, fee schedules and per diems. InterGroup
builds custom networks to meet individual client needs. For
additional information, please visit www.igs-ppo.com.
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Reform Act of 1995:
Any statements that are not historical facts contained in this
release are forward-looking statements. It is possible that the
assumptions made by American CareSource Holdings, Inc. for purposes
of such statements may not materialize. Actual results may differ
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product demand, pricing, market acceptance, the effect of economic
conditions, and intellectual property rights, and the outcome of
competitive products, risks in product development, the ability to
complete transactions, and other risks identified in this release,
and the Securities and Exchange Commission filings of American
CareSource Holdings, Inc.
Contact: Steven J. Armond Chief Financial Officer American
CareSource Holdings, Inc. Tel: 972-308-6847
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