Allied Benefit Systems to Integrate Subimo's Decision-Support Suite, Enhancing Consumer Healthcare Benefits Management Platform; Allied Benefit Systems Inc. First Subimo Customer to Offer Data on Procedure Volumes by Physicians.

CHICAGO -- Allied Benefit Systems, Inc., a national employee benefits provider with more than 25 years of expertise in developing customized administrative solutions designed to meet client's unique needs has announced it will integrate Subimo's powerful suite of web-based decision-support tools Healthcare Advisor(TM) and PharmaAdvisor(TM). As part of a new quality indicator feature in the Healthcare Advisor, Allied Benefit Systems' customers will also have access to data on procedure volumes for individual physicians in the nine states where this data is released.

Allied Benefit System's alliance with Subimo, the leader in web-based, healthcare decision-support support systems, addresses the growing demands of health plans and employers to facilitate consumer empowerment by providing a comprehensive source for reliable and credible healthcare information. Under the terms of the agreement, Allied Benefit System's customers will have access to Subimo's array of decision-support tools that assist consumers in gathering easy-to-use information on a variety of issues such as medical procedures, potential complications and risks, drug costs and formulary status as well as the ability to compare a physician's experience and procedure outcomes.

"By integrating Subimo's leading decision-support toolset, Allied Benefit Systems can now provide our customers with the means to better navigate the increasingly complex healthcare system," said Rob Valerious, executive vice president of Allied Benefit Systems. "Subimo is an ideal partner and compliments our existing platform allowing individuals to access claims, review year-to-date deductibles and out-of-pocket status. We expect use of these new services to result in healthier living for members and an overall reduction of healthcare costs for employers, plans and consumers."

"By integrating key components of our decision-support suite, Allied Benefit Systems illustrates why they are a leader in administrative services for the healthcare industry," said Ann Mond Johnson, president of Subimo. "Increasingly, consumers are demanding access to reliable medical data to help guide their healthcare decisions, with this new alliance, Allied Benefit Systems' customers will experience a new level of empowerment in the consumer-directed healthcare arena."

Tools That Empower Better Healthcare

Subimo's Healthcare Advisor empowers consumers to make better health care decisions. A unique and powerful personal health management portal, Healthcare Advisor enables consumers to easily compare hospitals, learn about treatment options, see customized questions to ask their physician and insurance company and interact with others facing similar conditions. Healthcare Advisor allows users to interactively research more than 30 conditions and 90 procedures and make realistic and economical decisions about hospitals, doctors and treatment options based on the most comprehensive and exhaustive database of healthcare information in the industry.

Like the Healthcare Advisor, the Pharma Advisor tool arms consumers with a knowledge tool for drug comparisons, including generics, major brands, therapeutic alternatives and adverse drug interactions. Allied Benefit System's customers will be able to quickly tap information on more than 11,000 medications, within and across drug classes. A unique, side-by-side comparison of side effects and the role and actions of different drug classes further arms consumers with actionable data. Included are warnings, precautions, foods to avoid and specific questions to ask when calling one's doctor. Pharma Advisor's in-depth drug information allows the user to manage their pharmacy benefit effectively by comparing tradeoffs between costs and other factors, including side effects, efficacy and dosage.

About Subimo

Headquartered in Chicago, IL, Subimo, LLC licenses a suite of decision tools which provide a unique combination of data, content and personalized, interactive models so consumers can easily select insurance coverage, fund their tax preferred accounts, determine costs for medical services, and select hospitals, drugs and physicians. Everyone saves money when consumers have better information and can make better choices. Nearly 60 million Americans have access to Subimo's tools through their insurance company or employer. For more information, visit subimo.com or call 888-SUBIMO-1.

Allied Benefit Systems, Inc.

Allied Benefit Systems, Inc. (www.AlliedBenefit.com) is a national employee benefits provider with more than 25 years of expertise in developing customized administrative solutions designed to meet client's unique needs. Allied is recognized as a market leader in the development of Consumer Centric Plan Designs. Currently, Allied's clients utilize Personal Health Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, and Health Reimbursement Accounts. The ability to be flexible with plan design, while simultaneously integrating these components into the member's health plan experience, is facilitated through the open architecture of Allied's system.