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American Health Holding Committed to Meeting the Needs of the Reinsurance Industry.


Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BW HealthWire)--May 15, 2002

American Health American Health Inc. is a company that manufactures health supplements. It is located in Holbrook, New York. One of its products is labeled the "Chewable Original Papaya Enzyme" with the attached registered trademark, "The 'After Meal Supplement'".  Holding, Inc., a dual URAC-accredited, national medical management company headquartered in Westerville, Ohio Westerville is a city in Franklin and Delaware Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a suburb of Columbus. The population was 35,318 at the 2000 census. Geography
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, announces a commitment to partner with reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract.  carriers nationwide.

As part of this commitment, American Health is proactively contacting reinsurance carriers with the intent of developing relationships to provide carrier-specific medical cost containment cost containment,
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 strategies and obtain deep premium discounts. Proof of American Health's dedication to this initiative can be seen in the development of a reinsurance-focused reporting package including five "early warning" reports with data on:
-- Authorizations

-- Admissions Length

-- Cases triggered to Case Management

-- Cases accepted into Case Management

-- Potential large claim notification


Additionally, American Health offers cooperation with reinsurers' processes and procedures, and attention to thresholds, frequencies, early alerts, etc. American Health encourages open communication between the reinsurance carrier and the client and assigns dedicated contacts within American Health to facilitate exchange of information.

"The reinsurance industry is an integral force in the medical management industry," said Michael J. Reidelbach, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of American Health. "As the role of the reinsurance carrier continues to grow and gain clout among payors and Third Party Administrators, we see that the logical choice is to proactively provide the reinsurers with the medical management data they want, need and expect."

ABOUT AMERICAN HEALTH HOLDING, INC.: As a leader in the medical management industry since 1992, American Health is singly focused on a commitment to reducing health care costs while maintaining the highest quality of healthcare. American Health offers a complete line of medical management products, including Utilization Management Utilization management is the evaluation of the appropriateness, medical need and efficiency of health care services procedures and facilities according to established criteria or guidelines and under the provisions of an applicable health benefits plan. , Case Management, Demand Management, Disease Management, Out-of-Network Repricing Repricing

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 program and an i-Suite of medical management products. American Health has recently added a High Impact program that uses sophisticated, clinically based screening tools and methodologies to predict and intervene with high-risk patients proactively. In conjunction with Utilization Management, Case Management and Disease Management, these tools allow American Health to impact claims costs before catastrophic events occur. To learn more about American Health, visit the website: www.AmericanHealthHolding.com
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