Benefit & Risk Management Services' Exclusive Virtual Benefits Administration System (Vbas(R)) Launches Nationally.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Benefit & Risk Management Services, a leading benefit administration and healthcare risk management TPA, is launching its Virtual Benefits Administration System (Vbas(R)) to school districts nationwide.

As the result of a new partnership with a leading voluntary benefits provider, BRMS will be building trusted and valued relationships with school districts across the US by providing Vbas(R) as an easy, automated solution to managing their employee benefits and reducing their healthcare costs.

Allowing organizations to administer their entire employee benefits process online, including COBRA and FSA services, Vbas(R) is a proprietary, secure database that internally manages benefit data, empowering employers to enter, store and manage both employee and benefit information, while providing employees the ability to self-service their benefits any place there is an Internet connection.

Complementing BRMS' healthcare and risk management services, Vbas(R) is a customized technology solution that maintains control of healthcare costs by managing insured data, eligibility, enrollment and consolidated billing in a single database easily accessible online.

"With all employee and benefit information housed in one centralized database, paper files are a thing of the past. All information is available via the Internet and transferred to carriers who allow EDI on a pre-scheduled basis, transmitting fully compliant HIPAA data based on the requirements of each carrier," states BRMS President, Scott Reid.

"Vbas(R) is BRMS' solution to reducing paperwork, increasing efficiencies and simplifying employee benefit administration processes while reducing costs. Vbas(R) clients will not only increase file cabinet space, they will improve their security by storing their password protected insured data online. Vbas(R) also allows districts to activate easy, automated year-round open enrollment that helps eliminate errors and streamline data transmission to insurance carriers," states BRMS Vice President, Monica Burns, "while providing employees the ability to view plan descriptions, link to physician listings, enroll in selected plans and add dependents with ease online."

About Benefit & Risk Management Services, Inc.

Benefit & Risk Management Services is a leading employee benefit administration and healthcare risk management TPA that is building trusted and valued relationships to reduce healthcare costs. Redefining the value of Third Party Administration with the most advanced technology solutions, BRMS helps over 400 organizations (including IT industry leaders, school districts, credit unions, hospitals, home builders and vineyards) control their benefit costs with advanced administration services, creative funding options and an innovative Web-based Virtual Benefits Administration System (Vbas(R)) that streamlines processes. For more information on BRMS and Vbas(R), visit www.brmsonline.com. Email: [e-mail]