Benefit Informatics and Health Cost & Risk Management Form Strategic Business Alliance.

Service Provides Access to MEDai Predictive Modeling for TPAs

TULSA, Okla. -- Benefit Informatics, a leading online benefit administration solutions provider, announced a strategic business alliance with Health Cost & Risk Management, LLC (HCRM). This new relationship provides Benefit Informatics clients with a comprehensive clinical and management view into claim data utilizing predictive modeling technology from MEDai.

"Our relationship with HCRM adds real value for our customers," said Benefit Informatics President & CEO Philip Kurtz. "By utilizing this service, TPAs, brokers and other customers have access to predictive clinical forecasts that are valuable in controlling and budgeting health care costs. We are pleased to join with HCRM to offer this resource."

Bill Bramble, founder and president of Health Cost & Risk Management, considers the business alliance with Benefit Informatics a great opportunity for TPAs and other benefit administrators to gain access to unrivaled predictive modeling technology from MEDai. "Because Benefit Informatics has developed integration with many TPA operations, various adjudication systems and PBM vendors, they are able to efficiently provide comprehensive claim data in a seamless and timely manner. We currently have several third party administrators utilizing our combined services and realizing the benefits in proactively managing health care costs."

Benefit Informatics' suite of online services, including Benefit Analyzer([R]), Benefit Planner([R]), Benefit Manager([R]), Enroller(SM), Connecter(SM), Verifier(SM) and REporter(SM) allow payers and employers to analyze, plan and manage benefit plans and better understand, predict and control health care costs. MEDai predictive modeling services through HCRM help third party administrators and employers to:

* Identify individuals with a high risk of costly medical conditions and complications expected to occur in the next 12 to 18 months.

* Accurately predict the future cost of individuals based on their clinical condition.

* Identify members with chronic diseases who are not in compliance with National Standards of Care.

About Benefit Informatics

Benefit Informatics Inc. enables the efficient planning, management and analysis of employee benefit plans through the delivery of proprietary applications and services to benefit providers through direct and indirect sales channels to plan providers, insurance companies and third party administrators. The company's products include Benefit Analyzer([R]), Benefit Planner([R]), Benefit Manager([R]), Enroller(SM), Connecter(SM), Verifier(SM) and REporter(SM). Through its clients, Benefit Informatics currently serves more than 3,300 businesses, managing health benefits for more than 1.8 million members. For additional information about Benefit Informatics, call 918-491-3600 ext. 1 or visit www.benefitinformatics.com.

About Health Cost & Risk Management

Health Cost & Risk Management, LLC performs predictive modeling services for Third Party Administrators, Brokers, Provider Networks, Physician Groups and other clients using historical medical and pharmacy claims data. Utilizing the MEDai system, HCRM provides monthly predictions of clinical events and associated costs for each member in their database. For each person the system predicts medical costs, pharmacy costs, emergency room visits and inpatient days for the next 12 month period while also assessing compliance with national standards of care for 20 chronic diseases. The information is used for disease management, large case management and others to address the health care needs of the members. For more information, call 847-926-9406.