FBMC, eDocAmerica Agree to Partnership.TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Fringe Benefits fringe benefits, n.pl the benefits, other than wages or salary, provided by an employer for employees (e.g., health insurance, vacation time, disability income). Management Company and eDocAmerica have agreed to provide participants around-the-clock access to expertise from board-certified board-certified adjective Referring to a US or Canadian physician who has 1. Completed 4-8 yrs-of post-medical school residency training, ie a physician who is 'board-eligible' and 2. physicians and psychologists This list includes notable psychologists and contributors to psychology, some of whom may not have thought of themselves primarily as psychologists but are included here because of their important contributions to the discipline. , officials from both companies announced today. The partnership allows FBMC FBMC Frame Buffer Memory Controller (computer graphics) to offer eDocAmerica's services to its clients. There's no co-pay Co-pay A type of insurance policy where the insured pays a specified amount of out-of-pocket expenses for health-care services such as doctor visits and prescriptions drugs at the time the service is rendered, with the insurer paying the remaining costs. for consumers, who have unlimited access to the service. Physicians respond within a guaranteed 24-hour period, but normally within two-four hours. "eDocAmerica complements FBMC's suite of consumer-directed health plans and we are excited about this opportunity to work with them to make the full range of their services available to our clients and customers," said Barbara Gonzales, FBMC's Chief Operations Officer. "This unique solution, the only one of its kind in the healthcare marketplace today, provides consumers with solutions that include nurseline help and direct physician assistance for questions and medical concerns." FBMC, which was founded in 1976, is a nationally recognized benefits company and one of the largest administrators of tax-favored accounts in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . FBMC administers flexible benefit programs, consumer-directed health plans and voluntary benefits for numerous state, school district, city, county and private employers throughout the nation. eDocAmerica has more than 1,000,000 consumers and is the nation's leading third-party provider of online physician-consumer information. eDocAmerica also has a 24-hour Nurse Call telephone service and a Spanish-language version of its Web site. "At eDocAmerica, we pride ourselves on providing our users with unlimited online access to board-certified physicians and psychologists to receive the top quality health decision support they deserve," eDocAmerica president Robbie Linn linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] said. "Likewise, we are proud to partner with FBMC because they share the same high service quality standards we have set for ourselves." For more information on FBMC, go to www.fbmc-benefits.com or call 1-800-872-0345. For more information on eDocAmerica, go to www.edocamerica.com or call 1-800-525-3362. |
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