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Lighthouse1 to Sponsor Talk Radio Show, 'The Benefits Buzz: inside Health Insurance in America' on the VoiceAmerica(TM) Health & Wellness Channel.


MINNEAPOLIS -- The Show's Second Season Kicks Off August 1, With Host Sharon Alt and Industry Expert Greg Scandlen Exploring the Nation's Hottest Health Care Topics

Lighthouse1, a leading provider of consumer driven health care (CDH Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)
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) administration software solutions, today announced it will sponsor the popular Internet talk radio Audio coverage of news events digitized into Internet files at the National Press Building in Washington, DC. ITR files are distributed to FTP sites for users with computers that have sound capabilities.  show, "The Benefits Buzz: Inside Health Insurance in America " on the VoiceAmerica(TM) Health & Wellness channel. Season two premieres on Tuesday, August 1, at 1 p.m. CT (11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m ET). Listeners should tune into www.health.voiceamerica.com.

The Benefits Buzz debuted in 2005 in response to VoiceAmerica listeners' desire for health care-related programming. With the alphabet soup of employee benefits in the marketplace today, the show quickly became a hit by simply helping listeners - who range from health care administrators to the average consumer - decipher Same as decrypt.  myth from fact. As a call-in show, listeners are encouraged to participate, which often fuels the discussion and even debate.

Host Sharon Alt is not a medical practitioner, but a health insurance professional with over 15 years of experience. Her guests are leading insurance industry insiders, as well as high-ranking government officials.

"VoiceAmerica and The Benefits Buzz align perfectly with our goals of expanding the nation's health care conversation and providing insight around the important topics," said Jeff Fritz, 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 Lighthouse1. "Lighthouse1 is pleased to help shape this season and deliver informative yet thought-provoking programming."

Health care industry expert Greg Scandlen kicks off the season with Alt on August 1. Scandlen is the founder of Consumers for Health Care Choices, a non-partisan, non-profit membership organization aimed at empowering consumers in the health care system. Scandlen is an accomplished writer, researcher, and public speaker and considered one of the nation's experts on health care financing, insurance regulation and employee benefits. Scandlen has also signed on for a monthly Washington update on the last Tuesday Last Tuesday is a Christian melodic punk rock band hailing from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They played their final show on March 10th, 2007. Last Tuesday was formed in 1999 in Harrisburg, P.A.  of the month. Other upcoming topics and guests include:

--Pending Health Insurance Legislation with Janet Trautwein of the National Association of Health Underwriters

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 Consumer Driven Health Care with Ashley Gillihan from Alston & Bird

--Innovations in Consumer Driven Health Care Payments with Jeff Fritz, CEO of Lighthouse1 as the host on September 19

To access "The Benefits Buzz: Inside Health Insurance in America" with Sharon Alt, log on at www.health.voiceamerica.com. Call in live with questions and comments toll-free at 866-472-5792. Past episodes will be available in Sharon Alt's Content Library on the VoiceAmerica(TM) Health & Wellness Channel on demand and are podcast (iPOD broadCAST) An audio broadcast that has been converted to an MP3 file or other audio file format for playback in a digital music player or computer. The "pod" in podcast was coined from "iPod," the predominant portable, digital music player, and although podcasts are  ready. People may also download "The Benefits Buzz: Inside Health Insurance in America" to their desktop for direct access to all episodes and broadcasts at http://modavox.com/modaview/10122/.

About Lighthouse1

Lighthouse1 delivers consumer driven health care (CDH) administration software solutions including Lighthouse1 OnDemand(TM), the high performance Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, to resolve challenges in the administration of Section 125, 105, 132 and other pre-tax spending programs in the health care and employee benefits industry. Its mission is to use the latest technology and services to assist and support CDH administrators in the management of health care account services. Lighthouse1 OnDemand(TM) allows third-party administrators and health care providers to manage services for employer plans that include Flexible Spending Accounts flexible spending account,
n an employee reimbursement account primarily funded with employee-designated salary reductions. Funds are reimbursed to the employee for health care (medical and/or dental), dependent care, and/or legal expenses and are
 (Medical and Dependent Care), Transit and Parking, Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Health Saving Accounts. More information is available at www.lighthouse1.com

About Sharon Alt

Sharon Alt is President of Alt Benefit Consultants, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. . Her responsibilities include consulting for the design, implementation, and communication of Sec. 125 & Sec. 105 Plans, as well as overseeing the administrative services. Sharon has been a member of ECFC ECFC Employers Council on Flexible Compensation
ECFC Exeter City Football Club (UK)
ECFC Emerald City Football Club (Seattle, Washington)
ECFC Early Childhood Family Center
 (The Employer's Council for Flexible Compensation) since 1992 and has obtained the designation of CFCI CFCI Christ For the City International (Omaha, Nebraska)
CFCI Certified in Flexible Compensation Instruction (Employers Council on Flexible Compensation)
CFCI Cape Fear Center for Inquiry
 (Certified in Flexible Compensation Instruction) from the ECFC. She has been an invited speaker at several state and national association meetings and conferences, assisting in educating other TPAs and businesses on the proper administration of Section 125, 105 & 223 Plans. She has also conducted several seminars for such organizations as Lorman Educational Services & CEBS CEBS Committee of European Banking Supervisors
CEBS Certified Employee Benefit Specialist
CEBS Chemical Effects in Biological Systems
CEBS Church of England Boys Society
CEBS Charles Edward Brooke School (UK) 
 (Certified Employee Benefit Specialists) on Section 125 compliance issues. Sharon currently holds the position of Region VI Media chair for the National Association of Health Underwriters.

About Modavox, Inc.

Modavox, Inc. (www.modavox.com) is a pioneer in internet broadcasting Internet Broadcasting (formerly Internet Broadcasting Systems), or IBS, is a provider of television station web sites. IBS hosts over 70 local stations' sites, and co-produced NBCOlympics. , producing and syndicating online audio and video, and offering innovative, effective and comprehensive online tools for reaching targeted niche communities worldwide. Modavox is the leading producer and distributor of online, talk radio content, streaming approximately 250 hours of live programs and scheduled replays weekly on its Modavox VoiceAmerica(TM) Network (www.voiceamerica.com) and the 7th Wave Network.
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