DST Health Solutions' Curt Palmer Appointed to HSA Council
18 11월 2008 - 11:52PM
PR Newswire (US)
Palmer Joins Key Industry Leaders Seeking to Increase Adoption of
Health Savings Accounts through Public Policy Advocacy and
Innovative Solutions BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- DST
Health Solutions, a leading provider of consumer-directed
healthcare solutions, today announced that Curt Palmer, senior vice
president of consumerism, has been appointed to the Health Savings
Account (HSA) Council, a partnership of the American Bankers
Association and its insurance affiliate, the American Bankers
Insurance Association. "The importance of technology to the
consumer-directed healthcare revolution can't be overstated," said
Kevin McKechnie, staff director of the HSA Council. "It is a
mission-critical component to delivering coordinated healthcare
management solutions, and DST Health Solutions has been a leader in
the field. The addition of Curt Palmer to the Council underscores
our dedication to finding the knowledge leaders in the industry to
help guide our public policy choices." The HSA Council was formed
in 2005 to identify public policy hurdles and propose solutions to
decision-makers in Congress for increasing the adoption of health
savings accounts in the health insurance market. "Curt Palmer's
vision has positioned DST Health Solutions as an innovative leader
in the consumer-directed healthcare market," said Steve Sabino,
president of DST Health Solutions. "This appointment is an honor
for Curt and our company." Palmer has more than 26 years of
experience in healthcare and employee benefits. He is responsible
for the strategic development of DST Health Solutions'
industry-leading consumer-directed healthcare programs and
administration solutions. DST Health Solutions' Advanced
Consumer-Directed Healthcare solution provides a robust transaction
engine that manages administrative processing for HSA, Health
Reimbursement Account (HRA) and Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
products. The solution helps integrate claims systems and banking
systems to automate enrollment management; fund sequencing and
usage options; rollover allocation; reimbursement requests; and
fund deposits and payments. About DST Health Solutions DST Health
Solutions delivers solutions and business process outsourcing
services that improve efficiency, reduce operational costs,
increase speed to market and improve customer service for health
plans, consumer-directed plans, government plans (Medicare
Advantage/Part D and Medicaid) and physician practices. DST Health
Solutions' enterprise applications and ASP and BPO services support
390 healthcare clients, representing more than 38 million covered
lives, 360 million health plan claims, 35 million physician
business transactions and 700,000 consumer-directed members
annually. For more information about DST Health Solutions, contact
800.272.4799 or or visit http://www.dsthealthsolutions.com/. The
information and comments above may include forward-looking
statements respecting DST and its businesses. Such information and
comments are based on DST's views as of today, and actual actions
or results could differ. There could be a number of factors
affecting future actions or results, including those set forth in
DST's latest periodic financial report (Form 10-K or 10-Q) filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such factors
should be considered in evaluating any forward-looking comment. The
Company will not update any forward-looking statements in this
press release to reflect future events. DATASOURCE: DST Health
Solutions CONTACT: Chris Goldman, Media Relations of DST Health
Solutions, +1-816-843-9087 Web site:
http://www.dsthealthsolutions.com/
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