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DST Health Solutions, a leading provider of systems and services to thehealth payer market, was awarded this contract through a competitive bidprocess. The company will provide MetroPlus with InfoSTEPP(TM) decisionsupport software; CareSTEPP(TM) medical utilization and ePower(R), anintegrated Web-based customer self-service application.
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"In selecting DST Health Solutions for these critical business functions,MetroPlus validates the commitment our company has made to improving theefficiency and effectiveness of health plan technology and services," saidSteve Sabino, president of DST Health Solutions. "We value our alliance withMetroPlus, and look forward to helping it provide high quality care tomembers."
MetroPlus is a health maintenance organization and subsidiary of the NewYork City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) that provides healthinsurance services to residents of Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens,as well as HHC employees; the company was named the No. 1 Medicaid ManagedCare Plan in New York City in 2005 and 2006, based on indicators chosen by theNew York State Department of Health.
"MetroPlus is pleased to take our long-term relationship with DST to thenext level," said Philip Passantino, Chief Operating Officer of MetroPlusHealth Plan. "Partnership in business is based on trust and confidence in goodoutcomes; in this relationship, we have both."
About DST Health Solutions
DST Health Solutions delivers applications and outsourcing services toimprove efficiency, reduce operational costs, increase speed to market andimprove customer service for health plans, consumer-directed health plans,Medicare plans and physician practices. DST Health Solutions' enterpriseapplications, and ASP and BPO services support 390 healthcare clients,representing 38 million covered lives, 360 million health plan claims, 35million physician business transactions and 500,000 consumer-directed membersannually. For more information about DST Health Solutions, visitwww.dsthealthsolutions.com .
About MetroPlus Health Plan
MetroPlus Health Plan, Inc. is a network model health maintenanceorganization certified under Section 4403-a of the New York Public Health Law.The Plan is licensed to enroll people who are eligible for Medicaid ManagedCare, Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus and an HIV SNP (Special NeedsPlan), who live in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens, as well as HHCemployees (MetroPlus Gold product).
The information and comments above may include forward-looking statementsrespecting DST and its businesses. Such information and comments are based onDST's views as of today, and actual actions or results could differ. Therecould be a number of factors affecting future actions or results, includingthose 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 beconsidered in evaluating any forward-looking comment. The Company will notupdate any forward-looking statements in this press release to reflect futureevents.
SOURCE DST Health Solutions, Inc.
