Solution Helps Efficiently Manage Medicare Advantage and Part D Business BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Clear Choice Health Plans, which provides health insurance to individuals and businesses in central Oregon, has signed an agreement with DST Health Solutions, Inc. to license, implement, integrate and host MarketProminence(TM), a premier Medicare administrative workflow solution developed by Continuum Performance Systems. This agreement will provide Clear Choice with the technology it needs to expand into new Medicare markets. Under a separate agreement with Continuum Performance Systems, DST Health Solutions has the rights to market and implement Continuum's MarketProminence solution, which can be integrated with any core claims engine. MarketProminence provides insurers such as Clear Choice with many administrative capabilities, including marketing and sales tracking, enrollment workflow, Medicare file submissions, financial reconciliation, member reconciliation and compliance. "MarketProminence's integrated workflow, tracking and compliance features will allow us to streamline our Medicare operations and improve productivity," said Sandra Loder, chief information officer, Clear Choice Health Plans. "These capabilities will help Clear Choice grow our Medicare Advantage and Part D business in new geographic markets." DST Health Solutions will host the MarketProminence solution for Clear Choice, and will provide integration between this solution and DST's PowerSTEPP(R) claims engine, which Clear Choice currently uses for core health plan administrative functions. "DST Health Solutions is committed to providing the services and technology our existing and new customers need to support their government market initiatives, especially Medicare Advantage and Part D," said Steve Sabino, president of DST Health Solutions. About Clear Choice Health Plans Clear Choice Health Plans is an innovative insurance company that offers health insurance, including individual plans, Medicare Advantage plans, commercial plans, and administrative services, to individuals and businesses throughout Central Oregon, Eastern Oregon and the Columbia Gorge. For more information about Clear Choice Health Plans, visit http://www.clearchoicehp.com/ . About DST Health Solutions, Inc. DST Health Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of DST Systems, Inc., delivers applications and outsourcing services that help health plans, TPAs and physician practices improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, increase speed to market and improve customer service and care management. DST Health Solutions' enterprise applications, and ASP and BPO services support 340 healthcare clients, representing 30 million covered lives, 230 million health plan claims and 30 million physician business transactions annually. For more information about DST Health Solutions, visit http://www.dsthealthsolutions.com/ . About Continuum Performance Systems, Inc. Continuum Performance Systems, Inc. is a privately held software development company located in Madison, Connecticut. The company is a pioneer in enrollment systems for government programs; automated solutions that manage the interactions of everyone in the health-insurance relationship including insurers, members, providers and regulators. Continuum clients range from large, multi-state healthcare organizations to small rural plans. Since 1992, Continuum has been providing systems that ensure process consistency, financial accountability, and reduced administrative costs for the healthcare business. For more information visit their website at http://www.cps92.com/ or call 203-245-5000. DATASOURCE: DST Health Solutions, Inc. CONTACT: Chris Goldman, Media Relations, of DST Health Solutions, Inc., +1-816-843-9087 Web site: http://www.dsthealthsolutions.com/ http://www.clearchoicehp.com/ http://www.cps92.com/

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