Health Plans Manage Medicaid Business with Predictive Modeling Tool BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DST Health Solutions announced that CareSource Management Group, a Medicaid managed care services company based in Dayton, Ohio, and DC Chartered Health Plan, a Washington, D.C.-based Medicaid plan, have both selected the Johns Hopkins University ACG System. The ACG System is a risk adjustment and predictive modeling tool used by health plans, providers and employers to help understand and predict patient health risk, allowing health plans to intervene earlier to reduce costs and improve quality of care. Plans may also use the ACG System in the underwriting process to more closely match premium to predicted expense. DST Health Solutions has been the exclusive distributor of the ACG System since 1992. "We were originally interested in ACGs to help us provide more substance to our provider profiles," said Bob Gladden, vice president of decision support and informatics with CareSource Management Group. "However, as we conducted a thorough review of the product it became clear that the primary use of this product would be the stratification tool for our Aged, Blind and Disabled Medicaid population throughout CareSource." The ACG System is helping DC Chartered Health Plan manage its Medicaid risk population, profile providers and identify candidates for care management. "Our team is pleased to support these two innovative organizations in their efforts to improve the health of their members through early identification and intervention," said Jonathan Weiner, co-developer of the original ACG system and leader of the ACG research and development team at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. "DST Health Solutions continues to see strong support for the ACG System among health plans and other organizations," said Steve Sabino, president of DST Health Solutions. "This innovative tool provides health plans with the business intelligence needed to help improve quality of care and reduce operating costs." About CareSource Management Group CareSource Management Group offers a full spectrum of services for the administration of public-sector healthcare programs. CareSource Management Group provides services to nonprofit managed care plans that serve more than 500,000 Medicaid consumers in Ohio. The company also administers Community Choice Michigan, a nonprofit managed care plan serving nearly 49,000 Medicaid consumers in Michigan. About DC Charted Health Plan, Inc. DC Chartered Health Plan has been caring for the Washington, D.C. community since 1988, and goes the extra mile to deliver quality medical care to District residents. DC Chartered Health Plan improves access to healthcare by taking its services to the community. The plan owns a transportation company and full-service health center, which enables it to provide door-to- door service and one-stop primary healthcare. About DST Health Solutions DST Health Solutions delivers applications and outsourcing services to improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, increase speed to market and improve customer service for health plans, consumer-directed health plans, Medicare plans and physician practices. DST Health Solutions' enterprise applications, and ASP and BPO services support 390 healthcare clients, representing 38 million covered lives, 360 million health plan claims, 35 million physician business transactions and 450,000 consumer-directed members annually. For more information about DST Health Solutions, 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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