State of Washington Chooses Harrington for Medical Plan Administration
State of Washington Chooses Harrington for Medical Plan Administration
July 18, 2005
State of Washington Chooses Harrington for Medical Plan AdministrationCOLUMBUS, Ohio--July 18, 2005--Fiserv, Inc. (Nasdaq:FISV) announced today that Harrington, a Fiserv Health claim administrator and health plan manager, renewed its contract with the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) to administer benefits to state employees effective Jan. 1, 2006 for four years. Harrington currently administers the Uniform Medical Plan (UMP), one of several benefit plan options, providing claim service, customer service and medical review as well as technical support. The health plan manager serves about 78,000 subscribers in Washington, a little over 40 percent of the HCA's subscriber base.
"We are enthusiastic about continuing our partnership with Harrington," stated Janet Peterson, Executive Director--UMP, Washington State Health Care Authority. "Harrington has provided excellent service to our subscribers while controlling costs for the HCA. Our new contract builds upon our efforts to hone our clinical programs and build relevant and effective technology tools for subscribers and providers."
"Harrington is pleased to continue our strong relationship with the state," said Mike Evans, Senior Vice President of Operations. "Together we have created a model with the UMP that encourages cost efficiencies and, at the same time, provides high-quality health care. We are a great fit for HCA as we both believe firmly that through innovation, technology and execution excellence we can mitigate double-digit cost increases in health care."
In business since 1954, Harrington (www.harringtonbenefits.com) provides clients with transaction processes, utilization management and data analysis, offering customized cost control solutions to large self-funded employers, health maintenance organizations and third party administrators.
Fiserv Health offers independent health plan management, claims processing and administration services for managed care and self-funded medical, dental, vision and disability plans to more than 1,700 clients nationwide. In serving those clients, Fiserv Health processes more than 32 million claims worth more than $6.6 billion annually. The business group contributed 26 percent of Fiserv's revenue of $3.4 billion in 2004. Fiserv Health has five national brands for health plan administration -Benefit Planners, Benesight, Fiserv Health, Harrington Benefits Services and Wausau Benefits. These units offer health plan management, pharmacy benefits management and BPO services to the managed care market and self-funded commercial and government employers and health plans. The Fiserv Health group also includes Innoviant, a pharmacy benefits administrator, Innoviant Pharmacy, a mail order and workers compensation pharmacy service, and Avidyn Health, a care management company. Find out more at www.fiservhealth.com.
Fiserv, Inc. (Nasdaq:FISV) provides information management systems and services to the financial and health benefits industries, including transaction processing, business process outsourcing and software and systems solutions. The company serves more than 16,000 clients worldwide, including banks, credit unions, financial planners and investment advisers, insurance companies and agents, self-funded employers, lenders and savings institutions. Headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., Fiserv reported $3.4 billion in processing and services revenues for 2004. Fiserv was ranked the largest provider of information technology services to the U.S. financial services industry in the 2004 FinTech 100 survey by the American Banker newspaper and the Financial Insights research firm. Fiserv can be found on the Internet at www.fiserv.com.
"We are enthusiastic about continuing our partnership with Harrington," stated Janet Peterson, Executive Director--UMP, Washington State Health Care Authority. "Harrington has provided excellent service to our subscribers while controlling costs for the HCA. Our new contract builds upon our efforts to hone our clinical programs and build relevant and effective technology tools for subscribers and providers."
"Harrington is pleased to continue our strong relationship with the state," said Mike Evans, Senior Vice President of Operations. "Together we have created a model with the UMP that encourages cost efficiencies and, at the same time, provides high-quality health care. We are a great fit for HCA as we both believe firmly that through innovation, technology and execution excellence we can mitigate double-digit cost increases in health care."
In business since 1954, Harrington (www.harringtonbenefits.com) provides clients with transaction processes, utilization management and data analysis, offering customized cost control solutions to large self-funded employers, health maintenance organizations and third party administrators.
Fiserv Health offers independent health plan management, claims processing and administration services for managed care and self-funded medical, dental, vision and disability plans to more than 1,700 clients nationwide. In serving those clients, Fiserv Health processes more than 32 million claims worth more than $6.6 billion annually. The business group contributed 26 percent of Fiserv's revenue of $3.4 billion in 2004. Fiserv Health has five national brands for health plan administration -Benefit Planners, Benesight, Fiserv Health, Harrington Benefits Services and Wausau Benefits. These units offer health plan management, pharmacy benefits management and BPO services to the managed care market and self-funded commercial and government employers and health plans. The Fiserv Health group also includes Innoviant, a pharmacy benefits administrator, Innoviant Pharmacy, a mail order and workers compensation pharmacy service, and Avidyn Health, a care management company. Find out more at www.fiservhealth.com.
Fiserv, Inc. (Nasdaq:FISV) provides information management systems and services to the financial and health benefits industries, including transaction processing, business process outsourcing and software and systems solutions. The company serves more than 16,000 clients worldwide, including banks, credit unions, financial planners and investment advisers, insurance companies and agents, self-funded employers, lenders and savings institutions. Headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., Fiserv reported $3.4 billion in processing and services revenues for 2004. Fiserv was ranked the largest provider of information technology services to the U.S. financial services industry in the 2004 FinTech 100 survey by the American Banker newspaper and the Financial Insights research firm. Fiserv can be found on the Internet at www.fiserv.com.