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Health Net and BeneTrac.com® Team Up with Brokers to Provide Powerful Internet-Based Benefit Administration Package to California Employers
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 2, 1999--Health Net, one of California's largest health plans, today announced that it has joined with BeneTrac.com® to provide a powerful Internet-based package for employer administration of health benefits programs.
The new product, called BeneHealth.Net, can be used by human resources departments for complete online administration of their corporate benefits programs, including enrollment, member eligibility reporting and automated billing.
BeneHealth.Net is being made available only through insurance brokers and benefits consultants. It is the first product of its kind available to employers.
"Through our close interaction with brokers and consultants, we knew that employers needed our assistance in developing an Internet-based solution for their benefits management needs," said David Anderson, vice president of Commercial Sales for Health Net in Northern California. "We are fortunate to have worked with BeneTrac.com® to develop precisely what the employers said they need: a comprehensive, easy-to-use system for administering their employee benefits programs online."
"BeneHealth.Net uses the latest technology to replace traditional,
paper-based administration of employee benefits," said Terry Pita-Gordon,
vice president of Commercial Sales for Health Net in Southern California. "In
addition to billing and eligibility services, BeneHealth.Net provides
instant access to benefit plan descriptions, employer reports and employee
demographic data for all benefit plan carriers, not just Health Net."
Among other capabilities, BeneHealth.Net allows human resources departments to:
- Establish customized benefit plans.
- Offer formerly paper-based enrollment on the Internet.
- Use the Internet to instantly update such demographic data as name, address or additional eligible family members, and to calculate eligibility dates for new employees.
- Use a vast range of Internet-based employee and benefits administration reports.
- Devise customized reports using common desktop software like Microsoft Access® and Microsoft Excel®.
- Instantly verify employee benefit eligibility for those seeking urgent or emergency care.
"BeneHealth.Net has established itself as the leader of its field by exceeding industry security standards, providing significant savings of time and expense and providing remote access," said Jerry Hawthorne, chief executive of BeneTrac.com®.
About Benetrac.com®
Created in May 1999, BeneTrac.com® is an industry leader in onlinebenefits administration and human resources administration software. Privately held by Hawthorne Benefit Technologies Inc. and based in San Diego, the company offers leading-edge technology that saves time and labor for human resources professionals and companies. Full information about BeneTrac.com® is available at http://www.BeneTrac.com
About Health Net
Health Net, a subsidiary of Foundation Health Systems Inc. (NYSE:FHS - news), is one of the largest network-model health plans in California, serving nearly 2.2 million members statewide. It contracts with more than 40,000 physicians, nearly 450 hospitals and 4,000 pharmacies, giving its members greater choice and more convenient access to care.
Health Net's Commercial and Medicare plans have earned the "Commendable" designation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. This designation is granted to health plans that demonstrate levels of service and clinical quality that meet or exceed NCQA's rigorous requirements for consumer protection and quality improvement.
Additionally, through its innovative products and services, Health Net has received a variety of prestigious awards, including the coveted C. Everett Koop National Health Award. For more information about Health Net, visit its award-winning Web site at www.healthnet.com
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