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Activa Benefit Services Adds Wellness and Disease Management Services

For Immediate Release

Contact: Diane Tuller

Activa Partners with Pathway Review Systems, Inc. to offer Care Management

(Grand Rapids, MI, September 20, 2007) — Activa Benefit Services has announced that it is partnering with Pathway Review Systems Inc (Pathway), to broaden its administrative system to include complete care management services including, wellness and disease prevention. The Grand Rapids based Activa is aligning with Pathway also based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

"By incorporating wellness and disease management into our portfolio of services, Activa is offering our clients seamless benefits management services," said David Pearcy, vice president, Activa. Pathway’s care management program incorporates both telephonic and one-on-one counseling to beneficiaries.

"This multi-faceted care management approach provides person-centered care with an emphasis on prevention and disease management," said Dan Van Ackeren, vice president, Pathway. He added, "We are able to provide the proper intervention to our participants no matter where they fall in the health care continuum — from healthy to catastrophic events. Pathway has developed unique interventions that allow us to leverage on-site wellness programming with telephonic case management. This creates better participation on the part of beneficiaries and unsurpassed results for employers which equates to cost savings."

According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly one-third of Americans (90 million) suffer the physical, emotional, psychological and financial hardships of chronic disease. With a growing number of chronic diseases requiring management, payors are looking for ways to improve the health of their members/beneficiaries while reducing costs and meeting their operational and accreditation goals, Activa and Pathway are poised to meet this challenge.

"Our ultimate goal is to improve and enhance outcomes for beneficiaries and payors alike," said Pearcy. In addition, "We are pleased to be able to align with a local expert like Pathway as we enhance our service capabilities." Pathway is a national provider of customized health care management services dedicated to reducing employer's health care costs, improving the lives of employees and their families, and creating a healthier workforce. Activa has 30 years of experience in processing medical, dental, vision and flex claims.

For more information about Pathway, visit www.pathwayreview.com. To find out more about how Activa can meet your needs call 1-877-827-1414 or e-mail: mktg-tpa@activabenefits.com.

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