DST Health Solutions Expands Business Process Outsourcing Agreement with MetroPlus Health Plan

Front-End Scanning, Imaging and Data Entry Services Designed to Reduce Claim Processing Turnaround Time and Improve Member Satisfaction

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 24, 2006—DST Health Solutions announced today that it has expanded its business process outsourcing agreement with MetroPlus Health Plan, adding advanced front-end data entry services for health claims. DST Health Solutions will begin assisting MetroPlus with front-end claims processing services in the first quarter of 2006. DST Health Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of DST Systems, Inc.

DST Health Solutions will perform claims data entry for MetroPlus using the latest scanning, imaging and optical character recognition (OCR) technology designed to quickly and efficiently enter claims into the adjudication system. MetroPlus currently uses DST Health Solutions’ PowerSTEPP™ health plan administration system hosted in DST Health Solutions’ data center to accomplish claims processing for its members. PowerSTEPP™ is an enterprise-level software solution that supports health plan business operations, including claims processing, member and provider management, and benefit plan management.

“Our business process outsourcing centers provide key services that allow clients, such as MetroPlus, to focus on their core competencies,” said Steve Sabino, president of DST Health Solutions. “We are pleased to be able to support MetroPlus with additional services that can help them become more operationally efficient and more responsive to their customers.”

About MetroPlus Health Plan
MetroPlus Health Plan, Inc. is a network model health maintenance organization certified under Section 4403-a of the New York Public Health Law and a subsidiary organization of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC). The Plan, which is licensed to enroll people who are eligible for Medicaid Managed Care, Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus and an HIV SNP (Special Needs Plan), and who live in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens, as well as HHC employees (MetroPlus Gold product), was recently named the Number One Medicaid Managed Care Plan in New York City, based on indicators chosen by the New York State Department of Health.

About DST Health Solutions, Inc.
DST Health Solutions, 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.

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