Intercare Helps Bay Area Employers Learn How to Achieve Lower Health Care Costs While...

Intercare Helps Bay Area Employers Learn How to Achieve Lower Health Care Costs While Improving Productivity

Company Hosts Seminar Focused on Unique Approach to Health
Benefits Planning that Delivers ROI of 5:1
SAN DIEGO--(Business Wire)--Intercare Insurance Solutions, a leader in innovative benefits
consulting and services, today announced it hosted a breakfast seminar
where San Francisco Bay Area employers learned about a unique approach
to health benefits planning that delivers an ROI on health care
dollars of approximately 5:1. David Hom, chairman of the board for the
Center for Health Value Innovation and former vice president of
strategic initiatives for Pitney Bowes Inc., was the featured speaker
at the invitation-only event. Hom's presentation, "Total Value--Total
Return", focused on the most critical success factors of Pitney Bowes'
groundbreaking and innovative health benefits program.

"Employers of all sizes continue to face increasing employee
health benefit costs and we believe the Pitney Bowes' approach to
health benefits planning can help them meet this challenge head on,"
said Mike Barone, president for Intercare. "We're thrilled we were
able to offer this seminar to Bay Area employers so they could hear
more about how one well-respected company is successfully managing
health care costs while improving workforce productivity," Barone
continued. "This is just one of many ways we work with employers to
help them design and implement health benefits programs that support
their financial and human resource goals."

"Total Value--Value Return" is the first in a series of briefings
on value-based benefits to be offered by Intercare. This same seminar
was conducted for employers in San Diego, California in March 2007.
Because the previous seminar was so successful, Intercare decided to
expand the series offering to employers in the Bay Area. Today's event
was held at Sofitel San Francisco Bay in Redwood City, California.
Attendees included human resources, benefits and finance executives,
as well as company presidents and CEOs from several prominent local
companies. With the knowledge gained through this presentation, these
individuals are more likely to be able to replicate the Pitney Bowes
program, and its successful outcomes, in their own organizations.

"Some of today's most popular cost control strategies may actually
be counter-productive to an organization's efforts to managing health
costs and productivity," said Hom. "The value-based benefits design
used by Pitney Bowes is part of the culture of health that has been
created for Pitney Bowes' employees and their families. By focusing on
health and wellness vs. health care, a value-based approach can save
lives, save money, and create value. We applaud Intercare for hosting
this seminar and supporting opportunities where employers can learn
from one another."

About Intercare Insurance Solutions

Intercare Insurance Solutions was founded in 1994 by insurance
professionals who realized that the role of the broker was
dramatically changing due to massive industry consolidation. Since
then, Intercare has evolved into an organization comprised of
highly-skilled brokers backed by experienced insurance, financial,
medical and service-focused experts and processes. The company's
unique approach enables them to deliver insurance programs that
support each client's financial and HR objectives. Headquartered in
San Diego, California, the company provides customized solutions to
more than 800 clients. For more information, please visit
www.intercaresolutions.com.

For Intercare Insurance Solutions
Gayle Griffithe
gayle@iacunato-mclane.com
Dawn Swett
dawn@iacunato-mclane.com
888-356-6406

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