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Benefitfocus awards Consociate Health industry-wide recognition for transforming the benefits experience for their customers through data accuracy

DECATUR, IL – Illinois-based Third-Party Administrator (TPA) Consociate Health has been recognized on a national stage for excellence in data accuracy, using key analytics to transform the care management experience.  Consociate Health received the Commitment to World-Class Data award, from Benefitfocus, at their 4^th Annual “Celebrate Community” Awards.  Consociate Health was selected among a strong pool of finalists including TPA national industry leaders like Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan, The Hartford, MetLife, and Nova Healthcare Administrators.

“This award displays Consociate Health’s commitment to deliver data that impacts the efficiency of care management decisions, improves outcomes and lowers health plan costs for our clients”, said Consociate Health’s President, Darren Reynolds.  “This meaningful health plan data, the efforts of our team and our partnership with Benefitfocus, allows us to manage health care costs for employers as well as enable health care systems to make the strongest possible recommendations related to treatment of chronic conditions.

Through data analytics, Consociate Health provides its clients and/or their consultants with personalized analysis of their health plans to ensure the use of quality data in making educated decisions. Essential data analytics allows Consociate Health to integrate claims, eligibility, financial and other healthcare data into a consolidated system database; analyze member health and then identify cost drivers; monitor health plan utilization; and forecast employer healthcare costs which allows them to develop a strategy to manage and control healthcare costs for employers and members.

“We believe in order to truly perform a valuable service to our clients and their plan members, we need to be more than just a claims processor.  We pay claims, and we pay them accurately, but it’s what we do with the claims data that sets us apart,” Client Relations Consultant Sarah Bigger said. “World-class data, delivered via the Benefitfocus platform, gives us the necessary information to help an employer manage their healthcare budget and improve the health and productivity of their employees.”

Consociate Health has been an innovator in integrating population health analytics with health care systems for the management of their employee populations. Today, they integrate data and tools into health care systems’ Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s), Clinically Integrated Networks, wellness programs and direct to employer initiatives. The deployment and integration of data and these support tools in improving the health of the communities they serve was a key factor in earning this award.

DECATUR – Consociate is pleased to announce the promotion of Tina Suzewitz to Vice President of Executive and Human Resources.

Tina joined Consociate in 2005 as Executive Assistant to the President and CEO, and holds both the HRCI PHR-Professional in Human Resources and the SHRM-CP Society of Human Resource Management designations.

Decatur-based Consociate is a Third-Party Administrator which, for over 20 years, has partnered with employers of all sizes to deliver employee benefit program consulting and administrative services throughout the Midwest. Consociate employs more than 60 employees in its Decatur and Peoria locations.

For more information about Consociate and the services it provides, visit www.consociatehealth.com or call 800-798-2422.

Consociate is very pleased to announce another new member to our team!

Sarah Bigger has joined Consociate as Client Relations Director in our East Peoria Office. She will be working alongside our current directors, Julia Danbury and Jolie Burris.

Sarah has an extensive background in the Health and Benefits Industry, and has held the positions of Client Consultant and Benefits Account Manager with her previous employer.

She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Bradley University, and is a native of the Peoria area.

Castleberry has proven track record of building strategic partnerships to drive results for clients.

Decatur, IL., – Consociate Health, a national Third-Party Administrator of employee benefit plans, announced today that Mike Castleberry has been named Chief Growth Officer (CGO). Castleberry will be responsible for leading the company’s corporate development efforts to grow revenue and expand market channels and market share.

Castleberry brings 30 years of industry experience in leadership, growth, strategy, and product development. His diverse corporate exposure at Prudential, Aetna, WellPoint Anthem, HealthSCOPE Benefits and most recently at Pareto Captive Services, will strengthen Consociate Health’s leadership team and its strategic partnerships with consultants across the nation.

“Over the last several years, Consociate has achieved pivotal growth and success, and the company enjoys excellent relationships with its clients, consultant partners and its employees,” says Castleberry. “I look forward to building on this success and working with the team as we execute new growth initiatives and corporate strategy.”

“Consociate has been fortunate to experience significant growth because of our focus on results for our clients and our culture that supports that mantra. They are an outstanding group of individuals, dedicated to our mission of improving the lives of our customers and those in the communities we serve. We are excited to welcome Mike to our team. He is highly respected across the industry and brings incredible expertise in growth strategy and best-in-class processes to manage this planned growth,” said Consociate Health President Darren Reynolds.

About Consociate Health

For more than 40 years, Consociate Health has partnered with consultants and employers of all sizes to deliver employee benefit program administrative services. As a Third-Party Administrator (TPA), Consociate has built a reputation for delivering results to its clients, leveraging innovation through cost containment, technology and direct-to-employer network development while providing empathic customer service with a focus on helping those we serve.