, Senior members of Pennsylvania's
Medical Assistance Health Plans came together yesterday to release the
findings of a new report, "Comparative Evaluation of Pennsylvania's
HealthChoices Program and Fee-for-Service Program," conducted independently by
The Lewin Group.

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not only in terms of $2. Over 25,000 users in close to 1,000
organizations around the world use Spotfire DecisionSite to drive
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SOMERVILLE, Mass.
Independence Blue Cross (IBC) chose to implement DecisionSite's
interactive, visual analytics platform since this platform offered IBC
a proactive tool to identify and monitor a multitude of factors
affecting the cost of health care. "The healthcare
industry is historically slow to adopt new technologies, but
Independence Blue Cross has taken an incredibly proactive approach to
data analysis to help better serve its customers.

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"We selected DecisionSite to enhance our analytic tools ," said
Timothy Zeddies, PhD, senior director, research and evaluation,
Independence Blue Cross .

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The
report concludes that, on all fronts, HealthChoices is as effective a program
that exists in the national Medicaid arena today, and is a valuable asset to
Pennsylvania."

For example: Students living in Central America enrolling and attending
American institutions of higher learning through telephony and virtual
classrooms; or American students attending a seminar by a renowned poet
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"As this report documents, the HealthChoices Plans provide significant
value to Pennsylvania," said Robert Tremain, President + CEO of Health
Partners of Philadelphia.5 million
members overall, has selected and implemented Spotfire's DecisionSite
to gain better insight into what is driving the rising costs of health
care. There is immediate interest in the
integration capabilities with other analytic tools, as this will drive
a more rapid and simple approach to the advanced analysis done by
IBC's senior analysts. "Our current business intelligence and
reporting tools helped us answer specific, more historical questions,
but Spotfire gives us the ability to look at our data in a whole new
way and identify problems before they become problems.com

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The Lewin Group report, commissioned by the Pennsylvania Coalition of
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Medical Assistance Health Plans Save Pennsylvanians $2.7 Billion in Five Years through HealthChoices Program

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To
conduct this evaluation, The Lewin Group met with each of the seven managed
care organizations participating in HealthChoices, interviewed advocates for
their perspective on the HealthChoices Program, and spoke with staff at the
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.

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4 percent over the
past several years, compared to 10 . Lewin reviewed 179 annual Medicaid
managed care organization financial statements to arrive at its conclusions. If other healthcare
insurers are paying attention, they will look to follow IBC's lead .

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The report also finds that
HealthChoices has held annual medical cost escalation to 7."
"Independence Blue Cross is a true innovator in its industry,"
said Chris Ahlberg, founder and CEO of Spotfire .

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HARRISBURG, Pa. .

"Therefore, we hold the position that the opportunity for technological
standardization that the merger promises to bring forth and the stability it
presents for the technology industry are only the tip of the iceberg.

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More importantly, we can now expect greater access to
educational resources for people living in distant communities, where once we
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disease and case management programs that reach the unique populations of
members we serve.

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, The National Association for Latino
Leadership and Achievement, an organization of Latino professionals in
academia and public service, hereby endorses the proposed SBC-AT+T Merger and
issues the following statement:

"As an organization dedicated to enhancing the educational opportunities
of Latino students, we have identified this merger as an important step in the
process of increasing the connectivity of Hispanic communities worldwide., and
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7 billion over the last five years.4 percent in the Fee-for-Service program.
The report focuses on four areas that contribute to a program's value -
cost effectiveness, impact on access to health care services, quality of
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Based on the analysis, HealthChoices saved Pennsylvania more
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Independence Blue Cross, the Philadelphia region's largest health
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Through new technologies such as telephony and voice-over-internet, the SBC-
AT+T merger promises to strengthen the ties that connect our communities to
their native countries."

DecisionSite also enhances IBC's insight into
member/provider demographics, which will allow the company to be more
proactive with cost management. Nationwide, IBC and its affiliates provide
coverage to nearly 3.spotfire.

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DecisionSite gives IBC more advanced analysis capabilities, and
supplements the legacy business intelligence tools already in place
within the organization, creating powerful, business process-driven
analytic applications."

About Independence Blue Cross

Independence Blue Cross is the leading health insurer in
Southeastern Pennsylvania.