Innovanté Announces Entry into the Pacific Northwest
Seasoned Veteran Jon Sanders will Lead Regional Presence
October 26, 2009 GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLO – Innovanté Benefit Administrators, a vanguard provider of customized third party administration services across the nation, today announced strategic
market entry into the Pacific Northwest Region. Seasoned veteran Jon Sanders will lead Innovanté’s efforts and local sales presence within the Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington markets.
In the constant quest to provide employers with affordable, quality healthcare options, Innovanté has created a visionary approach that promotes overall health and wellness. Innovanté’s services provide
real, quantifiable cost savings, by 1) creating incentives and disincentives for employees to take increasing responsibility for their health conditions, 2) improving employee health, and 3) providing a quantifiable return on investment through programs yielding tangible savings to employers.
“Innovanté provides the most powerful options available to significantly reduce fixed costs and claims costs for brokers and employers,” said Kathy Major, President of Innovanté. “Innovanté’s diversified product portfolio, integration of medical and pharmacy data for early warning indicator status of conditions warranting disease and care management, and technological flexibility allow us to customize solutions that meet each client’s unique requirements. We are excited to bring our unparalleled customer service, industry knowledge and market expertise to the Pacific Northwest.”
Innovanté’s measurable market presence in Colorado provides great momentum to enter into the Pacific Northwest. Jon Sanders will provide the needed experience and knowledge of the Portland and
Seattle markets to identify the most compelling and affordable options.
“Jon Sanders is an enormous asset to the Innovanté team,” said Major. “His extensive experience in working with brokers and employers in, and knowledge of, the TPA industry and Pacific Northwest will be of great value to the growth and expansion of Innovanté. We are very excited to have him with us, and believe his commitment to providing customers with exceptional care and service, as well as compelling financial results, will assist in establishing Innovanté as a market leader within the Portland
and Seattle markets.”
Prior to joining Innovanté, Sanders served as the Director of Sales & Account Management for Kaiser Permanente NW (KPNW). Jon has over 25 years of experience in employee benefit administration and
the health insurance industry, as well as 10 years of self-funding experience, including management of regional TPAs.
Innovanté offers extremely competitive and compelling options for employees and brokers. Innovanté’s
services include:
- Medical
- Vision
- Dental
- Flex
- HRA and HSA Administration
- Pharmacy
- iFIT Health & Wellness Programs
- Complete biometric screening yielding stop-loss discounts
- Health risk assessment
- Health self-management programs
- 24/7 physician telephonic office visits with prescription authorizations
- 24/7 NurseLine
- Utilization review
- Case management
- Disease/population management
- Maternity program
- Flu shot program
- Employee Assistance Program
To learn more about Innovanté’s service offerings, please visit www.Innovanté.net.
About Innovanté Benefit Administrators
Innovanté Benefit Administrators provides third party administration services that are customized to meet self-funded employers’ needs. Innovanté provides a full range of services and benefit programs to selffunded union and non-union employers. Innovanté Benefit Administrators is a division of HealthTrans, a national healthcare solutions company. To learn more about Innovanté please visit www.Innovanté.net.
About HealthTrans
HealthTrans is a privately held healthcare management solutions company, formed in 2000 with a diverse customer base that includes managed care organizations (MCOs), pharmacy benefit managers, workers’ compensation plans, specialty programs, TPAs, resellers and government-sponsored plans. HealthTrans’ full spectrum of healthcare management products and services include claims processing solutions, full PBM services, medical claims processing, clinical programs, benefits administration services, mail order options and discount healthcare programs. For more information, please visit www.healthtrans.com.
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