CHARLESTON, S.C., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) today announces a partnership with Benefitfocus.com, Inc. to offer electronic enrollment technology to select group of clients for the fall open enrollment season.
Under the terms of the agreement, Benefitfocus will provide BCBSKS consulting services allowing BCBSKS to provide Internet-based enrollment technology to a select group of employers as they enroll this fall for 2005 benefits.
“It is amazing to see the rapid adoption of our technology by so many health insurance carriers around the country,” says Shawn Jenkins, CEO of Benefitfocus.com. “Having Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, the largest insurer in the state, as a client is a real win for us and a testimony to the strength of our technology and support services. We are enthusiastically rolling out the technology to these groups in time for them to utilize the tools for fall open enrollment season.”
BCBSKS will enhance its market leadership position by offering electronic enrollment technology, further widening the gap between it and other health plans. The new technology allows both group administrators and members the ability to make benefit elections, update information, and run reports in a user-friendly, secure online environment.
Employer groups around the country have adopted Benefitfocus technology at an increasing pace. This technology offers them a comprehensive set of tools to manage the benefit enrollment and eligibility process, a historically error-prone and paper-based process characterized by time delays and lack of reporting. With its new online tools for enrollment, BCBSKS will be adding value to its client relationships by offering leading technology to assist groups in managing the rising cost of benefits administration.
About Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas is the largest health insurer of the state, serving all Kansas counties, except Johnson and Wyandotte.
About Benefitfocus.com
Benefitfocus.com, Inc. is the leading provider of employee benefits software and services, offering employees and employers secure online access to benefits and human resource information. Its suite of products and services includes large and small group electronic enrollment, electronic quoting, electronic billing, and data exchange services. Benefitfocus replaces time-consuming, expensive and error-prone paper processes allowing companies to administer all their benefit offerings through one interface. This one-to-many platform substantially speeds up benefit enrollment and administration while reducing overall costs and greatly improving communication to the employee.
Benefitfocus.com, Inc
CONTACT: Nate DaPore of Benefitfocus.com, Inc., +1-843-849-7476,ext. 233
Web site: http://www.benefitfocus.com/