Array Bulletin: Service & Market Updates
for January 2010
Last year was a banner year for Array Health. In this newsletter we look back
at our accomplishments in 2009 and look forward to our priorities for 2010.
We also discuss the potential impact of health care reform on our defined contribution
model.
2009 Year in Review
Our major accomplishments in 2009 were:
- Focus on services: The primary focus last year was on scaling
our services to support our rapidly growing customer base. We built up the
client services team, doubled our support staff, and installed a new CRM
system.
- Enrollment: Array began to offer brokers comprehensive enrollment services for new clients. Array successfully coordinated the entire enrollment process
for all large accounts, ranging from 50-250 employees, which saved brokers
significant time and resources.
- Development of industry verticals: While a defined contribution approach makes
sense in many different industries, our brokers had success in these industry
verticals. Auto dealerships, assisted living, and retail/hospitality were
the most notable industries of growth.
- Rapid HRA claims adjudication: We dramatically shortened our claims adjudication
cycle to 72 hours by making systems improvements, updating our forms, and
adding additional members to our claims team.
Initiatives for 2010
Areas we will focus on this year are:
- Client Services: We will continue to build our account management and support
teams to offer you and your clients superior service.
- Enrollment: We have received very positive feedback from brokers about
our enrollment services. We will continue to expand and improve them
for new clients.
- Adding states: We are in the process of evaluating new states to
add to our online application platform.
Health Care Reform
We often receive questions regarding the effect of healthcare reform on our service
offerings. Given the amount of proposed regulation and change, it is difficult
to predict the full impact of health care reform. However, we see tremendous
opportunities for Array Health.
For example, both the House and Senate bills require guarantee issue for
the individual health insurance market. If individual market guarantee issue
laws are passed, it would be easier for Array Health to expand into new states.
Currently the primary hurdles in entering new states are navigating the unique
underwriting requirements for the available carriers and learning the intricacies
of the high risk pools. Both these hurdles would be eliminated with guarantee
issue laws.
We are very excited about 2010 and all it has to offer. We are thrilled to
be partnering with you to share in the growth of this market segment. Please
contact me if you have any opportunities you would like to discuss.
Sincerely,
Christopher Moneta
Director of Sales
1-800-640-7086
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