For Immediate Release

March 7, 2005

 

CSA Celebrates Quarter Century of Service

Employee benefit administrator to focus on personal health management

 

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Corporate Systems Administration Inc., an employee benefits administrator and management firm, is celebrating its 25^th anniversary by focusing on its personal health management programs for major employers throughout the Southeast.

 

Personal health management is a proactive approach that improves employees’ health and reduces the cost of health care.  Through coordinated healthcare intervention and communication, it emphasizes doctor-patient relationships, plan of care, disease prevention and management, patient self-management strategies and feedback.  It helps members and their families understand chronic illness, how it impacts their lives, and what alternatives are available. 

 

Thomas H. Repass, current CEO, founded CSA in 1980 and established its headquarters in Johnson City.  Since that time, CSA has worked with many employers throughout the Southeastern United States, including companies in Nashville, Tenn., Dalton, Ga., Roanoke, Va., Asheville, N.C., and the Tri-Cities region in Tennessee and Virginia.

 

CSA helps companies offer affordable health care coverage by providing benefits analysis, medical management, access to quality healthcare providers and member education.

 

“The cost of healthcare has risen dramatically over the last several years,” says CSA President Paul Knapp.  “It’s the driving force behind our decision to emphasize healthier lifestyles through personal health management.

 

“Our management programs encourage employees to be proactive about their own health through better nutrition and exercise.  A robust medical education library is available online at www.csabenefits.com.  For example, it is more cost effective to make lifestyle and dietary changes to prevent diabetes than it is to treat diabetes after it manifests itself.”

 

Other CSA services include risk management, predictive modeling, benefit package design and expert administration.  CSA also implements and administers a full menu of employee benefits such as dental, vision, prescription drug cards, disability, life insurance plans, disease management and COBRA.

 

CSA uses state-of-the-art technology to automate claims processing from benefit plan design to claims payment.  CSA offers online services in areas such as benefit enrollment, claim status, benefit information and medical library. 

 

Highmark Life and Casualty Group has recognized CSA for outstanding sales achievement for the past 12 years.  The award recognizes companies that achieve new business goals and retain business. 

 

“It’s rewarding to look back over the past 25 years and see how far we’ve come,” says Repass.  “I’m excited about CSA’s future.  We will remain focused on providing world class service to our clients.”

 

 

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For more information, contact Paul Knapp, president,

Corporate Systems Administration, at 423-282-3420

or visit www.csabenefits.com