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Paragon Benefits, Inc. will offer North Star Health's Lumina(TM) to all its employer groups after the roll out to GBAIT in 2009.

ABOUT PARAGON BENEFITS, INC.

Paragon Benefits, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Georgia Bankers Association Insurance Trust (GBAIT), which provides the insurance for 90 percent of the Community Banks in Georgia. Paragon Benefits was founded in 1987 and currently administers benefits and claims for more than 80,000 members. In addition to administering the GBAIT plan, which includes more than 400 banks, they also administer more than 30 self-funded accounts and 300 cafeteria plans.

ABOUT NORTH STAR HEALTH

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, North Star Health (www.northstarhealth.com) is a health care data analytics company providing risk, cost, and care-management solutions for health plans, TPAs, brokers, self-insured companies, wellness companies, disease management companies, provider networks, and benefits consulting groups. Lumina(TM) from North Star Health integrates wellness, preventive health, disease management and predictive health functionalities into one platform. It was developed in conjunction with a nationally recognized health care policy expert and economist, Dr. Ken E. Thorpe.

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    North Star Health, Inc.
    Phone: (404) 419-2102
    Fax: (404) 419-2101
    Email: sfarrugia@northstarhealth.com
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