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With the Healthplace Surgery Benefit(TM), members gain access to distinguished U.S. healthcare facilities and surgeons who compete to attract patients on the basis of quality measures, convenience and price.

As a result, employers receive low, fixed-rate pricing, realizing up to 30 to 50 percent savings on major medical procedures -- such as heart surgery, joint replacement, spine surgery, cancer care, bariatric surgery, women's health and more* -- while reducing re-admission and re-operations through high quality outcomes the first time around.

Additional employer savings are achieved by avoiding unnecessary procedures via Healthplace America's unique Expert Opinion Program(TM), in which top-quality providers conduct objective case reviews on all surgery diagnoses.

What's more, fixed rate pricing eliminates the cost and complexity of billing and claims adjudication for employers while finally allowing predictability in expense forecasting.

With the Healthplace Surgery Benefit(TM), employees share in the savings by paying little to no out-of-pocket expenses. And in most cases, patients are privy to a Cash Recovery Benefit(TM) following surgery, so they can focus on getting well.*

Healthplace America's all-inclusive Healthplace Surgery Benefit(TM) surgery "package" provides all administrative, case management, travel and logistics services, resulting in a seamless connection between patients and providers.

Healthplace America is headquartered in suburban Chicago. Learn more by visiting http://www.healthplaceamerica.com or calling toll-free at 1-877-858- 0123.

Healthplace America is funded in part by Ziegler HealthVest Partners,
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