Benefitfocus Press Releases

Benefitfocus Healthcare Video Portal Merges Community with Credibility

CHARLESTON, S.C. - March 3, 2008 - Today Benefitfocus announced the release of the next phase on Beta site icyou (www.icyou.com) which merges the healthcare video and virtual communities with credibility. This usergenerated health video community provides the ability to post and search healthcare videos, as well as communicate with other users on important healthcare topics. Originally launched in September 2007, icyou already has hundreds of videos posted weekly and has rapidly become one of the most diverse libraries of online healthcare videos....

Benefitfocus Expands Reach to Consumers With ConnectYourCare Partnership

HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND AND CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, (January 21, 2008) – Benefitfocus, a leading provider of software and services for the healthcare benefits market, announced today that they have partnered with ConnectYourCare, a leading provider of Consumer Directed Healthcare (CDH) account management solutions. This partnership aims to enhance Benefitfocus’ existing services by integrating ConnectYourCare’s top-ranked CDH platform to create a comprehensive product that supports employer demand for flexible account-based benefit solutions....

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana Selects Benefitfocus Billing Solution

CHARLESTON, SC and HELENA, MT (January 8, 2008) – Montana’s leading health services corporation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana (BCBSMT), has partnered with Benefitfocus eBilling to provide BCBSMT group clients with faster access to invoice information and improved payment and reporting services. Serving more than 100,000 subscribers and approximately 5,000 groups, BCBSMT and Benefitfocus will roll out the eBilling functionality in phases throughout 2008....

Benefitfocus Unwraps First-of-Its-Kind Healthcare Media Studio

CHARLESTON, S.C., - December 17, 2007 – Benefitfocus, the leader in software and services for the healthcare benefits market, today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil its sophisticated in-house media studio. Located in the Charleston headquarters, the Benefitfocus Media Studio is the first-of-its kind in the healthcare industry. Benefitfocus’ high-definition studio will house leading-edge equipment with next generation post production capabilities and additional sleek components. Through high-fidelity videos and interactive health broadcasts, the studio will provide consumers and patients with a dynamic medium to understand clinical concepts and manage their healthcare choices....

Benefitfocus Introduces Market-Changing Technology Enabling Insurance Carriers To Sell Directly To Consumers

CHARLESTON, SC (December 10, 2007) – Benefitfocus announced today a revolutionary new technology that completely transforms consumers online shopping experience for the direct purchase of health insurance. Benefitfocus eDirect is a market-changing technology which enables health insurance carriers to profitably offer individual health plan offerings in new and unique ways while tracking the ROI for specific marketing campaigns. Simultaneously, a Web-based storefront is quickly created which allows consumers to shop, compare and purchase the best health insurance plan for themselves and their family....

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Selects Benefitfocus Technology

CHARLESTON, SC AND OWINGS MILLS, MD (October 2, 2007) – Benefitfocus today announced that CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) has selected the company’s eEnrollment™ software technology to automate the mid-market and small group enrollment process for CareFirst members. Benefitfocus’ technology is designed to streamline the online enrollment experience. Serving more than 3.1 million members, this new technology offering will provide a "one to many" solution that is easily implemented and scalable for CareFirst’s employers, brokers and members....

Benefitfocus Media Provides Streaming Coverage Of Sold Out Health 2.0 Conference

CHARLESTON, SC AND SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 21, 2007 – South Carolina-based Benefitfocus, an Enterprise and Consumer Healthcare Information Technology company, provided video coverage of the sold out Health 2.0 Conference held in San Francisco on September 20. Originally designed for 100 attendees, Health 2.0 brought together nearly 500 healthcare technology leaders from across the nation to discuss the best ways to impact, educate and inform consumers about healthcare through technology integration....

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Selects Benefitfocus Technology

CHARLESTON, SC AND JACKSONVILLE, FL (Sept. 18, 2007) – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF), one of the largest Blues providers serving approximately 4.1 million members, has chosen Benefitfocus to provide a complete Web-based billing solution and invoice consolidation for its group operations....

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Strengthens Partnership with Benefitfocus

Charleston, SC – August 22, 2007 – Enrollment, billing and data exchange continues to get easier for Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield employer groups and brokers. Arkansas' largest health insurer, serving more than one third of the state’s fully insured market, continues to streamline and automate administrative processes by using several Benefitfocus technology products and services....

Benefitfocus CEO Receives ThinkTec Award

Charleston, SC – May 8, 2007 – Less than ten years ago, Charleston-based Benefitfocus was simply a vision being shared by a few men around a table. Last night, only seven years after co-founding the company, Shawn Jenkins was awarded one of two ThinkTEC Awards given annually. Each year two people – one from the private sector and one from the public sector - are selected for their leadership in advancing a knowledge-based economy in the Charleston region....

Benefitfocus selects ProfitBase 2007 Data Warehouse Software

York PA, May 4, 2007 – ProfitBase, a technology leader in easy to use configurable data warehousing, today announced that Benefitfocus, of Charleston, SC, has selected their ProfitBase 2007 Data Warehouse software to further enhance their Business Intelligence program. The initial order from Benefitfocus is the first of a three-phase project being implemented during the first half of 2007 that will help consolidate information from their operational systems....

Emmy Award Winning Anchor Nina Sossamon Joins Benefitfocus

CHARLESTON, SC – February 12, 2007 – Benefitfocus.com, Inc. (“Benefitfocus”), the leading provider of software and services for the healthcare benefits market, announced today that Nina Sossamon, Emmy Award-winning news co-anchor, formerly with ABC affiliate WCIV-TV Channel 4, has joined the company. Sossamon is bringing her talent and experience from years in the television industry to Benefitfocus where she will be leading a new division of the company that will produce healthcare media and content aimed at the consumer market....

Benefitfocus Achieves Record Growth in 2006

CHARLESTON, S.C., - January 30, 2007 - Benefitfocus, the leading provider of software and services for the healthcare benefits market, today announced that it recorded 160% year-over-year revenue growth, extensive new product development, and a major expansion in 2006. The company experienced 211% annual compounded growth throughout 2006, and signed up 12 major health insurance plans representing over 10 million members. Benefitfocus marks its seventh straight year of growth and fourth year in a row of profitability. Also, Benefitfocus’ flagship products Benefitfocus eEnrollment and Benefitfocus eBilling received significant enhancements with the spin-off versions eEnrollmentXpress and eBillingXpress. These products were specifically developed for small businesses. These achievements helped drive the completion of Benefitfocus’ new 140,000 square foot corporate headquarters....

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Selects Benefitfocus

CHARLESTON, SC – Dec. 4, 2006 – Benefitfocus, a leader in health care technology, has signed a contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) to support its group business with eEnrollment capabilities. To enhance BCBSF’s advantage in the burgeoning small group market, Benefitfocus will begin providing automated enrollment and plan configuration tools to its small and large group members in 2007. The initial deployment of the enrollment automation software will be for small groups of two to 50 employees....

Benefitfocus Launches eEnrollmentXpress

CHARLESTON, S.C., - Wednesday, November 8, 2006 – Joe, a 40 year old executive of a start-up company, spends his day performing many corporate tasks to keep his company afloat. Joe’s time is precious and when it comes to managing the health and life insurance benefits of the 25 employees at the company, it needs to be quick and easy....

Benefitfocus Announces Major Expansion

CHARLESTON, S.C., - Thursday, October 19, 2006 – Benefitfocus, the leader in software and services for the healthcare benefits market, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for its new international corporate headquarters located in Charleston, SC on Daniel Island. Joining the Benefitfocus staff will be South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and M. Edward Sellers, President and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina. The new state-of-the-art 140,000 square foot facility is the result of a 25 million dollar capital investment. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 100 Benefitfocus Way on Daniel Island at 1:30 pm. Charleston business and media professionals are invited to attend....

Benefitfocus and Subimo Ally Efforts

CHARLESTON, SC and CHICAGO, IL, - September 26, 2006 – Benefitfocus, the leading provider of consumer-directed healthcare software and services, and Subimo, the recognized leader in Web-based healthcare tools for consumers, today announced a partnership designed to provide employers, benefit providers, insurance carriers, and consumers with a comprehensive set of online tools to help implement and manage complex healthcare decisions. Through the Benefitfocus Consumer Healthcare Portal, individuals will be able to manage benefits, financial healthcare accounts, and health and wellness information in a single all-inclusive location....

Benefitfocus CEO Interviewed by Wall Street Reporter

Mount Pleasant, SC and New York, NY – August 17, 2006 – Shawn A. Jenkins, President and CEO of Benefitfocus.com, Inc. was interviewed today by The Wall Street Reporter, a national financial and business publication. Co-founder of Benefitfocus, the leading provider of consumer directed healthcare software, Jenkins spoke with Ian Roberts, Senior Analyst with the Wall Street Reporter and host of radio show, “In Focus.”...

Benefitfocus Partners with Health Risk Assessment Firm

Mount Pleasant, SC and Daleville, IN – August 17, 2006 – Benefitfocus, the leading provider of consumer directed healthcare software, announced today that it will offer TRALE's Health Risk Assessment (HRA) products to support its consumer health management programs. Consumers will be able to access personal health assessments, customized wellness plans and long term health forecasting. The TRALE HRA, customized for Benefitfocus, is available online and includes a Web-based interactive health library. This integrated health risk assessment tool will be offered as an embedded option in the single sign-on platform, or as a standalone option provided by large insurance plans and national employers...

Independence Blue Cross Selects Benefitfocus for eEnrollment

Charleston, SC – August 2, 2006 – Today Benefitfocus.com, Inc. announced that is has been chosen by Independence Blue Cross to deliver an integrated enrollment platform to its 3.4 million members. The multi-year agreement is the sixth major win of 2006 for Benefitfocus and includes the licensing of Benefitfocus technology, in addition to service and support...

Benefitfocus enters agreement with First Horizon Msaver, Inc. to provide health plan, bank integration

Charleston, SC and Overland Park, KS - July 20, 2006 - Benefitfocus, a leading provider of Consumer Directed Healthcare (CDH) management tools and Internet based benefits administration software and services, today announced it has signed an agreement to roll out a program with First Horizon Msaver, Inc. One of the nation's top administrators of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), First Horizon Msaver offers health care financial services and solutions to health plans, employers, self-funded employers, and insurance brokers and consultants throughout the U.S. HSAs are special tax-favored, interest-bearing accounts that are designed to help individuals and families more effectively save money for medical expenses....

Benefitfocus and HSA Bank to offer Consumer Directed Healthcare Solution

Mount Pleasant, SC and Waterbury, Conn. - July 10, 2006 - Benefitfocus is pleased to announce an integrated relationship with HSA Bank to offer a new Consumer Directed Healthcare solution. By integrating HSA Bank's industry leading Health Savings Account product with the award winning online services provided by Benefitfocus, consumers will have a seamless experience that guides them in the purchase and management of their healthcare and healthcare finances. Available by the fourth quarter of 2006, the integrated solution will provide ongoing management services for consumers and businesses....

Benefitfocus Vice President of Technology wins top InfoWorld award

Mount Pleasant, SC - June 8, 2006 - John Smith, Vice President of Technology for Benefitfocus, has received one of the coveted InfoWorld CTO of the Year awards. InfoWorld magazine gives the awards each spring to 25 individual technology executives who have demonstrated leadership within their companies and in the IT community: Visit InfoWorld Top CTO Award for more information....

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Selects Benefitfocus for Electronic Billing

Mount Pleasant, SC and Boston, MA – May 8, 2006 – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) has selected Benefitfocus to provide electronic billing to its customers. BCBSMA anticipates reducing costs by replacing its current paper-based processes with Benefitfocus eBilling, an interactive and efficient electronic billing platform....

Benefitfocus Goes Vertical

Mount Pleasant, SC – April 17, 2006 – In celebration of the rapid progress of the Benefitfocus building construction on Daniel Island, Benefitfocus Executives Shawn Jenkins and Mason Holland invited the entire 250-person staff of Benefitfocus to an impromptu cookout at the construction site at five o’clock on Monday, April 17, 2006. The project contractor, Choate Construction, chipped in and cooked burgers and hot dogs for everyone....

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Selects Benefitfocus.com for Electronic Billing

Mount Pleasant, SC and Kansas City, MO – April 11, 2006 – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (BCBSKC) has selected Benefitfocus.com, Inc. to provide electronic billing to its 880,000 members. The carrier anticipates reducing costs by replacing paper-based processes with Benefitfocus eBilling, an interactive and efficient electronic billing platform....

Benefitfocus.com Holds April Career Open House at its Mount Pleasant Headquarters

Charleston, SC – March 10, 2006 –Benefitfocus.com, Inc., the leading provider of employee benefits software and services, will be hosting an April career open house in order to meet its extensive hiring demands from an instate talent pool....

Benefitfocus eExchange Announces Web Services

Mount Pleasant, SC – February 23, 2006 – Benefitfocus.com, Inc., the leading provider of employee benefits software and services, announced today the creation of its new eExchange web services package. Clients transmitting data from their Human Resources department front end to the carrier using Benefitfocus eExchange, can now transmit real-time benefit transactions through a new web services interface....

La Cruz Azul de Puerto Rico Unveils New eClaims Tool

Mount Pleasant, SC and San Juan, Puerto Rico – January 23, 2006 – La Cruz Azul de Puerto Rico, the Blue Cross of Puerto Rico, has selected Benefitfocus.com, Inc. to administer medical claims electronically through its innovative eClaims system....

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska expands relationship with Benefitfocus.com

Charleston, SC and Omaha, NE – January 17, 2006 – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) today announces an expansion of its relationship with Benefitfocus.com, Inc. The expanded agreement will include small group electronic enrollment, the Benefitfocus Sales Automation Suite and Benefitfocus eBilling, as well as an increase of its large group eEnrollment license....

BB and T Implements Health Savings Account using Benefitfocus CDHP tools: calls Open Enrollment "a complete success"

Mount Pleasant, SC and Winston-Salem, NC – December 19 2005 – BB and T Corporation's Rose Ketner has been a Human Resources administrator for 10 years. "Usually my husband can tell when I'm in the middle of open enrollment, because I’m working late hours and am stressed," said Ketner, Benefits Administration Manager. "But this year I was halfway through and he didn't notice until I told him."...

Benefitfocus.com Breaks Ground on New Daniel Island Headquarters

Charleston, SC – December 13, 2005 – On Wednesday, December 14, Benefitfocus.com, Inc. will break ground on its new headquarters and corporate campus on Daniel Island. The software company plans to relocate from its current location in Mount Pleasant in order to expand its workforce and operations in a new 65,000 square foot facility....

La Cruz Azul de Puerto Rico, (Blue Cross of Puerto Rico), Chooses Benefitfocus eBilling to Enhance Customer Service and Drive Operational Efficiencies

Mount Pleasant, SC and San Juan, Puerto Rico – November 14, 2005 – Benefitfocus.com, Inc., the leading provider of electronic billing software for the insurance industry, today announced that La Cruz Azul de Puerto Rico (LCA), has selected the Benefitfocus eBilling web-based invoicing solution. LCA will be the first in its market to offer its 180,000 members multi-language, online self-service to review, adjust, approve and pay invoices electronically. Using eBilling, LCA anticipates significantly reducing invoice processing costs, streamlining IT operations, and lowering day sales outstanding, while setting new industry standards in customer service....

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Selects Benefitfocus to Provide Electronic Billing for its Administrative Service Accounts

Charleston, SC– November 03, 2005 – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina (BlueCross) has selected Benefitfocus.com, Inc. to provide electronic billing services to its administrative service accounts, adding to its suite of Benefitfocus enrollment and data exchange services....

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Consolidates Invoicing with Benefitfocus® eBilling

Mount Pleasant, SC and Little Rock, AR – October 17, 2005 – Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield (ABCBS) has selected Benefitfocus.com, Inc. to provide electronic billing services to its more than 31,500 employer groups, adding to its suite of Benefitfocus enrollment and data exchange services. Initial implementation and roll out of the Benefitfocus eBilling technology will begin by year-end....

Benefitfocus.com Designated "Fastest Growing Tech Company in South Carolina"

Charleston, SC – September 21, 2005 – The South Carolina Technology Alliance has officially recognized Benefitfocus.com as the fastest growing technology company in the state. Research of the alliance’s databases and technology records, as well as other state economic development databases available to SCTA, supports its top ranking of Benefitfocus....

Benefitfocus.com Hosts Telethon for Hurricane Survivors

Charleston, SC – September 6, 2005 – Benefitfocus.com, Inc. has joined forces with several local news stations in support of the American Red Cross. Both WCSC-TV 5 and WCIV-TV4 will be hosting telethons tonight to raise money for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Benefitfocus associates are volunteering to answer phones during the broadcast....

South Carolina Uses Benefitfocus to Handle High Volume National Accounts

Charleston, SC — August 31, 2005 – When BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina’s National Alliance needed to enroll its 600,000 members and ensure HIPAA compliance, they turned to Benefitfocus.com, Inc. And they weren't disappointed. Since National Alliance adopted the Benefitfocus eExchange service in 2003, it has saved incalculable amounts of time, energy and, most importantly, money....

Benefitfocus.com Wins 2005 Innovator of the Year Award

Charleston, SC – August 18, 2005 – The Charleston Digital Corridor and the Charleston Regional Business Journal have recognized Benefitfocus.com as Innovator of the Year for 2005. The award honors individuals and organizations that have demonstrated the spirit of innovation by creating new products, services, programs or processes that have had a positive effect on their business, industry or community. Benefitfocus was selected from a field of over 60 nominees....

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma Selects Benefitfocus to Provide Web-based Enrollment for its Health Care Clients

Tulsa, OK and Mount Pleasant, SC – July 21, 2005 – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (BCBSOK) has selected Benefitfocus.com, Inc. to provide electronic enrollment, billing and data exchange services to its employer groups. Initial implementation and rollout of the Benefitfocus electronic enrollment technology has begun with select large groups, and the carrier expects to achieve 80% adoption within 12 months....

Benefitfocus releases latest version of eBilling software Insurance carriers tout value of frequent upgrades

Charleston, SC– July 13, 2005 – Benefitfocus.com, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for employee benefits, has released the latest version of its electronic billing software, Benefitfocus eBilling. The product upgrades offer increased functionality to the industry’s most comprehensive and dynamic electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) application....

Benefitfocus rolls out multi-language technology/support

Charleston, SC – July 5, 2005 – Benefitfocus.com, Inc., the leading provider of employee benefits software and services, is releasing new multi-language technology. The company will begin offering a Spanish language version of its enrollment technology on July 9....

Benefitfocus.com holds career fair to attract local technology talent

Charleston, SC– June 28, 2005 – Benefitfocus.com, Inc., the leading provider of employee benefits software and services, will be hosting a career fair in mid-July in order to meet its extensive hiring demands from an instate talent pool....

Benefitfocus.com Expands Presence in Upstate

Mount Pleasant, SC and Greenville, SC — June 7, 2005 — Benefitfocus.com, Inc., the fastest growing technology company in South Carolina, is expanding its presence in the Upstate with the grand opening of a new Greenville facility. The ceremony will take place Monday, June 13 with an address by S.C. Senator David Thomas....

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska chooses Benefitfocus.com for electronic enrollment and data exchange

Charleston, SC and Omaha, NE - May 16, 2005 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, a provider of health care coverage and benefit administration, announces the availability of new electronic enrollment and data exchange tools. Provided by Benefitfocus.com, Inc., BluesEnroll and eExchange offer select Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) customers timesaving and convenient benefit enrollment and administration solutions, 24 hours a day, seven days a week....

La Cruz Azul de Puerto Rico chooses Benefitfocus for electronic enrollment

Mount Pleasant, SC and San Juan, Puerto Rico - May 10, 2005 - La Cruz Azul de Puerto Rico, Blue Cross of Puerto Rico, has chosen Benefitfocus.com, Inc. to provide benefit enrollment software and services to its approximately 180,000 members. Benefitfocus is the first in Puerto Rico to provide a robust, enterprise-wide and multi-lingual electronic enrollment system that serves human resources administrators, brokers and members....

BlueChoice HealthPlan announces fully integrated suite of enrollment and billing Internet tools for small and large groups

Charleston, SC and Columbia, SC. - April 26, 2005 - BlueChoice HelathPlan, a wholly owned subsidiary of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, is now offering an integrated electronic enrollment and billing solution to groups with under 50 employees. With QuickEnroll and QuickBill, both small and large groups now have access to the electronic enrollment and billing suite powered by Benefitfocus.com....

Benefitfocus.com achieves 100% adoption of web based technology within North Carolina Triad region

Charleston, SC - April 21, 2005 -One of Benefitfocus.com's carrier partners has achieved 100 percent adoption of its web-based benefits enrollment technology. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) now serves 100 percent of the large employer groups in the Triad area through eBenefitsNow, its electronic enrollment, billing and data exchange platform....

CEO of Benefitfocus.com to speak at Payments Conference

Charleston, SC and San Antonio, TX. - April 10-13, 2005 — Shawn Jenkins, President and CEO of Benefitfocus.com, Inc., will speak at Payments 2005, the annual conference of the Electronics Payments Association (NACHA). The conference will be held this year at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas from April 10 through 13....

Benefitfocus Sreamlines Insurance Billing and Payment with Benefitfocus eBilling

Charleston, SC - January 18, 2005 - Benefitfocus.com, Inc., the leading provider of insurance enrollment and benefit solutions, today announced the availability of BenefitfocusSM eBilling. The new product is the industry?s most comprehensive and dynamic electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) application designed specifically for insurance carriers and their customers....

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Launches BluesEnroll Online Benefits Management Application Powered by Benefitfocus.com

Des Moines, IA - October 27, 2004 - Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the leading health benefits administrator serving Iowa and South Dakota, today announced the availability of BluesEnroll, a new, secure, online benefits administration tool. With BluesEnroll, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield offers its Iowa and South Dakota large groups and their employees a timesaving and convenient solution that is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week....

Companion Healthcare Announces New Online Tools for Groups with Under 50 Employees.

Columbia, SC - October 11, 2004 - BlueChoice HelathPlan, a wholly owned subsidiary of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, announced today that it is offering CompanionQuickEnroll to employers with under 50 employees. QuickEnroll is Companion Healthcare's electronic benefit enrollment application....

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Signs Six-Year Agreement with Benefitfocus for Small Group Enrollment Technology.

Mount Pleasant, SC and Kansas City, MO - June 30, 2004 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (BCBSKC), the largest health plan provider in a 32-county area serving greater Kansas City and Northwest Missouri, has signed a six-year license and services agreement with Benefitfocus.com, Inc. Benefitfocus.com will provide online benefit maintenance and enrollment to BCBSKC small group clients....

Benefitfocus.com Launches New Data Exchange Service.

Charleston, SC - February 17, 2004 - Benefitfocus.com, Inc., a leading provider of enrollment and benefits software and services, announces Benefitfocus Service Bureau, a new data translation service available to insurance carriers. BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is using Benefitfocus Service Bureau as a benefits enrollment clearinghouse for all its new large national clients....

South Carolina BlueCross and Benefitfocus Launch New Data Service

Mount Pleasant, SC - Oct 20, 2003 - BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and Benefitfocus.com have launched a new data service for large companies that self-fund their employee health insurance. Called DataWise Solution, this new service helps large companies format and transmit their employee health insurance data....

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Launches eBenefitsNow Online Enrollment Technology

Chapel Hill, NC - August 27, 2003 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has rolled out its latest technology advancement for customers with the launch of eBenefitsNow, an online enrollment system that makes it easier for employer groups – and their employees – to sign up for health coverage and make changes throughout the year....

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Signs Four-Year Agreement with Benefitfocus for Web-Based Enrollment Technology

Mount Pleasant, SC and Little Rock, AR - July 1, 2003 – Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the largest health insurer in Arkansas, serving more than 898,000 Arkansans, has signed a four-year license and services agreement with Benefitfocus.com, Inc. to provide online enrollment to Arkansas Blue Cross members....

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Signs Agreement For Benefitfocus Technology

Mount Pleasant, SC - December 2, 2002 - Benefitfocus.com Inc., the leader in electronic enrollment and benefits technology, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, the market leader in health insurance products within a 32-county area, serving greater Kansas City and northwest Missouri, today announced that BCBSKC has signed an agreement with Benefitfocus to provide Internet and kiosk electronic enrollment technology through the BluesEnroll platform in a pilot project over the next twelve months. The first group selected to pilot the BluesEnroll platform will be the Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Kansas City....

Benefitfocus Takes HIPAA 834 Live with BlueCross and Companion

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina - October 3, 2002 – Benefitfocus.com, Inc. today announced the release of their new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant data exchange capabilities that allow for the secure electronic communication of health care data as required under Title II....

BlueCross BlueShield Unveils New Enrollment Service for Large Employers

Columbia, S.C - Aug. 1, 2002 - BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina announces BluesEnroll One, a new open enrollment one-time service provided to employers with 50 or more employees....

Benefitfocus and IBM Announce New Health Insurance Carrier Enrollment Solution

Charleston, South Carolina - June 19, 2002 - - Benefitfocus.com, Inc. and IBM today announced a complete innovative Internet and kiosk-based Electronic Enrollment Solution for health insurance carriers....

Piggly Wiggly Employees Use Kiosks to Enroll in Medical Benefits

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina - June 4, 2002 - Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company, Inc. and Benefitfocus.com, Inc. announce that Piggly Wiggly employees have made the switch to a paperless open enrollment process for benefits using BluesEnroll. BluesEnroll, powered by Benefitfocus, is the electronic enrollment application offered by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. Piggly Wiggly chose BluesEnroll for electronic enrollment because of its proven usability, its simplicity of design from the users (employees) perspective, the touch-screen kiosk technology advantage and their long- time trust in the leadership at Benefitfocus....

CEO Jenkins Presents Benefitfocus Solution as a 'Best of Blues'

Denver, Colorado - April 23, 2002 - BlueCross BlueShield Association's National Marketing and Communications Conference - Shawn Jenkins, President and CEO of Benefitfocus.com, Inc. the leading producer of employee benefits software for use via the Internet and easy-to-use touch-screen kiosks presented today 'Best of the Blues' at a National Blue Cross and Blue Shield Marketing and Communication Conference in Denver Colorado....

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Signs Five-Year Agreement with Benefitfocus.com, Inc. for Web-Based Enrollment Technology

Mount Pleasant, S.C. and Chapel Hill, N.C. - March 25, 2002 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), the state's largest health insurer, has signed a five-year license and services agreement with Benefitfocus.com, Inc., to provide online enrollment to BCBSNC members....