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Contact your StayWell strategic account manager or visit our research page for a copy. avirnig Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:13:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:38 http://staywell.safenetconsulting.com/Newsevents/News/tabid/80/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/27/StayWell-Health-Management-Acquires-LifeMasters-Supported-SelfCare.aspx#Comments 0 http://staywell.safenetconsulting.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=80&ModuleID=476&ArticleID=27 http://staywell.safenetconsulting.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=27&PortalID=0&TabID=80 http://staywell.safenetconsulting.com/Newsevents/News/tabid/80/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/27/StayWell-Health-Management-Acquires-LifeMasters-Supported-SelfCare.aspx NEWS RELEASE   For more information: StayWell Health Management Barbara Tabor, APR 651.450.1342 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   StayWell Health Management Acquires LifeMasters Supported SelfCare First acquisition of a disease management firm by a wellness company signals a new day in total health management for employers and the health care industry ST. PAUL (Dec. 18, 2009) - StayWell Health Management announced today that it has completed a definitive agreement to purchase LifeMasters Supported SelfCare, Inc., of Brisbane, Calif., making StayWell the first health management company to purchase a disease management firm. St. Paul-based StayWell, part of the privately owned MediMedia family of companies, has been partnering with LifeMasters to deliver integrated solutions to multiple complex customers for the past two years. According to Paul Terry, president and CEO of StayWell, the acquisition will enable StayWell to continue offering best-in-class programming, while delivering greater value at a lower cost to customers.   “We intend to use this acquisition as an opportunity to take health management to the next level. StayWell’s program and research expertise, coupled with LifeMasters’ expertise in improving chronic conditions, will enable us to deliver even greater value to our employer customers,” said Terry. “Our combined expertise will enable StayWell to get the right people into the right programs, to deliver higher engagement rates through a smarter use of incentives and health assessment data, and to help people live and work well with chronic conditions.”   According to Terry, StayWell’s acquisition of LifeMasters gives the wellness provider expertise across the health spectrum. StayWell, an industry leader in workplace wellness programs that help people change behaviors, reduce health risk factors, and manage existing conditions, will add disease management programs to its menu of capabilities as a result of the LifeMasters acquisition. Its newly acquired disease management capabilities will enable StayWell to target people with chronic conditions such as asthma, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, hypertension, cancer, depression and low back pain. StayWell and LifeMasters are NCQA accredited in their respective service offerings and immediately will bring their direct and mutual customers the benefits of the combined companies’ capabilities through enhanced integrated solutions. ### About StayWell Health Management: StayWell Health Management is a recognized leader in delivering comprehensive health management programs and services that help organizations maximize business results by improving employee health and productivity. Founded in 1978, StayWell Health Management is a MediMedia USA Company headquartered in St. Paul. The company has 350 employees. StayWell’s programs and publications help improve the lives of more than 50 million people each year. StayWell customers have received the C. Everett Koop National Health Award and more than 40 WELCOA Gold Awards for health management programs StayWell has developed. StayWell is accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). To learn more about the company, visit www.staywellhealthmanagement.com.   About LifeMasters Supported SelfCare: LifeMasters Supported SelfCare is a disease management and health improvement company with more than 15 years of experience working with employers, insurers, hospitals and physicians to lower costs and improve patient satisfaction with the health care system. LifeMasters is accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and URAC. More information can be found at http://lifemasters.com. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:20:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:27