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Meritain Health Expands Sales Team


BUFFALO, NY, January 10, 2012 - Meritain Health, one of the largest providers of self-funded health and wellness plans, today announced that it has expanded its sales team to include 3 new members. These new team members will focus on expanding the company's reach and product offerings in the northeastern and southern markets. Meritain Health's services impact employers bottom line by providing plan administration, wellness plans, medical management, network management and cost management services.
 

Glen Bernstein, Regional Vice President of Sales for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts

In his role, Glen Bernstein will be responsible for self-funded health benefits sales in the northeastern states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts. This seasoned sales executive draws upon more than 20 years in the health insurance industry, with past positions as Regional Sales Director, Self-Funded Sales for Large Groups at HealthNow Administrative Services and Representative of Self-Funded Sales in New England for Atlantic Administrators.

Bernstein is a member of the Self-Insurance Institute of America. He received his Bachelor of Science in Communications from Northeastern University in Boston.

 
Ellen Radcliffe, Regional Vice President of Sales for New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware

Ellen Radcliffe, an accomplished sales executive with more than 30 years industry experience, joins Meritain Health with self-funded sales responsibilities in the Northeast: her territories include New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Radcliffe came to Meritain Health from the Loomis Company, where she serviced as Regional Sales Executive. Prior to that, Radcliffe was Vice President of Sales at Brokerage Concepts, Inc./HealthNow Administrative Services.
 
Radcliffe is a board member of the Greater Philadelphia Association of Health Underwriters. She received her Bachelor of Science in Economics from Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut and her Masters of Business Administration from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 

Theresa Simonsen, Regional Vice President of Sales for Texas

Theresa Simonsen has joined the Meritain Health team for sales of self-funded health benefit plans in Texas. With more than 20 years of experience, this talented sales executive worked in the Southwest as Regional Sales Director for HealthNow Administrative Services. Prior to HealthNow, Simonsen was a Strategic Account Executive as UnitedHealth Group/UMR.

Simonsen is a member of the Self-Insurance Institute of America, Health Care Administrators Association, Texas Association of Benefit Administrators and Americas Health Insurance Plans.


"I am very excited about the addition of our new sales consultants, whose experience and talent will accelerate Meritain Health's growth in the northeast and southern markets," said David Parker, Senior Vice President of Sales for Meritain Health. "By introducing our best-in-class self-funded products and services to employers in these areas, we will be able to lower their health benefit costs and provide a meaningful impact to their bottom line."  
 
 
About Meritain Health
Meritain Health, an Aetna company, serves over 2,300 clients nationally. The company provides plan administration and innovative wellness, medical management, disease management, network management, and cost management services. Meritain Health is also a leading provider of Consumer-Directed Health Plans. Meritain Health employs more than 1,400 people, with headquarters in Buffalo, N.Y., and regional offices in cities across the country. For more information, visit www.meritain.com.