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Meritain to Donate Value of Minneapolis Employees’ Paid Time Off to Twin Cities-Area Red Cross

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Benefits and wellness firm's 400 local workers can donate up to 8 hours of their PTO to the I-35W bridge collapse relief effort

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (August 3, 2007) - Meritain Health, the nation's largest independent provider of services for self-funded health plans, announced today that its 400 Minneapolis-based employees can donate up to 8 hours of their paid time off (PTO) to the American Red Cross-Twin Cities Chapter's I-35W bridge collapse local relief effort.

Meritain Health, which operates with the CBSA brand name in Minneapolis, will determine the contribution based on each donating employee's hourly wage or annual salary. Additionally, Meritain will match its employees' donations with a straight cash contribution of up to $30,000.

"We are fortunate that none of our 400 employees were on I-35W when this catastrophe occurred, but several of our friends and loved ones are still missing," said Steve Adamson, general manager of CBSA, a Meritain Health Company, in Minneapolis. "With so many Minnesotans being forced to leave their jobs for extended periods of time to deal with unspeakable loss, we thought it was only appropriate to allow our employees to symbolically donate the time away from work that our friends and neighbors desperately need, all while financially helping the larger relief effort."

Meritain Health is also encouraging its employees to donate blood in response to the tragedy. To make an appointment, contact the Red Cross at 1-800-GIVE LIFE (448-3548) or visit www.givebloodgivelife.org.

About Meritain Health

Meritain Health is the nation's largest independent provider of services for self-funded health plans. Meritain Health serves more than 1,400 self-funded clients and more than 1 million members nationally. The company provides plan administration, innovative wellness, medical management, disease management, network management and cost management services. Meritain Health is also a pioneer and now the leading independent provider of Consumer-Directed Health Plans. Meritain Health employs more than 1,350 people, with headquarters in Amherst, N.Y., and regional offices in 28 cities across the country. The company has 400 employees in its Minneapolis office.