SCAN Health Plan and Script IQ, Inc. today announced SCAN would utilize Script IQ’s FormularyDynamIQs(TM) formulary management application for their 2007 Medicare Part D submissions. The move is intended to automate the manual and time-consuming requirements of Part D submission and to effectively communicate details of SCAN’s Medicare programs to providers and members.

“The Medicare Part D submission requirements emphasize the changing nature of formulary management,” said Rita Edwards, VP, Pharmacy Services at SCAN Health Plan. “Script IQ’s automation will help us simplify submissions and improve a critical series of business processes, which ultimately will greatly benefit our members.”

“We are excited to have SCAN Health Plan as the newest addition to the Script IQ family,” said Marc Lilly, CEO of Script IQ. “SCAN’s commitment to senior healthcare, and the Medicare Part D program, makes for an ideal partnership. Our solutions will enable SCAN to reduce operating costs, connect with other healthcare constituents such as e-Prescribing vendors, and improve customer service. By reducing the complexity of Medicare Part D, and providing a platform that can be leveraged to communicate drug benefits, everybody wins.”

About SCAN Health Plan
Founded in 1977, SCAN is one of the four largest Medicare Advantage Plans in all of California and consistently ranks as one of the state’s fastest growing. SCAN currently serves more than 80,000 seniors in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and Kern counties. In addition to its health plan, SCAN also manages one of the largest and most successful Multi-Purpose Senior Service Projects (MSSP) in California providing community-based, long-term care and in-home personal-care coordination for low-income frail seniors. Further information may be obtained at www.scanhealthplan.com.

About Script IQ, Inc.
Founded in 2000, privately-held Script IQ serves Health Insurers, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and Healthcare IT vendors with a family of on-demand solutions and services. The company’s offerings are designed to simplify Medicare Part D regulatory reporting, effectively manage formulary data, and to streamline the flow of pharmacy information among healthcare constituents. Headquartered in Seattle, WA, the company’s solutions are used by many leading health insurance plans and PBMs to control pharmacy benefit costs, and to effectively leverage e-Prescribing and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) initiatives. To learn more please visit our web-site at www.scriptiq.com or call 1-866-SCRIPTIQ (866-727-4784).

[tags]SCAN Health Plan, Script IQ, Medicare Part D, Medicare[/tags]

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