Palmer Joins Key Industry Leaders Seeking to Increase Adoption of Health Savings Accounts through Public Policy Advocacy and Innovative Solutions BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- DST Health Solutions, a leading provider of consumer-directed healthcare solutions, today announced that Curt Palmer, senior vice president of consumerism, has been appointed to the Health Savings Account (HSA) Council, a partnership of the American Bankers Association and its insurance affiliate, the American Bankers Insurance Association. "The importance of technology to the consumer-directed healthcare revolution can't be overstated," said Kevin McKechnie, staff director of the HSA Council. "It is a mission-critical component to delivering coordinated healthcare management solutions, and DST Health Solutions has been a leader in the field. The addition of Curt Palmer to the Council underscores our dedication to finding the knowledge leaders in the industry to help guide our public policy choices." The HSA Council was formed in 2005 to identify public policy hurdles and propose solutions to decision-makers in Congress for increasing the adoption of health savings accounts in the health insurance market. "Curt Palmer's vision has positioned DST Health Solutions as an innovative leader in the consumer-directed healthcare market," said Steve Sabino, president of DST Health Solutions. "This appointment is an honor for Curt and our company." Palmer has more than 26 years of experience in healthcare and employee benefits. He is responsible for the strategic development of DST Health Solutions' industry-leading consumer-directed healthcare programs and administration solutions. DST Health Solutions' Advanced Consumer-Directed Healthcare solution provides a robust transaction engine that manages administrative processing for HSA, Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and Flexible Savings Account (FSA) products. The solution helps integrate claims systems and banking systems to automate enrollment management; fund sequencing and usage options; rollover allocation; reimbursement requests; and fund deposits and payments. About DST Health Solutions DST Health Solutions delivers solutions and business process outsourcing services that improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, increase speed to market and improve customer service for health plans, consumer-directed plans, government plans (Medicare Advantage/Part D and Medicaid) and physician practices. DST Health Solutions' enterprise applications and ASP and BPO services support 390 healthcare clients, representing more than 38 million covered lives, 360 million health plan claims, 35 million physician business transactions and 700,000 consumer-directed members annually. For more information about DST Health Solutions, contact 800.272.4799 or or visit http://www.dsthealthsolutions.com/. The information and comments above may include forward-looking statements respecting DST and its businesses. Such information and comments are based on DST's views as of today, and actual actions or results could differ. There could be a number of factors affecting future actions or results, including those set forth in DST's latest periodic financial report (Form 10-K or 10-Q) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such factors should be considered in evaluating any forward-looking comment. The Company will not update any forward-looking statements in this press release to reflect future events. DATASOURCE: DST Health Solutions CONTACT: Chris Goldman, Media Relations of DST Health Solutions, +1-816-843-9087 Web site: http://www.dsthealthsolutions.com/

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