GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Precis, Inc.
(NASDAQ:PCIS), a leader in the development and marketing of
healthcare savings programs and services, today announced summary
results of its Care Entree discount medical program. This is the
first report of its kind to be published by a medical discount
provider organization and comes at a time when the public is
grappling with rising healthcare costs, the increasing number of
uninsured and underinsured, and the growing trend of
high-deductible health insurance plans. "With pricing transparency
in healthcare, especially physicians, labs and hospital pricing,
becoming more prevalent in the news, we believe it is time to let
our success in achieving savings for our members be known. This
report, while limited due to HIPAA considerations, is factual, and
we are proud to report how we have helped thousands of American
families save significantly on their healthcare needs. This data
highlights that -- over a fifteen-month period, our discount
medical program has saved members approximately $5.7 million on
doctor services and lab tests, representing an overall savings of
approximately forty-seven percent off the full price for these
medical procedures. This does not include the savings realized for
hospital stays and procedures, as well as dental, vision, hearing,
pharmacy and other ancillary services," said Frank Apodaca, Precis'
President. Care Entree offers discounts on healthcare services to
persons who are uninsured, underinsured, or who have elected to
purchase only high-deductible or limited benefit medical insurance
policies. Its non-insurance programs provide its members access to
the same discounted rates preferred provider organizations (PPOs)
utilize with many insurance companies and employers who self-fund
at least a portion of their employees' healthcare risk. Members
typically pay Care Entree a monthly fee for membership, and can
cancel their membership at anytime. This report, which is anonymous
and HIPAA compliant, contains 166,125 repricing transactions
recorded between September of 2004 and December of 2005. It uses
the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT(R)), which is a registered
trademark of the American Medical Association, commonly referred to
as CPT codes. The report captured 98 CPT codes that, among others,
included: * Physician services * Physical and occupational therapy
services * Radiological procedures * Clinical laboratory tests *
Other medical diagnostic procedures The Company noted that there is
a distinction between Care Entree and other discount medical
programs in that Care Entree members may establish Personal Medical
Accounts (PMAs). These are savings accounts that are set up
specifically to help the member pay the medical provider at the
time of service. The accounts also help assure providers of prompt
payment. Care Entree does not control the PMA funds, other than to
disburse these funds as directed by each member. Highlights of the
report: Top Ten Procedures by Count - Chart 1 Chart 1 - Of the
166,125 total transactions, approximately 49% (or 81,340) were for
these 10 healthcare services or procedures. Code* Avg.* Total Avg.*
CPT CPT Code Description Count Price Price Reprice 99213
OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT, EST 22,230 $78 $1,742,090 $54 36415
ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE 14,340 $17 $239,294 $8 99214 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT
VISIT, EST 9,257 $120 $1,107,947 $81 80061 LIPID PANEL 8,087 $76
$617,355 $22 85025 COMPLETE CBC W/AUTO DIFF WBC 6,523 $31 $201,589
$13 80053 COMPREHEN METABOLIC PANEL 5,945 $55 $326,662 $18 99212
OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT, EST 4,389 $59 $259,283 $39 84443 ASSAY
THYROID STIM HORMONE 4,035 $81 $327,724 $25 99203 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT
VISIT, NEW 3,383 $135 $457,536 $95 88142 CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER
3,151 $69 $217,915 $33 81,340 $5,497,394 Total % Total $* CPT CPT
Code Description Reprice Saved Savings 99213 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT
VISIT, EST $1,195,689 31% $546,400 36415 ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE
$109,202 54% $130,092 99214 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT, EST $745,968
33% $361,979 80061 LIPID PANEL $180,687 71% $436,668 85025 COMPLETE
CBC W/AUTO DIFF WBC $82,840 59% $118,749 80053 COMPREHEN METABOLIC
PANEL $107,756 67% $218,906 99212 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT, EST
$169,697 35% $89,586 84443 ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE $101,785 69%
$225,939 99203 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT, NEW $320,028 30% $137,507
88142 CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER $104,821 52% $113,093 $3,118,475
43% $2,378,919.63 *The Code Count represents the total number of
transactions; Avg. Price reflects the "retail" rates providers
charge the uninsured; Avg. Reprice reflects Care Entree's discount
rate; and Total $ Savings reflects what Care Entree members saved.
Top Ten Procedures by Highest Percentage Savings - Chart 2 Chart 2
- Of the 166,125 total transactions, approximately 7% (or 11,604)
were for these 10 procedures that resulted in the highest discount
percentage. Code* Avg. * Total Avg.* CPT CPT Code Description Count
Price Price Reprice 87081 CULTURE SCREEN ONLY 452 $143 $64,807 $12
81001 URINALYSIS, AUTO W/SCOPE 1,696 $63 $107,594 $7 84439 ASSAY
FREE THYROXINE 1,330 $90 $120,089 $15 86140 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN 469
$53 $24,762 $9 84550 ASSAY BLOOD/URIC ACID 1,024 $27 $27,567 $5
81003 URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE 1,478 $24 $34,927 $5 83036
GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST 2,891 $81 $234,032 $19 84480 ASSAY,
TRIIODOTHYRONINE (T3) 438 $91 $39,780 $21 82043 MICROALBUMIN,
QUANTITATIVE 540 $57 $30,653 $14 82270 TEST FOR BLOOD, FECES 1,286
$23 $28,977 $6 11,604 $713,188 Total % Total $* CPT CPT Code
Description Reprice Saved Savings 87081 CULTURE SCREEN ONLY $5,501
92% $59,307 81001 URINALYSIS, AUTO W/SCOPE $11,860 89% $95,735
84439 ASSAY FREE THYROXINE $20,362 83% $99,726 86140 C-REACTIVE
PROTEIN $4,313 83% $20,449 84550 ASSAY BLOOD/URIC ACID $5,364 81%
$22,203 81003 URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE $6,964 80% $27,963 83036
GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST $54,337 77% $179,695 84480 ASSAY,
TRIIODOTHYRONINE (T3) $9,244 77% $30,536 82043 MICROALBUMIN,
QUANTITATIVE $7,588 75% $23,065 82270 TEST FOR BLOOD, FECES $7,181
75% $21,796 $132,713 81% $580,475 *The Code Count represents the
total number of transactions; Avg. Price reflects the "retail"
rates providers charge the uninsured; Avg. Reprice reflects Care
Entree's discounted rate; and Total $ Savings reflects what Care
Entree members saved. Remaining Data Summary - Chart 3 Chart 3 - Of
the total 166,125 transactions, approximately 44% (or 73,181
transactions) were for 78 different CPT codes. Percentage savings
in these categories ranged from 13% to 74% with an overall
percentage savings of 46%. Code* Avg.* Total Avg.* CPT CPT Code
Description Count Price Price Reprice Various Various - 78 CPT
Codes 73,181 $83 5,925,251 $46 Total % Total $* CPT CPT Code
Description Reprice Saved Savings Various Various - 78 CPT Codes
3,199,962 46% 2,725,289 *The Code Count represents the total number
of transactions; Avg. Price reflects the "retail" rates providers
charge the uninsured; Avg. Reprice reflects Care Entr�e's
discounted rate; and Total $ Savings reflects what Care Entree
members saved. "As the above charts show, our programs provide
substantial savings to consumers who are seeking relief in
accessing affordable healthcare for themselves and their families.
It is incumbent upon the private sector to take action and change
our system so that people can be well, live well and do well. It is
a matter of quality of life for all Americans. Precis and its
programs are addressing the issue head-on by innovating products
and services that are a win-win for both healthcare consumers and
healthcare providers," continued Mr. Apodaca. The entire report can
be found at http://www.careentree.com/. About Precis, Inc. Precis,
Inc. and its subsidiaries provide affordable consumer driven health
care solutions as alternatives to traditional health insurance. The
companies market non-insurance health care savings programs,
administer tax- favored reimbursement accounts, and offer third
party claims administration, provider network management, and
utilization management services for employer groups that utilize
partially self funded strategies to finance their employee benefit
programs. For more information on Precis, its subsidiaries Care 125
and Access Administrators, visit http://www.precis-pcis.com/,
http://www.care125.com/ and http://www.accesshealthsource.com/
respectively. DATASOURCE: Precis, Inc. CONTACT: Annemarie Marek of
Marek & Company, +1-469-235-2166, for Precis, Inc. Web site:
http://www.precis-pcis.com/ http://www.careentree.com/
http://www.care125.com/ http://www.accesshealthsource.com/
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