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MEBS to Present Client Success Story at Town Hall Meeting:
How the Crawford AuSable School District Drove Down Healthcare Benefit Costs

MEBS hosts Town Hall Meeting events on April 22 & 27 - showcasing how the Crawford AuSable School District used education to lower healthcare costs

GRAND RAPIDS, April 16, 2010 - MEBS, a leading provider of employee benefit services announced that it will deliver two Town Hall Meeting events, both featuring the best practices of the Crawford AuSable School District to drive down healthcare costs. The Town Hall Meeting will be live on April 22^nd at 7 p.m. ET at the Crawford AuSable School Library with the topic, "Steps to Healthcare Success." The Town Hall Meeting will also be rebroadcasted on April 27^th for all healthcare consumers to participate. To attend, register at www.mebs.com.

Host, Tim Spink, is a national leader and industry expert in consumer driven healthcare with over 15 years of experience. His guest panelists will represent the voices of the American Federation of Teachers Union, the Crawford AuSable School District and Healthcare Advocates.

"Our goal is to change the healthcare experience, said Tim Spink, CEO of MEBS. "By delivering educational programs like this Town Hall Meeting and partnering with our clients to find creative solutions to their healthcare challenges, we can help our members make better decisions and find smarter plans, so everyone can save on their healthcare costs."

The Town Hall Meeting events are part of the E3 Advantage program from MEBS, which represents Engagement, Empowerment and Enhancement. This is a forward thinking wellness and disease management initiative in response to requests by benefits administrators for answers to the many complex healthcare choices today. The E3 Advantage program also features a series of educational healthcare benefits webcasts that empower attendees to make better decisions, develop smarter plans and reduce healthcare costs. The E3 Webcast series is available at www.mebs.com.

About MEBS, Inc.
MEBS, Inc. is a third-party employee benefits administrator, union-owned by the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, IUOE, and the SEIU, and governed by a board of trustees from each union. Its mission is to help consumers make better decisions to develop smarter plans that save on healthcare costs, for better healthcare solutions. With MEBS it's not just a benefits plan; it's a passion for changing the consumer healthcare experience that sets them apart. Learn more at www.mebs.com.

Contact: Jane Mulder, MEBS Marketing Coordinator
616-458-6327 ext. 347 jmulder@mebs.com

and Empower the Agent Community

MEBS and MEMBA launch a new partnership with Red A Benefit Group to provide greater value and superior services to insurance agents nationwide.

GRAND RAPIDS, March 3, 2010 – MEBS, a leading provider of employee benefit services announced today its partnership with Red A Benefit Group, a leading provider of new business sales and support for health benefit solutions. Red A Benefit Group will provide MEBS’ network of agents expanded new business services and support, while empowering agents to be even more effective.

“By teaming up with Red A Benefit Group to deliver a greater depth of product offerings and enhanced services, it makes it a win, win for everyone involved. Not only does this empower our agent community, but it allows them to be able to offer more options to their clients. Our agent community is growing rapidly, and this partnership will help MEBS stay a step ahead of that growth by continuing to offer more differentiated value and better service,” said Tim Spink, CEO of MEBS.

“We are thrilled to have this opportunity to offer our services through and in connection with MEBS. We believe that our leading new business services and support capabilities will give the agent community a deeper portfolio of products and even greater value from MEBS,” said Randy Joppe, President of Red A Benefit Group.

Together MEBS and Red A Benefit Group will provide insurance agents new product lines as well as enhanced sales and proposal support to help with new business intake. Ultimately, the powerful combination of MEBS and Red A Benefit Group will empower the agent community to be even more effective and serve their clients better. With these superior services, the agent community will be better equipped to help their clients make better decisions, develop smarter plans and reduce healthcare costs without sacrificing quality benefits.

About MEMBA
The Midwest Employees Medical Benefits Association (MEMBA) is a non profit tax exempt voluntary employee benefit association servicing both Michigan and Ohio. MEMBA serves as a vehicle to secure better pricing on components of the healthcare delivery system.

About MEBS, Inc.
MEBS, Inc. is a third-party employee benefits administrator, union-owned by the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, IUOE, and the SEIU, and governed by a board of trustees from each union. Its mission is to help consumers make better decisions to develop smarter plans that save on healthcare costs, for better healthcare solutions. With MEBS it’s not just a benefits plan; it’s a passion for changing the consumer healthcare experience that sets them apart.

About Red A Benefit Group
Red A Benefit Group is a Third Party Administrator that specializes in the administration of Group Health Benefit plans and provides innovative solutions and exemplary service for the agent community. Its mission is to help healthcare consumers achieve the financial and plan design objectives that best fulfills their overall healthcare benefit needs. Learn more at www.redabenefitgroup.com.