Infosys' arm provides solution to US health plan

Infosys Public Services, the US-based subsidiary of Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd, has implemented a premium billing and payment solution for L.A. Care Health Plan, the largest publicly operated health plan in the US, serving 1.6 million members, the company said Monday.

"Our solution will help improve access to health benefits for 24,000 members on its L.A. Care covered plan offered through the Covered California health insurance marketplace," the global software major said in a statement here.

Besides integrating the new system with L.A. Care's application to enable smooth data exchange, the solution has modernised its billing and payment process to serve members in the Los Angeles community better.

The solution ensures easier access to subsidised health benefits offered through Covered California, under the Affordable Care Act.

"Our healthcare industry experience, coupled with understanding of health insurance marketplaces and health plan businesses, provides us a unique opportunity to help L.A. Care's members to leverage benefits offered through marketplaces such as Covered California and the Affordable Care Act," Infosys Public Services chief executive Eric Paternoster said in the statement.

To implement the solution in a stringent 12-week timeframe, the subsidiary pooled its state marketplace experience, premium billing and payment functions expertise and associated platforms to achieve the results.

The rollout enabled L.A. Care to comply with the California state timeline for member renewals and open enrollment for 2015.

"Covered California allows us to serve the entire community in Los Angeles. With the Infosys' solution, our updated billing and payment processes and systems will help us improve and simplify access to healthcare to better serve our registered members," L.A. Care chief executive Howard A. Kahn said.