The California State Association of Counties Endorses Coast2Coast Rx Card

Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) November 16, 2011

Coast2Coast Rx announced today that the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) has endorsed its discount prescription card ? a program that has been vetted and approved by the County Board of Supervisors of 17 counties in California.

The Coast2Coast card earned CSAC?s endorsement for two reasons: it saves consumers up to 75 percent on prescriptions and it has the distinction of being the only prescription discount plan that gives back to the community by contributing $ 1.25 for each prescription filled to participating county programs.

Coast2Coast Rx card?s mission is to provide savings on thousands of prescription drugs while improving health outcomes by making the card available with no restrictions on age, income status, or existing health conditions. In California alone, the card has allowed users to save more than $ 22,000,000 on prescription drugs, helping to ease the burden of health and medical expenses for those who need it most.

Among CSAC?s objectives are to improve the financial viability of all California counties and to educate the public about the importance of county programs. The Coast2Coast Rx card helps CSAC accomplish these goals by generating a revenue stream to support vital county programs and services while allowing constituents to save money on their prescription costs.

San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox knows firsthand the benefits of the Coast2Coast Rx card as he helped make the program available to residents of his county and, as a board member of CSAC, approved its endorsement of the program.

?Since San Diego County launched the program in June, more than 27,000 prescriptions have been filled and that has saved San Diegans more than $ 750,000,? said Supervisor Cox. ?The Coast2Coast card will help create revenues to support vital county programs and services, while saving money for county residents.?

The card can be a significant cost-saver for those without health insurance but it also can be effective for those with insurance who have high deductibles or prescriptions that are not covered under their current plan. In some instances the card can be used to offset the Medicare Part D ?donut hole.?

?We?re all feeling the effects of the economic downturn, so it is gratifying to know that the money generated from the Coast2Coast Rx card is being used to benefit residents; like in Amador and Alameda counties where funds support meals-on-wheels for homebound seniors and health programs respectively,? said Marty Dettelbach, Chief Marketing Officer of Financial Marketing Concepts, Inc., the company that produces the Coast2Coast Rx card. ?With CSAC?s endorsement, we hope additional counties will be inspired to join this rewarding program for the good of the public.?

Offered at no cost and with no eligibility restrictions, the Coast2Coast Rx card saves consumers up to 75 percent on over 60,000 brand name or generic drugs at the 59,000+ participating pharmacies, which includes major chains and many independent establishments. Also available are discounts on certain dental, vision, hearing, lab services, diabetes supplies, and even some pet prescriptions. With no paper work to fill out, no required membership and no expiration date, the card is a simple way to save on health care expenses.

About Coast2Coast Rx Card

The mission of the Coast2Coast Rx Card is to provide a universe of prescription savings options while improving health outcomes. The Coast2Coast Rx Card has provided millions of dollars in savings on prescription drugs for its program members. A product of Financial Marketing Concepts, Inc., a Florida corporation (?FMC?), that is a leader in the supplemental benefits field, the Coast2Coast Rx Card was developed as a result of the belief that the cost of products and services has risen so drastically that a need has arisen among many families to supplement these costs with benefit programs and prescription cards. For more information please visit http://www.coast2coastrx.com/.

About California State Association of Counties

The California State Association of Counties (CSAC) is the voice of California?s 58 counties at the state and federal level. The Association?s long-term objective is to significantly improve the fiscal health of all California counties ? from Alpine County with a little more than 1,200 people to Los Angeles County with more than 10 million ? so they can adequately meet the demand for vital public programs and services. CSAC also places a strong emphasis on educating the public about the value and need for county programs and services. Please visit http://csac.counties.org for further information.

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Association Management Leadership Forum Announces Tour Schedule

Suwanee, GA (Vocus/PRWEB) February 25, 2011

The Association Management Leadership Forum (AMLF) announces their 9 city tour schedule following a successful event in the metro Atlanta area. The tour was established for leaders in the association management industry to learn about technological advances and network with their peers and other industry professionals.

?As a result of over 3 years of economic uncertainty we?ve seen changes in our industry that have caused some businesses to struggle while others have grown and prospered. Technology has played, and will continue to play, an integral role in the success of most management companies,? remarked AMLF Tour presenter and Director of Sales for AtHomeNet, Mike Curtis.

The AMLF addresses prominent challenges facing association management company owners and decision makers designed to offer proven solutions through innovations in technology and give them an edge in a competitive market. The forum is focused on areas such as increasing time management, maximizing efficiency, reducing costs and overhead, streamlining business processes, and more.

?This event is about creating a dialogue on how technology is evolving to keep up with the demands of today?s community managers,? said Mike Hardy, an AMLF presenter and Vice President of Marketing and Sales for TOPS Software.

Other areas of discussion include using technology for marketing and to create and maintain competitive advantage. Topics include Facebook, Linkedin, and other social media platforms as the next ?word of mouth? to communicate with current and prospective clients as well as Search Engine Optimization/Marketing (SEO/SEM) and how it can be used to increase rankings in search engines and gain more business.

?Many management companies acquire their clients via word of mouth. The new word of mouth is social media?the rise in the number of companies utilizing new technology like Facebook, Twitter, and blogging allows them to reach more people online. Many companies have embraced social media and are reaping the benefits of this modern day word of mouth,? remarked Patrick Hixson, another AMLF presenter and Partnership Director for AssociationREADY.

The first AMLF event was held in Suwanee, Georgia and will visit 8 other major cities throughout the US in 2011. The inaugural event was declared a success when 100% of the attendees said that they would recommend attending the AMLF to a colleague. The next event will take place March 15 in Houston, Texas. Each half day event is followed by one-on-one and on-site meetings for attendees.

About the Association Management Leadership Forum Tour:

The Association Management Leadership Forum (AMLF) was formed to identify the most pressing issues surrounding the Association Management Industry and providing best practice solutions to business owners and decision makers through the use of technology. The AMLF Tour is sponsored by community association industry members; AtHomeNet, Inc., TOPS Software, and AssociationREADY. The tour will visit 9 major cities in its inaugural year. For more information, visit http://www.AMLFTour.com or contact us at Info(at)AMLFTour(dot)com.

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EQUELLA Earns Finalist Honors in 2011 Software and Information Industry Association CODiE Awards

Denver, CO (PRWEB) April 27, 2011

EQUELLA, Pearson's award-winning digital repository that enables users to search, create and manage content online, is a finalist in the prestigious 2011 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards. EQUELLA is recognized in the Business Content Management category.

Established in 1986, the CODiE Awards celebrate outstanding achievement across the software, digital information and education technology industries. Nominated products undergo an intensive review by subject matter experts, analysts, journalists and other respected authorities in education technology.

"Today's educational institutions must provide students and faculty with easy access to vast amounts of learning content. EQUELLA helps them face that challenge head on by providing a secure, easy-to-search environment to store and find these important resources," said Dan McFadyen, General Manager at Pearson for EQUELLA. "We are particularly honored to have our digital repository recognized by SIIA judges in the business content category, because it acknowledges that we are providing our customers with a robust enterprise solution for this mission-critical responsibility."

EQUELLA provides one central solution to meet an institution's learning, research, media and library content needs. Faculty, instructional designers and academic technologists can easily search in one location for all of their learning content - video, custom eBooks, presentations, lecture captures and more - all tagged by metadata such as learning outcomes, grade level and relevant keywords. EQUELLA places no restriction on the content type or file size, and all content is protected using the repository's permissions, digital rights management and copyright functionality. Faculty can also easily contribute their own materials or reuse content from shared repositories around the world.

For the second consecutive year, Pearson tops the list of companies with products named as CODiE finalists, with 15 innovative ed-tech and information management products earning recognition. All were developed based on the company's commitment to leveraging the power of technology and innovation to prepare today's students for success in college and careers. Pearson products earning finalist honors span the spectrum of today's breakthrough education and business technology products, such as learning Apps, educational games, technology-driven professional development and robust systems for managing information and data. Pearson's programs are focused on college- and career-readiness and preparing students to meet the Common Core State Standards.

In addition to EQUELLA, the company's products moving on to the next round of competition in this year's CODiE Awards are Calculus: Early Transcendentals (e-Book); enVisionMATH: Understanding Fractions; Grammar Jammers Primary Edition; Hospitality and Tourism Interactive; MyLiteratureLab; MyMathLab Algebra I and II; MyMathTest; MyReadingLab; myWorld Geography; PowerSchool 6.2; PowerTeacher 2.0; SuccessMaker; SuccessMaker Collaborate; and Words Their Way Online Workshop.

In the next step of the CODiE Award process, EQUELLA will be voted on by the entire SIIA membership, who determines the winner in each category. The CODiE Awards will be announced at the 2011 Ed Tech Industry Summit in San Francisco on May 23.

About Pearson

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Lisa Wolfe, L. Wolfe Communications, 773-227-1049, lwolfe(at)lwolfe(dot)com

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MyReadingLab Honored as Finalist in 2011 Software & Information Industry Association CODiE Awards

Boston (PRWEB) May 02, 2011

MyReadingLab, Pearson?s interactive online learning program for building literacy skills, is a finalist in the prestigious 2011 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards. The first and only program created specifically for developmental reading students, MyReadingLab is honored in the Best Reading/English Instructional Solution category.

Established in 1986, the CODiE Awards celebrate outstanding achievement across the software, digital information and education technology industries. Nominated products undergo an intensive review by subject matter experts, analysts, journalists and other respected authorities in education technology.

?When students enter college without the requisite literacy skills for academic success, institutions around the country turn to MyReadingLab to provide a personalized environment for accelerating the development of reading skills,? said Paul Crockett, Director of Media and Digital Strategy for Pearson Arts and Sciences. ?This complete online learning system allows students to build the reading skills they need to excel in whatever discipline they are pursuing. We are honored that MyReadingLab is recognized as a finalist in the 2011 SIIA CODiE Awards program.?

MyReadingLab personalizes learning for students with a wealth of instructional resources, practice exercises and comprehensive assessment and progress tracking. Each topic in the online environment includes an overview with an abbreviated skill lesson, examples modeling the use of the skill, animated tutorials that help students see as well as hear the concepts, and an integrated eText. Students receive instant feedback on their work ? freeing instructors to spend less time grading and more time working directly with their students.

In addition to MyReadingLab?s instruction, practice and assessment, students have access to other learning resources such as vocabulary and study skills websites and MySearchLab, Pearson?s robust research and plagiarism-detection website.

For the second consecutive year, Pearson tops the list of companies with products named as CODiE finalists, with 15 innovative ed-tech and information management products earning recognition. All were developed based on the company?s commitment to leveraging the power of technology and innovation to prepare today?s students for success in college and careers. Pearson products earning finalist honors span the spectrum of today?s breakthrough education and business technology products, such as mobile learning apps, educational games, technology-driven professional development and robust systems for managing information and data. Pearson?s programs are focused on college- and career-readiness and preparing students to meet the Common Core State Standards.

In addition to MyReadingLab, the company?s products moving on to the next round of competition in this year?s CODiE Awards are Briggs/Cochran Calculus; enVisionMATH: Understanding Fractions; EQUELLA; Grammar Jammers Primary Edition; Hospitality and Tourism Interactive; MyLiteratureLab; MyMathLab Algebra I and II; MyMathTest; MyReadingLab; myWorld Geography; PowerSchool; PowerTeacher 2.0; SuccessMaker; SuccessMaker Collaborate; and Words Their Way Online Workshop.

MyReadingLab will be voted on by the entire SIIA membership, who determines the winner in each category. The CODiE Awards will be announced at the 2011 Ed Tech Industry Summit in San Francisco on May 23.

About Pearson

Pearson, the world?s leading learning company, has global reach and market leading businesses in education, business and consumer publishing (NYSE: PSO).

For more information, press only:

Lisa Wolfe, L. Wolfe Communications, 773-227-1049, lwolfe(at)lwolfe(dot)com

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DentalInsurance.com Joins National Association of Dental Plans (NADP)

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 03, 2012

DentalInsurance.com, the nation?s leading online source of dental insurance for individuals, families, and businesses, announced today that it is joining NADP, the National Association of Dental Plans, the representative organization for more than 80% of the dental benefits market. Through NADP?s extensive professional development and networking opportunities, DentalInsurance.com will maintain its competitive edge as one of largest private dental insurance exchanges in existence today and ensure its continued place in the market for dental plans.

?DentalInsurance.com is committed to improving consumers? access to affordable dental care by providing access to quality dental coverage. Through NADP membership, DentalInsurance.com will meet and network with top dental insurance carriers to enhance our current dental insurance exchange and prepare for our integral role in the 2014 state-based insurance exchanges,? said Avery Smith, Director of Business of Development at DentalInsurance.com.

Combining the service and security of an established insurance brokerage with the convenience and technology of the Internet, DentalInsurance.com is creating the standard for online dental insurance comparison-shopping and plan enrollment. As an aggregator of dental plans, DentalInsurance.com offers an online solution that empowers consumers to easily compare and purchase the right dental insurance and discount coverage for their needs, making it the ideal model for the upcoming state-based health insurance exchanges mandated by The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

About NADP

The National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) is the recognized resource of the dental benefits industry. As the largest non-profit national trade association focused exclusively on the dental benefits industry, NADP?s dental plan members provide dental coverage (i.e. DHMOs (dental HMOs), PPOs, dental discount plans, and indemnity plans) to over 140 million Americans.

About DentalInsurance.com

Based in Los Angeles, CA, DentalInsurance.com has been the preeminent dental insurance and dental discount plan comparison shopping experience since 2001. A leading innovator and provider of dental insurance and discount protection to individuals and employers, DentalInsurance.com was the first company to enable consumers to compare, apply for, and purchase dental insurance and discount protection from top-rated insurance carriers online via the company?s website at http://www.dentalinsurance.com. Working diligently to deliver the most competitive carriers and plans nationwide, DentalInsurance.com provides individuals, families, and businesses quality dental coverage to fit every budget and lifestyle.

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