RESTAT President David R. Kwasny, R. Ph. said the company's core PBM and evolving healthcare payer services have experienced rapid growth, requiring a more strategic approach to financial management. "Mark Helvick is uniquely qualified to support RESTAT's aggressive growth plan," explains Kwasny. "He has built a significant career in healthcare with experience in the acquisition, integration and, start-up of multiple benefit management offerings."

Helvick most recently served two UnitedHealth Group subsidiaries in executive capacities, including OptumHealth Specialty Benefits, as CFO, and National Benefit Resources, Inc., as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). In addition, Helvick worked for Assurant Inc., for more than 11 years, rising to the position of Vice President and Controller for the Milwaukee-based, health and specialty insurance company.

"I believe our society has been damaged by Wall Street's pursuit of purely financial-based goals," said Helvick. "I am thrilled to use my strong analytical background for a company that is looking to challenge the norms, increase efficiencies and reduce costs," he added. "As we further align to meet our clients' needs to reduce the complexity and cost of healthcare, we are actually helping to improve a fragmented health system."

Kwasny added, "The extensive knowledge and expertise that Mark brings to his position as CFO will assist us as we partner with our clients to provide access to high-value pharmacy benefits and other life science utilization in a cost-contained, cost-plus, transparent model."

ABOUT RESTAT:

Headquartered in West Bend, Wis., RESTAT manages prescription benefits for more than seven and a half million people annually, offering customized prescription card programs designed to benefit all client types including self-funded employers, unions, and managed care organizations. Since 1985, RESTAT has developed a national provider network that now includes more than 62,380 pharmacies, allowing for easy consumer access to discounted pharmaceutical services. Ranked as one of the largest Prescription Benefit Management companies in the country in 2008 by Business Insurance, RESTAT is truly independent, without ownership ties to drug manufacturers or distribution channels. To learn more, visit www.restat.com or call 800.926.5858. RESTAT is part of the Dohmen family of businesses

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