Timeline
Health
Management Advisors, LLC (HMA Direct), is one of the nation’s
premier employee benefit consulting groups. Each of the
affiliated entities in the HMA Direct group participate in a niche
market requiring specialized knowledge about a territory,
service or product. Our competitive advantage lies in our
long-term strategy of decentralized operations, allowing each of
our units to identify and respond quickly and effectively to
changing market conditions and our local customer needs. This
decentralized structure provides financial accountability and
incentives to local management and enables us to attract and
retain the highest caliber professionals. We have the expertise
and resources to utilize our strengths in the present
environment, and the flexibility to anticipate, innovate and
respond to whatever opportunities and challenges the future may
hold. Our goal has been to continue to provide our employees
with a challenging and satisfying workplace while also making
significant contributions to the communities in which we
operate. Most significantly, we have been able to do these
things while providing our affiliated entities and their clients
with what we call The HMA Direct Umbrella Support Program, a
comprehensive client management program that focuses on helping
our clients accomplish and achieve their goals and objectives.
HMA Direct is based out of Boston, Massachusetts with affiliated entities located strategically around the country. The HMA Direct affiliated entities are separate and distinct legal entities that work cohesively together to provide outstanding service to their customers. HMA Direct manages risk and provides actuarial services through its managing general underwriter (MGU) to employers, providing services such as medical underwriting, excess loss program pricing and management, and actuarial simulation modeling. HMA Direct, through its Third Party Administrator (TPA) offers self funded medical, dental, and vision plan services to clients. HMA Direct also provides total health and wellness programs, self funded claims processing and management, disease management, COBRA, and HIPAA compliance services.
HMA Direct offers a variety of other services through New England Custom Health Plan Administrators, LLC (NECHPA). These services include employee benefit statements, legislative compliance guidance, and employee handbook consultation.
Executive Coordinating Committee
Stephen Weir, President / COO - Health Management Advisors, LLC
MR. Weir has been in the Third Party Administrator (TPA)
industry since the early 90’s in various
technical and operational roles. Milestone
accomplishments include: project manager for the
State of Louisiana's Office of Group Benefits
claims system conversion and implementation, the
claims system conversion and platform migration
from Microsoft NT to Sun Microsystems for a NYSE
publically traded national Insurance Company, as
well as, the implementation of a claims system
for Group Health Alliance, a startup TPA serving
the Edison Chouest group of companies in
Louisiana.
Prior to this, Mr. Weir was the IT
Director at Medcom, Inc., a TPA/PPO in
Jacksonville Florida which administers ERISA
health plans. Mr. Weir was a leading member of
an Eldorado Computing (ECI) user's group
executive committee. This committee was the
primary force in guiding Eldorado Computing's
development effort to meet the changing market
conditions of the TPA and health insurance
industry. Additionally, Mr. Weir was the IT
Director at Network Management Services (NMS), a
division of Columbia Hospital Systems. NMS
served as the TPA for the Columbia Hospitals.
Prior to NMS, Mr. Weir was the Director of
Implementation Services at Eldorado Computing
Company, Inc., and was responsible for
overseeing over twenty conversions and
installations of their large-scale claims
processing system in an 18 month period. Mr.
Weir built ECI's conversion business, which
enabled ECI to be competitive with RIMS, Inc.
(now a Trizetto Company). Mr. Weir began his
health care career as IT manager at Florida
Health Alliance, Inc., in Jacksonville, Florida.
Mark Davidner, Corporate Controller
Mr. Davidner is the Corporate Controller of Health Management Advisors, LLC (HMA Direct). As Controller, Mr. Davidner is responsible for the overall financial and fiscal management aspects of the company operations. Mr. Davidner is a member of the HMA Direct Executive Coordinating Committee and leads, designs and implements the financial policies of the company in order to maintain a financially strong and disciplined organization. Mr. Davidner provides leadership and coordination with the affiliated company finance departments in the administrative, business planning, accounting and budgeting efforts of the affiliated companies. Mr. Davidner has over 20+ years of experience in accounting and corporate financial department management. Mr. Davidner’s past includes 10 years of experience as an Accounting Manager and Controller for a nationally known group of fine restaurants and more than 10 years of experience as a Controller and Partner in a Family owned business , thereby providing him with both financial and operational experience on multiple sides of the corporate spectrum from the entrepreneurial business to the public company. Ms. Davidner lives in Easton MA and is an avid supporter of the Cross Country and Track teams.
Mark Celentano, Sr VP Operations - NECHPA, LLC
SR. Vice President of Operations Mark Celentano
ensures the continued progress, relevance, and
compliance of NECHPA’s services. Mark Celentano
and his team negotiate employee welfare program
pricing, evaluate third-party administration
solutions, and possess an intimate familiarity
with HIPAA, COBRA, and FMLA regulations. Mr.
Celentano has more than twenty-five years of
business experience in senior level positions in
corporations, consulting with businesses both
nationally and internationally. Prior to joining
HMA Direct he was the President of Celentano &
Associates and The Celentano Insurance Agency in
Rowley MA. Mr. Celentano is a life member in
Kiwanis International having served as a
Distinguished Lt. Governor in the New England
District and Vice President of the New England
Foundation of Kiwanis. His passion for helping
people is exemplified in his distinction as a
"Founding Fellow of the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma
Institute" which is affiliated with New England
Medical center, and his recognition as a "Sixth
Level Diamond Hixon Fellow" with the Kiwanis
International Foundation
for donations attributed to Pediatric Trauma
Research. Mr. Celentano strongly believes in the
rights of all citizens and companies to have
full access to Self Funded ERISA plans. Having
served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War,
he is not afraid to fight for what he firmly
believes is right and has the tenacity to get
the job done.
Mr. Celentano brings keen
insight and a practical hands-on approach to the
HMA Direct team and clients with an emphasis on
problem identification and resolution. He has
worked on a wide range of HR issues including:
sales compensation programs, diversity
initiatives, goal setting and performance
alignment, team building and conflict
resolutions. Mr. Celentano enjoys implementing
workforce employee retention programs focused on
supporting the organization’s corporate
philosophy while opening up opportunities to
bring in fresh ideas.
MR. Weir is a member of the Health Management
Advisors Executive Coordinating Committee. Mr. Weir works
closely with the Managing Member of HMA
Administrators.
Jean Buehler, Managing Member - HMA Administrators, LLC
Mrs. Buehler is the Managing Member of HMA
Administrators, LLC and is a member of the
Health Management Advisors Executive
Coordinating Committee. Mrs. Buehler is also the Director of the
Client Relations, Customer Service and Claims
Departments for HMA Administrators. Mrs. Buehler
brings over 20 years of experience managing
Third Party Administration (TPA) claims and
customer care departments for self funded ERISA
plans. Mrs. Buehler and her HMA Administrators
team focus their efforts on assisting companies
in areas such as, member communications,
preferred provider organization access, medical
management, evaluating managed care access and
cost effectiveness, as well as, developing and
assisting with compliance issues including
ERISA, HIPAA, PHI, COBRA and FMLA. Mrs. Buehler
has worked closely with corporations in
developing group benefits programs that attract
and retain quality employees. This "Total
Benefits Solution" is an ongoing quality review
process that involves a comprehensive evaluation
of a company's, Summary Plan Description (SPD),
managed care program, overall benefit plan
design, funding requirements and contribution
percentages.
Prior to the insurance industry,
Mrs. Buehler’s fulfilled her passion to help
people as a teacher in the public school system.
Her diverse and solid background and education
provides the ideal foundation for her role at
HMA Administrators. Mrs. Buehler is responsible
for managing employee development and ongoing
training to accomplish the HMA Administrators
goal for first call resolution on all claims and
customer service matters.
Mrs. Buehler was
instrumental in the development and
implementation of the HMA Healthy Lifestyles
Program; an integrated wellness program offered
to the members of employer’s ERISA plans. In her
spare time Mrs. Buehler enjoys spending time
with her husband, children and grandchildren.
Mrs. Buehler is also an avid golfer.
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