DirectPath

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DirectPath (formerly Enrollment Advisors) is a health care program management firm headquartered in the Railroad Square building at 120 18th Street South in Birmingham. Bart Yancey is CEO and Bayless Ydel is president. Michael Byers, former CEO of HighRoads, is the executive chairman.

DirectPath consults with companies on the selection and implementation of health care plans for employees and their families. As part of its program administration services, the company operates call centers in Birmingham.

Yancey and Ydel founded Enrollment Advisors in 2003 as a subsidiary of Highland Capital Holdings. They purchased the firm in 2004

In 2015 the technology division of Burlington, Massachusetts-based HighRoads was acquired by Enrollment Advisors to form DirectPath.

In early 2017 DirectPath acquired the similarly sized Patient Care, a patient advocacy and transparency firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The combined firm has around 120 employees in Birmingham; Burlington, Massachusetts; Ottowa, Ontario and Milwaukee.

References

  • Tomberlin, Michael (October 19, 2015) "Birmingham’s Enrollment Advisors buying division of Boston’s HighRoads" Alabama NewsCenter
  • Alexander, Alan (May 4, 2016) "Enrollment Advisors rebrands, eyes growth after recent acquisition." Birmingham Business Journal
  • Rebman, Stephanie (January 10, 2017) "Birmingham health company acquires Milwaukee firm." Birmingham Business Journal

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