DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-94,150

HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATORS, INC. (HMA)
A SUBSIDIARY OF REGENCE BLUE SHIELD
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ROBERT HALF TECHNOLOGY,
AEROTEK, INC., AIM CONSULTING, BEACON HILL STAFFING GROUP,
PARKER STAFFING SERVICES LLC, AND REDCLOUD CONSULTING
BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of
articles or supply of services like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by the
workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on September 21, 2018 by the state workforce office on
behalf of workers of Healthcare Management Administrators,
Inc., (HMA), a subsidiary of Regence Blue Shield, including
on-site leased workers from Robert Half Technology, Aerotek,
Inc., Aim Consulting, Beacon Hill Staffing Group, Parker
Staffing Services LLC, and RedCloud Consulting, Bellevue,
Washington (herein referred to as "HMA"). The workers' firm is
engaged in activities related to the supply of medical claims
processing and health plan administration services. Workers
from the subject firm are not separately identifiable by
services supplied.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and the petitioner.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has acquired from a foreign country services like or
directly competitive with services supplied by the workers which
contributed importantly to worker group separations at HMA.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Healthcare Management
Administrators, Inc., (HMA), a subsidiary of Regence Blue
Shield, including on-site leased workers from Robert Half
Technology, Aerotek, Inc., Aim Consulting, Beacon Hill
Staffing Group, Parker Staffing Services LLC, and RedCloud
Consulting, Bellevue, Washington, who are engaged in activities
related to the supply of medical claims processing and health
plan administration services meet the worker group
certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Healthcare Management Administrators,
Inc., (HMA), a subsidiary of Regence Blue Shield,
including on-site leased workers from Robert Half
Technology, Aerotek, Inc., Aim Consulting, Beacon Hill
Staffing Group, Parker Staffing Services LLC, and
RedCloud Consulting, Bellevue, Washington, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 18, 2017 through two years from the date of
certification, and all workers in the group threatened with
total or partial separation from employment on the date of
certification through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 1st day of October 2018.

/s/Jacquelyn R. Mendelsohn
______________________________
JACQUELYN R. MENDELSOHN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance