The Araz Group

Since the company's inception in the basement conference room of Fairview Southdale Hospital in 1982, the team at America's PPO, America's IME and HealthEZ has been pursuing founder Nazie Eftekhari's vision of bringing independent, innovative, intelligent, and integrated healthcare services to its clients. 27 years of operating under the same ownership and management (a record in the Upper Midwest) provides the stability to offer flexible, affordable, and innovative solutions to the marketplace. As a company known for its innovation, the Araz Group of companies is proud to claim a number of "firsts", including: First Preferred Provider Organization in the nation First TPA to offer a proprietary PPO First to offer medical management services First to consolidate insurance and consumer payments to doctors and hospitals First consumer statement in the industry First paperless statement - First "Green" TPA First TPA to allow consumers to pay multiple unrelated providers using the credit card of their choice through a single web portal