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New 2008 Health Plan Directory Features Year-End 2007 Enrollment Data and 4,600 Key Executives

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 PRNewswire-USNewswire —- Atlantic Information Services, Inc. (AIS) —- AIS, publisher of industry-leading newsletters Health Plan Week and Drug Benefit News is pleased to announce publication of AIS's Directory of Health Plans: 2008. This new edition contains every health plan and primary care preferred provider network operating in the U.S. as of year-end 2007.

The 2008 directory reflects the more than 12 mergers and acquisitions that were completed during 2007 — across the health plan and PPO markets. These include: Molina Healthcare's acquisition of Mercy CarePlus; CareSource's acquisition of Community Choice Michigan; Aetna's acquisition of Schaller Anderson; PhyTrust of South Carolina's acquisition of Centene Corp.'s Total Carolina Care; and Viant's acquisition of Texas True Choice and ppoNext. For details, visit http://www.aishealth.com/Products/dhp.html.

THIS DIRECTORY IS USED BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH PLANS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO:

— Conduct accurate market share analysis

— Find out who does what and who to contact at health care companies (more than 4,600 key executives)

— Quickly look up any health plan or provider network ... their location ... and size

— Get enrollment benchmarks for comparison to your own business

— Identify potential business partners

— Compare network access fees and identify PPO networks that provide the services you need

CD DATABASE VERSION OF DIRECTORY SERVES AS TOOL FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

— MCO and PPO network files in multiple file formats

— Mailing lists complete with job function

— On-screen field definitions, along with detailed table relationships

— Health plans by state

— Parent organizations with full listings for corporate headquarters executives ... and more.

For more information on AIS's Health Plan Directory: 2008, go to http://www.aishealth.com/Products/dhp.html.

ABOUT AIS

AIS develops highly targeted news, data and strategies for managers in hospitals, health plans, medical group practices, pharmaceutical companies and other health care organizations. Visit www.AISHealth.com to learn about our free resources:

AIS's Health Business Daily — http://www.aishealth.com/BusinessNews.html

Government News of the Week — http://www.aishealth.com/GovernmentNews.html

Upcoming Health Business Meetings — http://www.aishealth.com/conflist.html

Health Business Job Openings — http://www.aishealth.com/HealthJobsList.html

AIS's Free Health Industry Reports — http://www.aishealth.com/Products/freereports.html

SOURCE Atlantic Information Services, Inc.

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