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AmeriHealth Mercy and PerformRx to Present on Best Practices in Pharmacy, Disease Management and Outreach at Medicaid Health Plans of America Conference

Philadelphia, PA - The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies announced today that it will showcase four products and programs at Medicaid Health Plans of America's Best Practices Forum, to be held February 27-March 1, 2006, at the Trump International Sonesta Beach Resort in Miami.

Mesfin Tegenu, Senior Vice President, Pharmacy Services, PerformRx, will present on "Reducing Pharmacy Medical Costs" on Tuesday, February 28th, from 9:00 a.m.- 9:45 a.m. PerformRx is AmeriHealth Mercy's next generation pharmacy benefit management (PBM) program. It is a proven pharmacy care management solution that meets financial objectives while improving the quality of health care for its customers.

Jane Israel, RN, Executive Director, Clinical Initiatives, AmeriHealth Mercy, will discuss "Care Coordination for Chronic Illness, Disease and Disability," also on Tuesday, February 28th, from 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Ms. Israel will highlight AmeriHealth Mercy's intensive care management program, PerforMED. PerforMED combines the best practices in case management, disease management and behavioral health coordination into an innovative approach for the identification and management of high-risk and high-cost members.

Meg Grant-Bradley, Director of Community Relations, Keystone Mercy, will participate on the Best Practices in Outreach Panel, on Tuesday, February 28th from 4:00 p.m.- 5:15 p.m. Ms. Grant-Bradley will discuss Healthy Hoops, an asthma education and management program developed by Keystone Mercy, an affiliate of AmeriHealth Mercy, in 2003. Using basketball as a platform, Healthy Hoops teaches asthmatic children and their families how to manage asthma through appropriate medication usage, proper nutrition, monitored exercise and recreational activities.

Lucinda Ricketts, Director of Public Affairs, Passport Health Plan, will participate in the Cultural Competency Panel on Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at 10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Passport Health Plan, an AmeriHealth Mercy affiliate in Louisville, KY, provides cultural and linguistic services to members and provider to promote understanding and competency in health care.

With more than 20 years of experience exclusively serving the Medicaid population, AmeriHealth Mercy and its affiliates comprise the largest family of Medicaid managed care plans in the United States, touching the lives of more than 1.6 million members in eight states, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia, California, Indiana and Rhode Island. For more information on AmeriHealth Mercy visit www.amerihealthmercy.com.

Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) is proudly showcasing the "Best That is in Medicaid Managed Care Today" during its Best Practices Forum. During this premier event, MHPA will bring together the entire industry to discuss, debate and tout the most effective and efficient Medicaid practices used across the country. For more information, please visit www.mhpoa.org.