Managed Care Services  

Prime Health Services Selects Bryan Hunziker For VP of Business Development

Prime Health Services, Inc. (PHS) announces today that Mr. Bryan Hunziker has joined its sales team to lead its PPO delivery program as Vice President of Business Development.  As our newest team member, Bryan will be dedicated to meeting the continuing needs of our Prime Health client partners.

Mr. Hunziker, most recently from StrataCare and CCN Managed Care, Inc. has extensive background in sales with workers' compensation managed care services, PPO, and bill review software solutions. He holds a Masters of Science degree in Social Services from San Diego State University and a Bachelors of Science degree from Oregon State University.

"Bryan Hunziker will be selling our national PPO to insurance carriers, Third party administrators, self-insured employers, and delivery systems across the country.  We believe that Bryan will be able to meet our customers needs for a quality PPO product, including our group health, workers' compensation, and liability networks.  We are very excited to have Bryan as part of the team", said Brian A. Sharp, CEO, of Prime Health Services.

To contact Bryan, he can be reached at bhunziker@prime-health.net or 615-565-9012. To learn more about Prime Health Services, please go to www.prime-health.net

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PHS Establishes PPO Relationship with Interplan

Prime Health Services is proud to announce a partnership with Interplan Health Group (IHG) to access the IHG Workers' Compensation Network nationally.  Interplan Health Group is a health service company that specializes in providing payors with network and state-of-the-art managed care services. Interplan is a healthcare network offering Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) and Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) plans.  Interplan provides access to healthcare providers for group health plans, worker's compensation payers, and other types of plans.  IHG, through its subsidiaries, Accountable Health Plans of America, Inc. (AHP),  Interplan Corporation and The Chandler Group of Companies, currently serves over three million plan members nationwide.  Founded in 1984, use of the Interplan network and services results in substantial savings for participating payers.

Offering one of the largest Workers Compensation networks in California , the Interplan Network consists of primary care providers, occupational health and rehabilitation specialists, ancillary services and hospitals dedicated to reducing medical costs in treating work related injuries. 

www.interplanhealth.com

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Update on Tennessee Hospital Contracting             

(by Dorrence Stovall, VP of Network Development at PHS)

Prime Health Services is excited to announce an improvement in our network offering in the state of Tennessee.  As many of you are aware, the Department of Labor for the State of Tennessee mandated a new Workers’ Compensation Fee Schedule

which took effect on July 1, 2005.   This new schedule mandated the maximum amount that could be paid to providers and hospitals statewide.

As you would expect, there has been much discussion about, and much outcry from all the affected provider community.  However, the greatest complaints have come from the hospitals that were affected by this schedule.

Prime Health Services is happy to report that, through our extensive discussions with Tennessee hospitals , and because of our quality clients, we have now established discounts at many of the hospitals in Tennessee below the state mandated schedule.  We closed out 2005 by concluding contracts with some 39 hospitals in Tennessee to provide discounts below the state fee schedule.

This improvement in pricing not only makes those facilities more appealing to our clients, but makes the Prime Health Services network more appealing to potential clients we are approaching.  Further, it means that there are more in-network facilities that our physicians can refer to and admit patients as needed.

We appreciate all our providers and facilities helping to make Prime Health Services one of the best PPO Networks in the USA.

www.prime-health.net

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PHS Employee Of The Year Award

PHS wishes to congratulate Bethany Tyson Cook on being chosen as the PHS employee of the year for 2005.  She was recently presented with the award at the PHS Christmas party. 

Bethany serves as the Director of Business Development at PHS.  She has been instrumental during 2005 in PHS' growth and development.

www.prime-health.net

In This Issue

The CEO Corner

Hello everyone, and thanks for taking your valuable time to read about the happenings at Prime Health Services.

We are really excited this month with the arrival of Bryan Hunziker as our new Vice President of Business Development.  Many of you in the industry have worked with Bryan over the years and are aware of his expertise in the workers' compensation arena. We believe that Bryan will be a great asset to PHS and to our clients.  We have outlined a brief bio on Bryan in this newsletter.

As Bryan will be a great addition for us in 2006, we also want to recall what a great year we had in 2005.  As a company, we don't exist without our clients and providers.  I thank you all for the relationships we share and hope to serve you even better in 2006.  As always please feel free to contact us via our website, on the phone, or e-mail with any questions or concerns.  Our goal is to meet your needs.  Again, thanks for your business!

www.prime-health.net

New Group Health PPO Relationship with NAMCI of  Alabama.

PHS announces a new partnership with NAMCI for our Group Health PPO product.  "We are excited about this new relationship as PHS continues to expand its national Group Health PPO business.  NAMCI is an excellent network affiliate that will bring value to our customers," said Nicki Jolly, Director of Network Development at PHS.

North Alabama Managed Care Incorporated (NAMCI), is the leading preferred provider network servingAlabama. Through contractual relationships with physicians, hospitals and other medical providers, NAMCI and affiliated networks deliver healthcare services to employers, their employees and families all across Alabama.

PHS Announces New Relationship with HPO

The Health Payors Organization, Ltd., (HPO), has recently entered into a contractual relationship  with Prime Health Services.  HPO offers a network with over 75,000 physicians and 4,000 hospitals.  Headquartered in Stow, Ohio, the company's regional network was founded in 1983; its national network became fully operational in 1994. Clients include insurance companies, PPO networks, Third Party Administrators, Taft-Hartley & Welfare Funds.  Prime Health Services is proud to welcome what we consider a "Best In Class" network partner.